Nehemiah 7:6–63

⁶Many of the exiles left the province of Babylon and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city. Their families had been living in exile in Babylonia ever since King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them there as prisoners. ⁷Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.

⁸This is the list of the clans of Israel, with the number of those from each clan who returned from exile:

Parosh—2,172;

⁹Shephatiah—372;

¹⁰Arah—652;

¹¹Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab)—2,818;

¹²Elam—1,254;

¹³Zattu—845;

¹⁴Zaccai—760;

¹⁵Binnui—648;

¹⁶Bebai—628;

¹⁷Azgad—2,322;

¹⁸Adonikam—667;

¹⁹Bigvai—2,067;

²⁰Adin—655;

²¹Ater (also called Hezekiah)—98;

²²Hashum—328;

²³Bezai—324;

²⁴Hariph—112;

²⁵Gibeon—95.

²⁶People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned:

Bethlehem and Netophah—188;

²⁷Anathoth—128;

²⁸Beth Azmaveth—42;

²⁹Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth—743;

³⁰Ramah and Geba—621;

³¹Michmash—122;

³²Bethel and Ai—123;

³³The other Nebo—52;

³⁴The other Elam—1,254;

³⁵Harim—320;

³⁶Jericho—345;

³⁷Lod, Hadid, and Ono—721;

³⁸Senaah—3,930.

³⁹This is the list of the priestly clans that returned from exile:

⁴⁰Jedaiah (descendants of Jeshua)—973;

Immer—1,052;

⁴¹Pashhur—1,247;

⁴²Harim—1,017.

⁴³Clans of Levites who returned from exile:

Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah)—74;

⁴⁴Temple musicians (descendants of Asaph)—148;

⁴⁵Temple guards (descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai)—138.

^46–56Clans of temple workmen who returned from exile:

Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

Keros, Sia, Padon,

Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,

Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,

Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,

Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,

Besai, Meunim, Nephushesim,

Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

Bazlith, Mehida, Harsha,

Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

Neziah, and Hatipha.

^57–59Clans of Solomon’s servants who returned from exile:

Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,

Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,

Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Amon.

⁶⁰The total number of descendants of the temple workmen and of Solomon’s servants who returned from exile was 392.

^61–62There were 642 belonging to the clans of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda who returned from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelites.

^63–64The following priestly clans could find no record to prove their ancestry: Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (The ancestor of the priestly clan of Barzillai had married a woman from the clan of Barzillai of Gilead and taken the name of his father-in-law’s clan.) Since they were unable to prove who their ancestors were, they were not accepted as priests.