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Nehemiah 7:66
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The total count for the congregation was 42,360.
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Nehemiah 7:66 Meaning and Commentary
Nehemiah 7:66
(
See Gill on
Nehemiah 7:6
).
Taken from
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Nehemiah 7:66 In-Context
64
They looked high and low for their family records but couldn't find them. And so they were barred from priestly work as ritually unclean.
65
The governor ruled that they could not eat from the holy food until a priest could determine their status by using the Urim and Thummim.
66
The total count for the congregation was 42,360.
67
That did not include the male and female slaves who numbered 7,337. There were also 245 male and female singers.
68
And there were 736 horses, 245 mules,
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.