However, the Levites who returned were not very numerous. Hence, the Nethinim ​ — circumcised alien residents who previously were assistants of the Levites — ​ were given increased privileges in temple service.
इसीलिए, नतिनों को — ख़तना - प्राप्त विदेशी जो पहले लेवियों के सहायक थे — मन्दिर की सेवा में ज़्यादा विशेषाधिकार दिए गए ।