Ezra 2
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Ezra 2:64-70

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 goldH2091,1 5,000H2568H505 minasH4488 of silverH3701,2 and 100H3967 priestlyH3548 garmentsH3801.

70So the priestsH3548, the LevitesH3881, the singersH7891, the gatekeepersH7778, and the temple servantsH5411, along with someH4480 of the peopleH5971, settledH3427 in their own townsH5892; and the restH3605 of the IsraelitesH34783 settledH5892 in their towns.

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  1. 1. Ezra 2:69 Or 61,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 1,129.7 pounds or 512.4 kilograms of gold coins ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 2:69 5,000 minas is approximately 3.14 tons or 2.85 metric tons of silver. ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 2:70 Or all Israel ↩

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