Nehemiah 7:69–8:1

⁶⁹435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. ^t

⁷⁰Some of the family leaders gave to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins, ^u50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury. ⁷¹Some of the family leaders gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas ^vto the treasury for the project. ⁷²The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments. ⁷³So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns. ^wx

Public Reading of the Law

When the seventh month ^ycame and the Israelites had settled in their towns, 8¹all the people gathered together ^zat the square in front of the Water Gate. ^aThey asked Ezra the scribe ^bto bring the book of the law of Moses ^cthat the Lord had given Israel.