Ezra 2:63
And the Tirshatha said that they were not to have the most holy things for their food, till a priest came to give decision by Urim and Thummim.
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64The number of all the people together was forty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty,
Cross References
Leviticus 2:3And the rest of the meal offering will be for Aaron and his sons; it is most holy among the Lord's fire offerings.
Leviticus 6:17\6:24\And the Lord said to Moses,
Leviticus 7:16But if his offering is made because of an oath or given freely, it may be taken as food on the day when it is offered; and the rest may be used up on the day after:
Leviticus 10:17Why did you not make a meal of the sin-offering in the holy place? For it is most holy and he has given it to you, so that the sin of the people may be put on it, to take away their sin before the Lord.
Leviticus 22:10No outside person may take of the holy food, or one living as a guest in the priest's house, or a servant working for payment.
Leviticus 22:14And if a man takes the holy food in error, he will have to give the holy thing back to the priest, with the addition of a fifth part.
Matthew Henry on Ezra 2:37-64
36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 37 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 38 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four. 41 The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight. 42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the… Read the whole commentary →