Ezra 2
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Ezra 2:61-69

61And fromH1121 among the priestsH3548: the descendantsH1121 of HobaiahH2252, the descendantsH1121 of HakkozH6976, and the descendantsH1121 of BarzillaiH1271 (whoH834 had marriedH3947H802 a daughterH1323 of BarzillaiH1271 the GileaditeH1569 and was calledH7121 byH5921 their nameH8034). 62TheseH428 men searched forH1245 their family recordsH3791H3187, but they could notH3808 find themH4672 and so were excludedH1351 fromH4480 the priesthood as uncleanH3550. 63The governorH8660 orderedH559 them notH3808 to eatH398 the most holy thingsH6944 untilH5704H5975 there was a priestH3548 to consult the UrimH224 and ThummimH8550.1

64The wholeH3605 assemblyH6951 numbered 42,360H702H7239H505H7969H3967H8346, 65in addition toH905H428 their 7,337H7651H505H7969H3967H7970 menservantsH5650 and maidservantsH519, as well as their 200H3967 maleH7891 and female singersH7891. 66They had 736H7651H3967H7970H8337 horsesH5483, 245H3967H705H2568 mulesH6505, 67435H702H3967H7970H2568 camelsH1581, and 6,720H8337H505H7651H3967H6242 donkeysH2543.

68When they arrivedH935 at the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 in JerusalemH3389, some of the headsH7218 of the familiesH1 gave freewill offeringsH5068 to rebuildH5975 the houseH1004 of GodH430 onH5921 its original siteH4349. 69According to their abilityH3581, they gaveH5414 to the treasuryH214 for this workH4399 61,000H8337H7239H505 daricsH1871 of goldH2091,2 5,000H2568H505 minasH4488 of silverH3701,3 and 100H3967 priestlyH3548 garmentsH3801.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 2:63 Literally Lights and Perfections ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 2:69 Or 61,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 1,129.7 pounds or 512.4 kilograms of gold coins ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 2:69 5,000 minas is approximately 3.14 tons or 2.85 metric tons of silver. ↩

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