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Nehemiah 7:1–73

THE EXILES RETURN

When the wall had been rebuilt and I had the doors installed,ag the gatekeepers,ah singers, and Levites were appointed. Then I put my brother Hananiai in charge of Jerusalem,aj along with Hananiah,ak commander of the fortress,al because he was a faithful man who feared Godam more than most. I said to them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot, and let the doors be shut and securely fastened while the guards are on duty. Station the citizens of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their homes.”a

The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.b Then my God put it into my mindc to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who came back first, and I found the following written in it:d

These are the people of the province who went up among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzare of Babylon. Each of them returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to his own town.f They came with Zerubbabel,g Jeshua,h Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.

The number of the Israelite men includedA

Parosh’s descendantsi

2,172

Shephatiah’s descendants

372

10 Arah’s descendants

652

11 Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s

and Joab’s descendants

2,818

12 Elam’s descendants

1,254

13 Zattu’s descendants

845

14 Zaccai’s descendants

760

15 Binnui’s descendants

648

16 Bebai’s descendants

628

17 Azgad’s descendants

2,322

18 Adonikam’s descendantsj

667

19 Bigvai’s descendants

2,067

20 Adin’s descendantsk

655

21 Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah

98

22 Hashum’s descendants

328

23 Bezai’s descendants

324

24 Hariph’s descendants

112

25 Gibeon’s* descendants

95

26 Bethlehem’sl and Netophah’sm men

188

27 Anathoth’sn men

128

28 Beth-azmaveth’s men

42

29 Kiriath-jearim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s men

743

30 Ramah’s and Geba’s men

621

31 Michmas’s men

122

32 Bethel’s and Ai’s meno

123

33 the other Nebo’s men

52

34 the other Elam’s people

1,254

35 Harim’s people

320

36 Jericho’s peoplep

345

37 Lod’s,q Hadid’s, and Ono’s people

721

38 Senaah’s people

3,930.

39 The priests included

Jedaiah’sr descendants of the house of Jeshua

973

40 Immer’s descendants

1,052

41 Pashhur’s descendants

1,247

42 Harim’s descendants

1,017.

43 The Levitess included

Jeshua’s descendants: of Kadmiel

Hodevah’s descendants

74.

44 The singerst included

Asaph’s descendants

148.

45 The gatekeepersu included

Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants,

Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants,

Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants

138.

46 The temple servantsv included

Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants,

Tabbaoth’s descendants, 47 Keros’s descendants,

Sia’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,

48 Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants,

Shalmai’s descendants, 49 Hanan’s descendants,

Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,

50 Reaiah’s descendants, Rezin’s descendants,

Nekoda’s descendants, 51 Gazzam’s descendants,

Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,

52 Besai’s descendants, Meunim’s descendants,

Nephishesim’sC descendants, 53 Bakbuk’s descendants,

Hakupha’s descendants, Harhur’s descendants,

54 Bazlith’s descendants, Mehida’s descendants,

Harsha’s descendants, 55 Barkos’s descendants,

Sisera’s descendants, Temah’s descendants,

56 Neziah’s descendants, Hatipha’s descendants.

57 The descendants of Solomon’s servantsa included

Sotai’s descendants, Sophereth’s descendants,

Perida’s descendants, 58 Jaala’s descendants,

Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,

59 Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants,

Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, Amon’s descendants.

60 All the temple servants

and the descendants of Solomon’s servantsb

392.

61 The followingc are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their ancestral familiesA and their lineage were Israelite:

62 Delaiah’s descendants,

Tobiah’s descendants,

and Nekoda’s descendants

642

63 and from the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai—who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and who bore their name. 64 These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. 65 The governord ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.e

66 The whole combined assembly numbered

42,360

67 not including their 7,337 male and female servants,

as well as their 245 male and female singers.

68 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,*

69 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.f

70 Some of the family heads contributed to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins,* 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury. 71 Some of the family heads gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project. 72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments. 73 The priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns.g

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