7:61 These are the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify 1 their family connection 2 or their ancestry, 3 as to whether they were really from Israel):
7:73 The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all the rest of Israel lived in their cities.
When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites 4 were settled in their cities, 5 8:1 all the people gathered together 6 in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked 7 Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.
1 tn Heb “relate.”
2 tn Heb “the house of their fathers.”
3 tn Heb “their seed.”
4 tn Heb “the sons of Israel.” So also in vv. 14, 17; 9:1.
5 tn 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.
6 tn Heb “like one man.”
7 tn Heb “said [to].”
8 tn Heb “your fathers.”