The List of Returning Exiles
(Nehemiah 7:4–69)

1And these are the sons of the province who came back from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each man to his city, 2who came in with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah.†

The number of the men of the people of Israel:

3The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.

4The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.

5The sons of Arah, seven hundred five and seventy.

6The sons of Pahath-moab (of the sons of Jeshua and Joab), two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

7The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.

8The sons of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five.

9The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.

10The sons of Bani,† six hundred forty-two.

11The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.

12The sons of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty-two.

13The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.

14The sons of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.

15The sons of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.

16The sons of Ater (of Hezekiah), ninety-eight.

17The sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.

18The sons of Jorah,† a hundred and twelve.

19The sons of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.

20The sons of Gibbar,† ninety-five.

21The sons of Bethlehem, a hundred twenty-three.

22The men of Netophah, fifty-six.

23The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty-eight.

24The sons of Azmaveth,† forty-two.

25The sons of Kiriath-jearim,† Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.

26The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.

27The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty-two.

28The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.

29The sons of Nebo, fifty-two.

30The sons of Magbish, a hundred fifty-six.

31The sons of the other Elam,† a thousand two hundred fifty-four.

32The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

33The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.

34The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

35The sons of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

36The priests:

The sons of Jedaiah (of the house of Jeshua), nine hundred seventy-three.

37The sons of Immer, a thousand fifty-two.

38The sons of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty-seven.

39The sons of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

40The Levites:

The sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the sons of Hodaviah),† seventy-four.

41The singers:

The sons of Asaph, a hundred twenty-eight.

42The sons of the gatekeepers:

The sons of Shallum,

the sons of Ater,

the sons of Talmon,

the sons of Akkub,

the sons of Hatita,

and the sons of Shobai,

in all a hundred thirty-nine.

43The Nethinim:†

The sons of Ziha,

the sons of Hasupha,

the sons of Tabbaoth,

44the sons of Keros,

the sons of Siaha,†

the sons of Padon,

45the sons of Lebanah,

the sons of Hagabah,

the sons of Akkub,

46the sons of Hagab,

the sons of Shalmai,†

the sons of Hanan,

47the sons of Giddel,

the sons of Gahar,

the sons of Reaiah,

48the sons of Rezin,

the sons of Nekoda,

the sons of Gazzam,

49the sons of Uzza,

the sons of Paseah,

the sons of Besai,

50the sons of Asnah,

the sons of Meunim,

the sons of Nephusim,†

51the sons of Bakbuk,

the sons of Hakupha,

the sons of Harhur,

52the sons of Bazluth,†

the sons of Mehida,

the sons of Harsha,

53the sons of Barkos,

the sons of Sisera,

the sons of Temah,

54the sons of Neziah,

and the sons of Hatipha.

55The sons of the servants of Solomon:

The sons of Sotai,

the sons of Sophereth,

the sons of Peruda,†

56the sons of Jaala,

the sons of Darkon,

the sons of Giddel,

57the sons of Shephatiah,

the sons of Hattil,

the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim,

and the sons of Ami.†

58All the Nethinim and the sons of the servants of Solomon were three hundred ninety-two.

59And these were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan,† and Immer, and they were not able to declare the house of their fathers and their seed, whether they were of Israel.

60The sons of Delaiah,

the sons of Tobiah,

and the sons of Nekoda,

six hundred fifty-two.

61And of the sons of the priests: The sons of Hobaiah,

the sons of Koz,

and the sons of Barzillai (who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and he was called by their name).

62These sought their record among those reckoning themselves by genealogy, and they were not found, and they were defiled from the priesthood. 63And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat from the holy of holies† until a priest stood for Urim and for Thummim.†

64All the assembly was as one, four myriad two thousand three hundred and sixty, 65besides their menservants and their maidservants; these were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. And to them were two hundred singers and songstresses. 66Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six, their mules two hundred forty-five, 67their camels four hundred thirty-five, and the donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

Offerings by the Exiles
(Exodus 38:21–31; Nehemiah 7:70–73)

68And some of the heads of the fathers, in their coming in to the house of YHWH which is in Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to establish it in its place. 69According to their ability, they gave to the treasure of the work six myriads and a thousand darics of gold,† and five thousand minas of silver,† and a hundred priestly garments.

70And the priests dwelt—and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim—in their cities, and all Israel† in their cities.

Footnotes:

2 Parallel text at Nehemiah 7:7 who came in with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah
10 Bani is a variant of Binnui; see Nehemiah 7:15.
18 Jorah is a variant of Hariph; see Nehemiah 7:24.
20 Gibbar is a variant of Gibeon; see Nehemiah 7:25.
24 Azmaveth is a variant of Beth-azmaveth; see Nehemiah 7:28.
25 LXX (see also Nehemiah 7:29); Hebrew Kiriath-arim
31 Or of West Elam
40 Hodaviah is a variant of Hodevah; see Nehemiah 7:43.
43 That is, The temple servants; also in verses 58 and 70
44 Siaha is a variant of Sia; see Nehemiah 7:47.
46 Alternate MT reading (see also Nehemiah 7:48); the other alternate reads Shamlai
50 Nephusim is a variant of Nephushesim; see Nehemiah 7:52.
52 Bazluth is a variant of Bazlith; see Nehemiah 7:54.
55 Peruda is a variant of Perida; see Nehemiah 7:57.
57 Ami is a variant of Amon; see Nehemiah 7:59.
59 Addan is a variant of Addon; see Nehemiah 7:61.
63 Or the most holy
63 That is, Lights and Perfections
69 Or 61,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 1,129.7 pounds or 512.4 kilograms of gold coins
69 5,000 minas is approximately 3.14 tons or 2.85 metric tons of silver.
70 Or and the rest of the Israelites