Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752

2 Esdras 7:62-73 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

62. The children of Dalaia, the children of Tobia, the children of Necoda, six hundred forty-two.

63. And of the priests, the children of Habia, the children of Accos, the children of Berzellai, who took a wife of the daughters of Berzellai the Galaadite, and he was called by their name.

64. These sought their writing in the record, and found it not: and they were cast out of the priesthood.

65. And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holies of holies, until there stood up a priest learned and skilful.

66. All the multitude as it were one man, forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

67. Beside their menservants and womenservants, who were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and among them singing men, and singing women, two hundred forty-five.

68. Their horses, seven hundred thirty-six: their mules two hundred forty-five:

69. Their camels, four hundred thirty-five, their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

70. And some of the heads of the families gave unto the work. Athersatha gave into the treasure a thousand drama of gold, fifty bowls, and five hundred and thirty garments for priests.

71. And some of the heads of families gave to the treasure of the work, twenty thousand drama of gold, and two thousand two hundred pounds of silver.

72. And that which the rest of the people gave, was twenty thousand drama of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven garments for priests.

73. And the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singing men, and the rest of the common people, and the Nathinites, and all Israel dwelt in their cities.