So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first day of the seventh month.

And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.

And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.

All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 valiant men.