Nehemiah 7:69–8:1

⁶⁹435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.^f

⁷⁰Some of the family heads contributed to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury. ⁷¹Some of the family heads gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project. ⁷²The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments. ⁷³The priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns.^g

PUBLIC READING OF THE LAW

When the seventh month^h came and the Israelites had settled in their towns, 8all the people gathered togetherⁱ at the square in front of the Water Gate.^j They asked the scribe Ezra^k to bring the book of the law of Moses^l that the Lord had given Israel.