Ezra 2:64

Verse 64. Forty-two thousand, and so forth Those who are reckoned up above of the tribes of Juda, Benjamin, and Levi, fall short of this number. The rest, who must be taken in to make up the whole sum, were of the other tribes. Challoner.—This explanation is given by R. Solomon. Worthington.—But we have seen that cities belonging to the ten tribes are specified. See verse 1, and 29. Bible.—Some might not be able to make out their genealogies. Calmet. verse 62. Yet some of these also are counted, verse 60. Bible.—The particular sums may therefore be incorrect. Josephus (xi. 1,) adds 102 to the number. Calmet.—3 Esd. has, “But they were all of Israel from 12 years old and upwards, exclusive of boys and girls, (or male and female servants) 42,300.” Grabe has in another character “sixty. The men and women servants of these, 7300.” Then the Alex. MS. continues, “thirty-seven.” So that without the addition it would give for the total, 42,337. Some copies ( Bible.) have 40. Calmet.—But the most correct ( Bible.) read 60. Kennicott. The small number of servants and cattle shew that the people were poor. D.