72 (A)And what the rest of the people gave was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priests' garments.

73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their towns.

(B)And when the seventh month had come, the people of Israel were in their towns.

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72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments. 73 So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns.[a](A)

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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.