Ezra 2:70

70 So the kohanim, and the Levi’im, and some of the people, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Netinim (servants of the Beis Hamikdash), dwelt in their towns, and kol Yisroel in their towns.

Ezra 2:70 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 2:70

So the priests and the Levites, and some of the people, and
the singers, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities
Which were assigned to them out of the several tribes, and in which they or their forefathers had dwelt before the captivity:

and all Israel in their cities;
as those of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, so of the other ten, as many as returned and joined those who were left in the land.

Ezra 2:70 In-Context

68 And some of the chief of the avot, when they came to the Beis Hashem which is at Yerushalayim, offered nedavot for the Beis HaElohim to rebuild it in its place.
69 They gave according to their ability unto the Otzar for the work threescore and one thousand drachmas of zahav, and five thousand minas of kesef, and one hundred ketanot for the kohanim.
70 So the kohanim, and the Levi’im, and some of the people, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Netinim (servants of the Beis Hamikdash), dwelt in their towns, and kol Yisroel in their towns.
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