| Berean Study Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed. | 1When the wall had been rebuilt and I had the doors installed, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed. |
| 2Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most. | 2Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most. |
| 3And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.” | 3I 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." |
| 4Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt. | 4The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet. |
| 5Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it: | 5Then my God put it into my mind 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: |
| 6These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, | 6These are the people of the province who went up among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Each of them returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to his own town. |
| 7accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel: | 7They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included |
| 8the descendants of Parosh, 2,172; | 8Parosh's descendants 2,172 |
| 9the descendants of Shephatiah, 372; | 9Shephatiah's descendants 372 |
| 10the descendants of Arah, 652; | 10Arah's descendants 652 |
| 11the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818; | 11Pahath-moab's descendants: Jeshua's and Joab's descendants 2,818 |
| 12the descendants of Elam, 1,254; | 12Elam's descendants 1,254 |
| 13the descendants of Zattu, 845; | 13Zattu's descendants 845 |
| 14the descendants of Zaccai, 760; | 14Zaccai's descendants 760 |
| 15the descendants of Binnui, 648; | 15Binnui's descendants 648 |
| 16the descendants of Bebai, 628; | 16Bebai's descendants 628 |
| 17the descendants of Azgad, 2,322; | 17Azgad's descendants 2,322 |
| 18the descendants of Adonikam, 667; | 18Adonikam's descendants 667 |
| 19the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067; | 19Bigvai's descendants 2,067 |
| 20the descendants of Adin, 655; | 20Adin's descendants 655 |
| 21the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98; | 21Ater's descendants: of Hezekiah 98 |
| 22the descendants of Hashum, 328; | 22Hashum's descendants 328 |
| 23the descendants of Bezai, 324; | 23Bezai's descendants 324 |
| 24the descendants of Hariph, 112; | 24Hariph's descendants 112 |
| 25the descendants of Gibeon, 95; | 25Gibeon's descendants 95 |
| 26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188; | 26Bethlehem's and Netophah's men 188 |
| 27the men of Anathoth, 128; | 27Anathoth's men 128 |
| 28the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42; | 28Beth-azmaveth's men 42 |
| 29the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743; | 29Kiriath-jearim's, Chephirah's, and Beeroth's men 743 |
| 30the men of Ramah and Geba, 621; | 30Ramah's and Geba's men 621 |
| 31the men of Michmash, 122; | 31Michmas's men 122 |
| 32the men of Bethel and Ai, 123; | 32Bethel's and Ai's men 123 |
| 33the men of the other Nebo, 52; | 33the other Nebo's men 52 |
| 34the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254; | 34the other Elam's people 1,254 |
| 35the descendants of Harim, 320; | 35Harim's people 320 |
| 36the men of Jericho, 345; | 36Jericho's people 345 |
| 37the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721; | 37Lod's, Hadid's, and Ono's people 721 |
| 38and the descendants of Senaah, 3,930. | 38Senaah's people 3,930. |
| 39The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; | 39The priests included Jedaiah's descendants of the house of Jeshua 973 |
| 40the descendants of Immer, 1,052; | 40Immer's descendants 1,052 |
| 41the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247; | 41Pashhur's descendants 1,247 |
| 42and the descendants of Harim, 1,017. | 42Harim's descendants 1,017. |
| 43The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74. | 43The Levites included Jeshua's descendants: of Kadmiel Hodevah's descendants 74. |
| 44The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148. | 44The singers included Asaph's descendants 148. |
| 45The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all. | 45The gatekeepers included Shallum's descendants, Ater's descendants, Talmon's descendants, Akkub's descendants, Hatita's descendants, Shobai's descendants 138. |
| 46The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth, | 46The temple servants included Ziha's descendants, Hasupha's descendants, Tabbaoth's descendants, |
| 47the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon, | 47Keros's descendants, Sia's descendants, Padon's descendants, |
| 48the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai, | 48Lebanah's descendants, Hagabah's descendants, Shalmai's descendants, |
| 49the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, | 49Hanan's descendants, Giddel's descendants, Gahar's descendants, |
| 50the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, | 50Reaiah's descendants, Rezin's descendants, Nekoda's descendants, |
| 51the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, | 51Gazzam's descendants, Uzza's descendants, Paseah's descendants, |
| 52the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim, | 52Besai's descendants, Meunim's descendants, Nephishesim's descendants, |
| 53the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur, | 53Bakbuk's descendants, Hakupha's descendants, Harhur's descendants, |
| 54the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha, | 54Bazlith's descendants, Mehida's descendants, Harsha's descendants, |
| 55the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah, | 55Barkos's descendants, Sisera's descendants, Temah's descendants, |
| 56the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha. | 56Neziah's descendants, Hatipha's descendants. |
| 57The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida, | 57The descendants of Solomon's servants included Sotai's descendants, Sophereth's descendants, Perida's descendants, |
| 58the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, | 58Jaala's descendants, Darkon's descendants, Giddel's descendants, |
| 59the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon. | 59Shephatiah's descendants, Hattil's descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim's descendants, Amon's descendants. |
| 60The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all. | 60All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants 392. |
| 61The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: | 61The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their ancestral families and their lineage were Israelite: |
| 62the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all. | 62Delaiah's descendants, Tobiah's descendants, and Nekoda's descendants 642 |
| 63And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). | 63and 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. |
| 64These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. | 64These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. |
| 65The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim. | 65The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. |
| 66The whole assembly numbered 42,360, | 66The whole combined assembly numbered 42,360 |
| 67in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers. | 67not including their 7,337 male and female servants, as well as their 245 male and female singers. |
| 68They had 736 horses, 245 mules, | 68They had 736 horses, 245 mules, |
| 69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. | 69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. |
| 70Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments. | 70Some of the family heads contributed to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury. |
| 71And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. | 71Some of the family heads gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project. |
| 72The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments. | 72The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments. |
| 73So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns. | 73The priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns. When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns, |
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