Nehemiah 7
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Nehemiah 7:65-70

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.

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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 ↩

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