9:2a Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites,

⌊Later they returned and⌋ lived on their own/ancestral land again. The first people ⌊to return⌋ to their own towns/cities were some Israelite people/laymen.
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⌊After a long time,⌋ they came back ⌊to the land of Israel from captivity in Babylon country⌋ . Then the people of Israel lived in their own towns/villages ⌊again⌋ . ⌊They lived⌋ on the family properties/land ⌊assigned to their ancestors⌋ .

9:2b priests, Levites, and temple servants.

With them were priests, Levites and ⌊other⌋ temple servants.
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This is a list ⌊of the fathers/ancestors/leaders⌋ of the families who came back first. ⌊Some Jewish⌋ priests ⌊also came back with them⌋ . ⌊Some workers in the house of God from⌋ the clan of Levi ⌊also came back with them⌋ . Other people who had duties in the house of God ⌊also came back with them⌋ .

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