Nehemiah 7:61-71

61 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 from Israel:

62 the descendants of

63 And from among the priests:

64 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

65 The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

66 The whole company numbered 42,360,

67 besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 245 male and female singers.

68 There were 736 horses, 245 mules,^[a]

69 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics^[b] of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests.

71 Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics^[c] of gold and 2,200 minas^[d] of silver.

Nehemiah 7:61-71 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 7

Nehemiah having built the wall, and set up the doors, appointed two persons to take the charge of the city, and set watches for the safety of it, and to take special care about opening and shutting the gates of it, Ne 7:1-3, and concerned he was for the peopling of it, and having found a register of the first comers to it, gives their names, Ne 7:4-69 and some account of the freewill offerings made for the work they came about, Ne 7:70-73.

Cross References

• 1. S Exodus 28:30; Nehemiah 8:9
• 2. S 1 Chronicles 29:7

Footnotes

• [a]. Some Hebrew manuscripts (see also Ezra 2:66); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have this verse.
• [b]. That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms
• [c]. That is, about 375 pounds or about 170 kilograms; also in verse 72
• [d]. That is, about 1 1/3 tons or about 1.2 metric tons