Nehemiah 7:66

The List of Returning Exiles · Nehemiah 7:4–69
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Translations

Modern
The whole assembly numbered 42,360,
Traditional
The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
Literal
All the assembly was as one—four myriads two thousand three hundred and sixty,
Latin
Omnis multitudo quasi vir unus quadraginta duo millia trecenti sexaginta,

Original

Hebrew
English
The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

Notes

The total number 42,360 matches Ezra 2:64, but the family numbers add up to only 31,089. The family numbers might not include young children, or the list might be incomplete.

Theme notes and profiles

Nehemiah

Parallels

Ezra 2:1–67

Glossary

Book of Ezra Genealogy Singer

Topics

Israel, Prophecies Concerning: Captivity of Nehemiah is Commissioned to Lead the Remainder of the Captivity Israel: Number of, After the Captivity Levites: The List of Those Who Returned from Captivity Priest: Miscellaneous Facts Concerning: Return from the Captivity