59 The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, (A)though they could not prove their fathers' houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: 60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, 652. 61 Also, of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, and the sons of (B)Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name). 62 These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but they were not found there, and (C)so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 63 The (D)governor told them that they were not (E)to partake of the most holy food, until there should be a priest to consult (F)Urim and Thummim.

64 (G)The whole assembly together was 42,360, 65 besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337, and they had 200 male and female (H)singers. 66 Their horses were 736, their mules were 245, 67 their camels were 435, and their donkeys were 6,720.

68 (I)Some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem, made freewill offerings for the house of God, to erect it on its site. 69 According to their ability they gave to (J)the treasury of the work 61,000 darics[a] of gold, 5,000 minas[b] of silver, and 100 priests' garments.

70 (K)Now the priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all the rest of Israel[c] in their towns.

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  1. Ezra 2:69 A daric was a coin weighing about 1/4 ounce or 8.5 grams
  2. Ezra 2:69 A mina was about 1 1/4 pounds or 0.6 kilogram
  3. Ezra 2:70 Hebrew all Israel

59 The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended(A) from Israel:

60 The descendants of
Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda652

61 And from among the priests:

The descendants of
Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite(B) and was called by that name).

62 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood(C) as unclean. 63 The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food(D) until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.(E)

64 The whole company numbered 42,360, 65 besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers.(F) 66 They had 736 horses,(G) 245 mules, 67 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

68 When they arrived at the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families(H) gave freewill offerings toward the rebuilding of the house of God on its site. 69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics[a] of gold, 5,000 minas[b] of silver and 100 priestly garments.

70 The priests, the Levites, the musicians, the gatekeepers and the temple servants settled in their own towns, along with some of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.(I)

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  1. Ezra 2:69 That is, about 1,100 pounds or about 500 kilograms
  2. Ezra 2:69 That is, about 3 tons or about 2.8 metric tons