62. The priests looked for their family records. But they couldn't find them. So they weren't able to serve as priests. They weren't "clean."
63. The governor gave them an order. He told them not to eat any of the most sacred food. They had to wait until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim to find out what the Lord wanted them to do.
64. The total number of the entire group that returned was 42,360.
65. That didn't include their 7,337 male and female slaves. There were also 200 male and female singers.
66. And there were 736 horses, 245 mules,
67. 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
68. All of the people arrived at the Lord's temple in Jerusalem. Then some of the leaders of the families brought offerings they chose to give. They would be used for rebuilding the house of God. It would stand in the same place it had been before.
69. The people gave money for the work. It was based on how much they had. They gave 1,100 pounds of gold. They also gave three tons of silver. And they gave 100 sets of clothes for the priests. All of that was added to the temple treasure.