7:7a So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem

In the seventh year that King Artaxerxes ⌊ruled Persia⌋, Ezra ⌊departed from Babylon⌋ and went to Jerusalem.
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During the seventh year after Artaxerxes became king, Ezra went up to Jerusalem.
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In the seventh year of the reign of King Artaxerxes, I journeyed/traveled to Jerusalem,

7:7b with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.

Some of the people of Israel, including those who were priests, temple workers of/from the clan of Levi, singers, doorkeepers, and temple servants, went with him.
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Some of the Jews ⌊in Babylon⌋, including some ⌊who were temple workers such as⌋ sacrificers, descendants of Levi, temple singers, those who guarded the gates of the temple, and other temple workers, traveled with him.
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and some Israelites journeyed with me, including some who were priests, some who were from the clan of Levi, some who were singers, some who were gatekeepers, and some who were temple servants.

7:7a–b (reordered)

In the seventh year that Artaxerxes was king, some of the people of Israel traveled/journeyed to Jerusalem with Ezra. Among them were temple workers from the clan of Levi including priests, singers, and guardians of the gates/doors. There were also other workers/servants who helped the men of Levi.

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