Nehemiah 7:65-69

Contemporary English Version

^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.