1 Esdras 8:5

5 for Jerusalem with a group of Israelites which included priests, Levites, Temple musicians, Temple guards, and workmen.

1 Esdras 8:5 In-Context

3 Ezra was a scholar with a thorough knowledge of the Law, which the God of Israel had given to Moses. The emperor had a high regard for him and approved all the requests he made. Ezra set out from Babylonia

5 for Jerusalem with a group of Israelites which included priests, Levites, Temple musicians, Temple guards, and workmen.

6 They left Babylonia on the first day of the first month in the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes. God gave them a safe journey, and they arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month.

7 Ezra had a thorough knowledge of the Law of the Lord and neglected none of its details. As a result he could teach all its laws and regulations to all the people of Israel.