Ezra 2:67

435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator records the livestock inventory brought by the returning exiles as they complete their journey to Jerusalem.

The words — חֲמֹרִ֕ים (cha.mo.Rim) translates to donkeys, while גְּמַ֨לֵּי/הֶ֔ם (ge.Ma.lei./Hem) means their camels.

The thread — This livestock accounting pattern repeats in Genesis 12:16 and Nehemiah 7:69.

Why it lands — The text states exact counts of working animals to document the community's material capacity. It asks the reader to acknowledge that rebuilding requires tracked resources and logistical preparation.

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The Hebrew words

גְּמַ֨לֵּיהֶ֔םge.Ma.lei./Hemcamels/ their אַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'four מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.Shimthirty וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑הva./cha.mi.Shahand/ five חֲמֹרִ֕יםcha.mo.Rimdonkeys שֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetsix אֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>שְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'seven מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ פve./'es.Rimand/ twenty

King James Version

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