They observed the Festival of Temporary Shelters<n id="1" /> as required<n id="2" /> and offered the proper number of<n id="3" /> daily burnt offerings according to the requirement for each day.

Whatever is needed &#8211; whether oxen or rams or lambs or burnt offerings for the God of heaven or wheat or salt or wine or oil, as required by<n id="1" /> the priests who are in Jerusalem &#8211; must be given to them daily without any neglect,

So the exiles proceeded accordingly. Ezra the priest separated out<n id="1" /> by name men who were leaders in their family groups.<n id="2" /> They sat down to consider this matter on the first day of the tenth month,