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| 1After the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in the gates, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed. | 1Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, |
| 2I gave the responsibility of governing Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, for he was a faithful man who feared God more than most. | 2I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. |
| 3I said to them, “Do not leave the gates open during the hottest part of the day. And even while the gatekeepers are on duty, have them shut and bar the doors. Appoint the residents of Jerusalem to act as guards, everyone on a regular watch. Some will serve at sentry posts and some in front of their own homes.” Nehemiah Registers the People | 3And I said to them, “Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. And while they are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their own homes.” |
| 4At that time the city was large and spacious, but the population was small, and none of the houses had been rebuilt. | 4The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt. |
| 5So my God gave me the idea to call together all the nobles and leaders of the city, along with the ordinary citizens, for registration. I had found the genealogical record of those who had first returned to Judah. This is what was written there: | 5Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found written in it: |
| 6Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. | 6These were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his town. |
| 7Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile: | 7They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: |
| 8The family of Parosh 2,172 | 8the sons of Parosh, 2,172. |
| 9The family of Shephatiah 372 | 9The sons of Shephatiah, 372. |
| 10The family of Arah 652 | 10The sons of Arah, 652 |
| 11The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) 2,818 | 11The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818. |
| 12The family of Elam 1,254 | 12The sons of Elam, 1,254. |
| 13The family of Zattu 845 | 13The sons of Zattu, 845. |
| 14The family of Zaccai 760 | 14The sons of Zaccai, 760. |
| 15The family of Bani 648 | 15The sons of Binnui, 648. |
| 16The family of Bebai 628 | 16The sons of Bebai, 628. |
| 17The family of Azgad 2,322 | 17The sons of Azgad, 2,322. |
| 18The family of Adonikam 667 | 18The sons of Adonikam, 667. |
| 19The family of Bigvai 2,067 | 19The sons of Bigvai, 2,067. |
| 20The family of Adin 655 | 20The sons of Adin, 655. |
| 21The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah) 98 | 21The sons of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, 98. |
| 22The family of Hashum 328 | 22The sons of Hashum, 328. |
| 23The family of Bezai 324 | 23The sons of Bezai, 324. |
| 24The family of Jorah 112 | 24The sons of Hariph, 112. |
| 25The family of Gibbar 95 | 25The sons of Gibeon, 95. |
| 26The people of Bethlehem and Netophah 188 | 26The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188. |
| 27The people of Anathoth 128 | 27The men of Anathoth, 128. |
| 28The people of Beth-azmaveth 42 | 28The men of Beth-azmaveth, 42. |
| 29The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth 743 | 29The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743. |
| 30The people of Ramah and Geba 621 | 30The men of Ramah and Geba, 621. |
| 31The people of Micmash 122 | 31The men of Michmas, 122. |
| 32The people of Bethel and Ai 123 | 32The men of Bethel and Ai, 123. |
| 33The people of West Nebo 52 | 33The men of the other Nebo, 52. |
| 34The citizens of West Elam 1,254 | 34The sons of the other Elam, 1,254. |
| 35The citizens of Harim 320 | 35The sons of Harim, 320. |
| 36The citizens of Jericho 345 | 36The sons of Jericho, 345. |
| 37The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 721 | 37The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721. |
| 38The citizens of Senaah 3,930 | 38The sons of Senaah, 3,930. |
| 39These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973 | 39The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua, 973. |
| 40The family of Immer 1,052 | 40The sons of Immer, 1,052. |
| 41The family of Pashhur 1,247 | 41The sons of Pashhur, 1,247. |
| 42The family of Harim 1,017 | 42The sons of Harim, 1,017. |
| 43These are the Levites who returned from exile: The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah ) 74 | 43The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, namely of Kadmiel of the sons of Hodevah, 74. |
| 44The singers of the family of Asaph 148 | 44The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148. |
| 45The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 138 | 45The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, 138. |
| 46The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, | 46The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, |
| 47Keros, Siaha, Padon, | 47the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon, |
| 48Lebanah, Hagabah, Shalmai, | 48the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai, |
| 49Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, | 49the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, |
| 50Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, | 50the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, |
| 51Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, | 51the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, |
| 52Besai, Meunim, Nephusim, | 52the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephushesim, |
| 53Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, | 53the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, |
| 54Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, | 54the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, |
| 55Barkos, Sisera, Temah, | 55the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, |
| 56Neziah, and Hatipha. | 56the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha. |
| 57The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, | 57The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida, |
| 58Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, | 58the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, |
| 59Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. | 59the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon. |
| 60In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392. | 60All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants were 392. |
| 61Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel. | 61The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove their fathers’ houses nor their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: |
| 62This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 642 people. | 62the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 642. |
| 63Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.) | 63Also, of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai (who had taken a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). |
| 64They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. | 64These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but it was not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. |
| 65The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the LORD about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots. | 65The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise. |
| 66So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, | 66The whole assembly together was 42,360, |
| 67in addition to 7,337 servants and 245 singers, both men and women. | 67besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337. And they had 245 singers, male and female. |
| 68They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, | 68Their horses were 736, their mules 245, |
| 69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. | 69their camels 435, and their donkeys 6,720. |
| 70Some of the family leaders gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold coins, 50 gold basins, and 530 robes for the priests. | 70Now some of the heads of fathers’ houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 basins, 30 priests’ garments and 500 minas of silver. |
| 71The other leaders gave to the treasury a total of 20,000 gold coins and some 2,750 pounds of silver for the work. | 71And some of the heads of fathers’ houses gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. |
| 72The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, about 2,500 pounds of silver, and 67 robes for the priests. | 72And what the rest of the people gave was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priests’ garments. |
| 73So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. | 73So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their towns. And when the seventh month had come, the people of Israel were in their towns. |
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