Also the children of those that had been carried away, which
 were come out of the captivity
 Namely, those that now came along with Ezra: 
 offered
 burnt offerings unto the God of Israel;
 by way of thankfulness for their deliverance from captivity, and for their safe journey: 
 twelve bullocks for all Israel:
 according to the number of the tribes; and there might be some of every tribe that now came up: 
 ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs;
 these and the bullocks were burnt offerings: 
 twelve he goats for a sin offering;
 according to the number of the twelve tribes, also to make atonement for sins they had been guilty of: 
 all this was a burnt offering unto the Lord;
 excepting the twelve he goats, which were a sin offering.