Ezra opened the book in plain view<n id="1" /> of all the people, for he was elevated above all the people. When he opened the book,<n id="2" /> all the people stood up.

You alone are the <sc>LORDsc>. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens,<n id="1" /> along with all their multitude of stars,<n id="2" /> 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.p>

We also accept responsibility for<n id="1" /> bringing the first fruits of our land and the first fruits of every fruit tree year by year to the temple of the <sc>LORDsc>.

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

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

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

<p class="bodytext">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<n id="1" /> against Jerusalem and to create a disturbance in it.

<p class="bodytext">Please remember me for good, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.p>

<p class="bodytext">All the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392.p>

<p class="bodytext">The entire group numbered 42,360,

<p class="bodytext">Then the Levites quieted all the people saying, &#8220;Be quiet, for this day is holy. Do not grieve.&#8221;

Those truly of Israelite descent<n id="1" /> separated from all the foreigners,<n id="2" /> standing and confessing their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.<n id="3" />

You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully.<n id="1" /> It is we who have been in the wrong!

<t /><p class="bodytext"><v id="(10:1)" /><n id="1" /> &#8220;Because of all of this we are entering into a binding covenant<n id="2" /> in written form;<n id="3" /> our leaders, our Levites, and our priests have affixed their names<n id="4" /> on the sealed document.&#8221;p>

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

<p class="bodytext">And the rest of the Israelites, with the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own property.p>

<p class="bodytext">Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was an adviser to the king<n id="1" /> in every matter pertaining to the people.p>

I was very upset, and I threw all of Tobiah&#8217;s household possessions out of the storeroom.

The people from Tyre<n id="1" /> who lived there were bringing fish and all kinds of merchandise and were selling it on the Sabbath to the people of Judah &#8211; and in Jerusalem, of all places!<n id="2" />