2:70a So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people,

¶ The priests, the descendants of Levi, the singers, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, and some of the other people
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¶ The sacrificers and the men of Levi who worked at the temple, including the singers and those who guarded the gates of the temple and the other temple workers, and also some of the people ⌊who were not religious workers⌋,

2:70b settled in their own towns;

returned to the towns ⌊that their ancestors had lived in⌋.
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went to live in the towns ⌊for/of the religious workers⌋.

2:70c and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.

The rest of the people of Israel likewise returned to the towns of ⌊their ancestors⌋.
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All the other people ⌊who were not religious workers⌋ went to live in their hometowns.

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