This list is of the priests. And a very large proportion they were to the whole mass; somewhat about a tenth part.
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Ezra 2:36-39
36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
37 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
38 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.