Nehemiah 7:63-73

63Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.)

64They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests.

65The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots.

66So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah,

67in addition to 7,337 servants and 245 singers, both men and women.

68They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules,

69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

70Some of the family leaders gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold coins, 50 gold basins, and 530 robes for the priests.

71The other leaders gave to the treasury a total of 20,000 gold coins and some 2,750 pounds of silver for the work.

72The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, about 2,500 pounds of silver, and 67 robes for the priests.

73So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. In October when the Israelites had settled in their towns,