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64 These sought their writing in the register of their generation, but they were not founde: therfore they were put from the priesthood. 65 And Athirsatha saide vnto them that they shoulde not eate of the most holy, tyll there came vp a priest which should were Urim and Thunimim. 66 And so the whole congregation together, was fourtie and two thousande three hundred and threescore, 67 Beside their seruauntes and maydens, of whom there were seuen thousand three hundred thirtie and seuen: And they had two hundred fourtie and fiue singing men and women. 68 Their horses seuen hundred thirtie and sixe: and their Mules two hundred fourtie and fiue: 69 The Camels foure hundred thirtie and fiue: sixe thousand seuen hundred and twentie Asses. 70 And certaine of the auncient fathers gaue vnto the worke: Athirsatha gaue to the treasure a thousand peeces of golde, fiftie basons, fiue hundred and thirtie priestes garmentes. 71 And some of the chiefe fathers gaue vnto the treasure of the worke, twentie thousand peeces of gold, & two thousand and two hundred pounde of siluer. 72 And the other people gaue twentie thousand peeces of golde, and two thousand pound of siluer, and threescore and seuen priestes garmentes. 73 And the priestes and Leuites, the porters, and the singers, and the other of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities: And whe the seuenth moneth came, the children of Israel were in their cities. Nehemiah 7:64-73, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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