erzellai
the Galaadite, and he was called by their name.

7:64. These sought their writing in the record, and found it not: and
they were cast out of the priesthood.

7:65. And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the
holies of holies, until there stood up a priest learned and skilful.

7:66. All the multitude as it were one man, forty-two thousand three
hundred sixty,

7:67. Beside their menservants and womenservants, who were seven
thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and among them singing men, and
singing women, two hundred forty-five.

7:68. Their horses, seven hundred thirty-six: their mules two hundred
forty-five.

7:69. Their camels, four hundred thirty-five, their asses, six thousand
seven hundred and twenty.

(Hitherto is related what was written in the record. From this place
forward goeth on the history of Nehemias.)

7:70. And some of the heads of the families gave unto the work.
Athersatha gave into the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty bowls,
and five hundred and thirty garments for priests.

Athersatha... That is, Nehemias; as appears from chap. 12. Either that
he was so called at the court of the king of Persia, where he was
cupbearer: or that, as some think, this name signifies governor; and he
was at that time governor of Judea.

7:71. And some of the heads of families gave to the treasure of the
work, twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand two hundred pounds
of silver.

7:72. And that which the rest of the people gave, was twenty thousand
drams of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven
garments for priests.

7:73. And the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singing
men, and the rest of the common people, and the Nathinites, and all
Israel dwelt in their cities.

2 Esdras Chapter 8

Esdras readeth the law before the people. Nehemias comforteth them. They
celebrate the feast of tabernacles.

8:1. And the seventh month came: and the children of Israel were in
their cities. And all the people were gathered together as one man to
the street which is before the water gate, and they spoke to Esdras the
scribe, to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had
commanded to Israel.

8:2. Then Esdras the priest brought the law before the multitude of men
and women, and all those that could understand, in the first day of the
seventh month.

8:3. And he read it plainly in the street that was before the water
gate,