Nehemiah 7:66

66 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,

Nehemiah 7:66 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 7:66

(See Gill on Nehemiah 7:6).

Nehemiah 7:66 In-Context

64 These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but it was not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean;
65 the governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food, until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise.
66 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
67 besides their menservants and maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five singers, male and female.
68 Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five,
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