Ezra 2:64-70

64 omnis multitudo quasi unus quadraginta duo milia trecenti sexaginta

65 exceptis servis eorum et ancillis qui erant septem milia trecenti triginta septem et in ipsis cantores atque cantrices ducentae

66 equi eorum septingenti triginta sex muli eorum ducenti quadraginta quinque

67 cameli eorum quadringenti triginta quinque asini eorum sex milia septingenti viginti

68 et de principibus patrum cum ingrederentur templum Domini quod est in Hierusalem sponte obtulerunt in domum Dei ad extruendam eam in loco suo

69 secundum vires suas dederunt in inpensas operis auri solidos sexaginta milia et mille argenti minas quinque milia et vestes sacerdotales centum

70 habitaverunt ergo sacerdotes et Levitae et de populo et cantores et ianitores et Nathinnei in urbibus suis universusque Israhel in civitatibus suis

Ezra 2:64-70 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 2

This chapter contains a list of those that went up from Babylon to Jerusalem, of their leaders, their chief men, princes and priests, Ezr 2:1,2 of the people, described by their families, towns, and cities, and number of persons, Ezr 2:3-35, of the priests, Levites, and Nethinims, Ezr 2:36-58, and of those that could not make out their genealogy, people and priests, Ezr 2:59-63, and then the sum total of the whole congregation is given, Ezr 2:64, besides men and maidservants, singing men and women, and cattle of divers sorts, Ezr 2:65-67, and the chapter is closed with an account of the freewill offerings of the principal men towards the building of the temple, and of the settlement of the people in their respective cities, Ezr 2:68-70.