Ezra 2:63
The governor instructed them not to eat anything from the sanctuary sacrifices until a priest could ask the Lord about the issue by using the Urim and Thummim.
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64The total of number of people returning was 42,360.
Cross References
Leviticus 2:3The rest of the grain offering is for Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings given to the Lord as food offerings.
Leviticus 6:17It must not be baked with yeast. I have provided it as their share of my food offerings. It is most holy, just like the sin offering and the guilt offering.
Leviticus 7:16If the sacrifice you're offering is to pay a vow or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day you present your sacrifice, but what's left can be eaten the next day.
Leviticus 10:17“Why didn't you take the sin offering and eat it in the holy place, because it is most holy and it was given to you to take away the people's guilt by making them right before the Lord.
Leviticus 22:10Anyone who isn't part of a priest's family is not allowed to eat the holy offerings. This also applies to a priest's guest or his paid worker.
Leviticus 22:14Anyone who eats a holy offering by mistake must pay compensation by adding a fifth to its value, and give it all to the priest.
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 →