^{7:69 (7:68)}²⁷ 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. ^7:70Some of the family leaders²⁸ contributed to the work. The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas,²⁹ 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments. ^7:71Some of the family leaders gave to the project treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas. ^7:72What the rest of the people gave amounted to 20,000 gold drachmas, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments.

^7:73The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all the rest of Israel lived in their cities.

The People Respond to the Reading of the Law

When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites³⁰ were settled in their cities,³¹^8:1all the people gathered together¹ in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked² Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.

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Footnotes

27 Most Hebrew omit 7:68 , which reads “They had 736 horses, 245 mules,” and thus have one less verse in chap. 7, ending the chapter at 7:72. This verse is included in the and most English versions. Cf. Ezra 2:66.
28 Heb “the heads of the fathers.”
29 Heb “darics” (also in vv. 71, 72).
30 Heb “the sons of Israel.” So also in vv. 14, 17; 9:1.
31 The traditional understanding of the chapter and verse division here is probably incorrect. The final part of v. 73 is best understood as belonging with 8:1.
1 Heb “like one man.”
2 Heb “said [to].”