Nehemiah 7:64-66

Amplified Bible

⁶⁴ These men searched for their ancestral registration among those recorded in the genealogies, but it was not located; so they were excluded from the priesthood as [ceremonially] unclean. ⁶⁵ The governor told them that they should not eat any of the most holy food until a priest arose with ^[a]Urim and Thummim [to determine God’s will in the matter].

Total of People and Gifts

⁶⁶ The entire assembly together was 42,360,