Ezra opened the book in plain view of all the people, for he was elevated above all the people. When he opened the book, all the people stood up.

You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, along with all their multitude of stars, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

We also accept responsibility for bringing the first fruits of our land and the first fruits of every fruit tree year by year to the temple of the LORD.

The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.

The sum total of the Levites in the holy city was 284.

When they heard the law, they removed from Israel all who were of mixed ancestry.

Then all of Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil to the storerooms.

All of them conspired together to move with armed forces against Jerusalem and to create a disturbance in it.

Please remember me for good, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.

All the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392.

The entire group numbered 42,360,

Then the Levites quieted all the people saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy. Do not grieve.”

Those truly of Israelite descent separated from all the foreigners, standing and confessing their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.

You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully. It is we who have been in the wrong!

(10:1) “Because of all of this we are entering into a binding covenant in written form; our leaders, our Levites, and our priests have affixed their names on the sealed document.”

The sum total of the descendants of Perez who were settling in Jerusalem was 468 exceptional men.

And the rest of the Israelites, with the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own property.

Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was an adviser to the king in every matter pertaining to the people.

I was very upset, and I threw all of Tobiah’s household possessions out of the storeroom.

The people from Tyre who lived there were bringing fish and all kinds of merchandise and were selling it on the Sabbath to the people of Judah – and in Jerusalem, of all places!