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65 (A) In fact, the governor told them, “You cannot eat the food offered to God until he lets us know if you really are priests.”[a]

66-69 There were 42,360 who returned, in addition to 7,337 servants and 245 musicians, counting both men and women. Altogether, they brought with them 736 horses, 245 mules,[b] 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

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Footnotes

  1. 7.65 until … priests: The Hebrew text has “until a priest comes with the urim and thummim,” sacred objects which were used in some way to receive answers from God.
  2. 7.66-69 736 horses, 245 mules: A few Hebrew manuscripts; this is not found in most Hebrew manuscripts of verse 68.

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