Ezra 2:70

“So the priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.”

Ezra 2:70 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 2:70, word by word

the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohanim” appears
the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

Where else “leviyim” appears
of the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
the singersמְשֹׁרְרִיםmeshorrim

singer

Levites in charge of leading the singing in the house of YHWH, with instruments.

Where else “meshorrim” appears
the gatekeepersשּׁוֹעֲרִיםshoarim

gatekeeper

Gatekeeper: one who guards the gate of a city, a palace or the temple. In Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah it is an office of the Levites.

Where else “shoarim” appears
and the Nethinimנְּתִינִיםnetinim

Nethinim

Nethinim: servants of the sanctuary. The name comes from the Hebrew netinim, "given ones": they were given to help the Levites in the work of the house of Elohim (Ezra 8:20).

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livedיֵּשְׁבוּyeshvu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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in their citiesעָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “are” appears
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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The context

69According to their strength they gave to the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand drachmas of gold, and five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred tunics of priests.

70 · This verse (above)

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