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59 The following came up from Tel-melah (mound of salt), Tel-harsha (mound of the deaf mute), Cherub (blessing), Addan (Addon), and Immer (he has said), but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel (he wrestles with God): 60 the descendants of Delaiah (YHWH has drawn), the descendants of Tobiah (YHWH is good), and the descendants of Nekoda (distinguished), 652 in all. 61 And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah (YHWH has hidden), the descendants of Hakkoz (thorn), and the descendants of Barzillai (my iron) (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite (rocky region) and was called by their name). 62 These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 63 The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim (lights) and Thummim \Lights and Perfections/. 64 The whole assembly numbered 42,360, 65 in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers. 66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. 68 When they arrived at the house of the LORD {YHWH} in Jerusalem (city of peace), some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God {Elohim} on its original site. 69 According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold <1,129.7 lb / 512.4 kg>, 5,000 minas of silver <3.14 t / 2.85 mt>, and 100 priestly garments. 70 So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites (all Israel) settled in their towns. Ezra 2:59-70, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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