Ezra 2:62-64

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁶² These people searched for their ⌞family⌟ names in the genealogical records, but their names couldn’t be found there. For this reason they were considered contaminated and couldn’t be priests. ⁶³ The governor told them not to eat any of the most holy food until a priest could use the Urim and Thummim ^[a] ⌞to settle the problem⌟.

The Total of the People and Animals Returning from Exile^(A)

⁶⁴ The whole assembly totaled 42,360.