73 So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns.[a](A)

Public Reading of the Law

When the seventh month(B) came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:73 The second half of v. 73 is better understood when placed with 8:1.

73 The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the temple servants,(A) along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns.(B)

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When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,(C)

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20 The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property.(A)

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20 The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each on their ancestral property.

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