Ezra 2
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Ezra 2:61-69

61These priests also could not show what families they belonged to: The descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai. (This Barzillai had married one of the daughters of a man from Gilead called Barzillai. So he took Barzillai's name for himself.)

62These people tried to find their names in the lists of priests' families. But they could not find anything. So they could not serve as priests.

63The officer in Judah said that they could not eat the priests' special food. They must wait until there was a leader of the priests who could use the Urim and Thummim to decide the right thing to do.

64All together, 42,360 people returned to Jerusalem.

65There were also 7,337 male and female servants, as well as 200 male and female singers.

66They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

67435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

68They arrived at the Lord's temple in Jerusalem. Some of the leaders of their families gave gifts to build the temple again where it had been before.

69They each gave as much money as they were able to give. Together they gave about 500 kilograms of gold and nearly 3,000 kilograms of silver. They also gave 100 special sets of clothes for the priests.

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