Nehemiah 7
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Nehemiah 7:63-73

63And fromH4480 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). 64TheseH428 men searched forH1245 their family recordsH3791H3187, but they could notH3808 find themH4672 and so were excludedH1351 fromH4480 the priesthood as uncleanH3550. 65The governorH8660 orderedH559 them notH3808 to eatH398 the most holy thingsH6944 untilH5704 there wasH5975 a priestH3548 to consult the UrimH224 and ThummimH8550.1

66The wholeH3605 assemblyH6951 numbered 42,360H702H7239H505H7969H3967H8346, 67in addition toH905 their 7,337H7651H505H7969H3967H7970 menservantsH5650 and maidservantsH519H428, as well as their 245H3967H705H2568 male and female singersH7891. 68They had 736 horses, 245 mules,2 69435H702H3967H7970H2568 camelsH1581, and 6,720H8337H505H7651H3967H6242 donkeysH2543.

70Some ofH7117 the headsH7218 of the familiesH1 contributedH5414 to the projectH4399. The governorH8660 gaveH5414 to the treasuryH214 1,000H505 daricsH1871 of goldH2091,3 50H2572 bowlsH4219, and 530H7970H2568H3967 priestlyH3548 garmentsH3801. 71And some of the headsH7218 of the familiesH1 gaveH5414 to the treasuryH214 for the projectH4399 20,000H8147H7239 daricsH1871 of goldH20914 and 2,200H505H3967 minasH4488 of silverH3701.5 72The restH7611 of the peopleH5971 gaveH5414 a total of 20,000H8147H7239 daricsH1871 of goldH2091, 2,000H505 minasH4488 of silverH3701,6 and 67H8346H7651 priestlyH3548 garmentsH3801.

73So the priestsH3548, LevitesH3881, gatekeepersH7778, singersH7891, and temple servantsH5411, along with someH4480 of the peopleH5971 and the rest ofH3605 the IsraelitesH3478, settledH3427 in their own townsH5892. And by the seventhH7637 monthH2320 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 had settled in their townsH5892.

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 7:65 Literally Lights and Perfections ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 7:68 Some Hebrew manuscripts (see also Ezra 2:66); most Hebrew manuscripts do not include this verse. ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 7:70 Or 1,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 18.5 pounds or 8.4 kilograms of gold coins ↩
  4. 4. Nehemiah 7:71 Or 20,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 370.4 pounds or 168 kilograms of gold coins; also in verse 72 ↩
  5. 5. Nehemiah 7:71 Or 2,200 silver minas; that is, approximately 1.38 tons or 1.25 metric tons of silver ↩
  6. 6. Nehemiah 7:72 Or 2,000 silver minas; that is, approximately 1.26 tons or 1.14 metric tons of silver ↩

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