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| 1When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, 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, |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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.” | 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.” |
| 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 wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt. |
| 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 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: |
| 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 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. |
| 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, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: |
| 8the descendants of Parosh, 2,172; | 8the sons of Parosh, 2,172. |
| 9the descendants of Shephatiah, 372; | 9The sons of Shephatiah, 372. |
| 10the descendants of Arah, 652; | 10The sons of Arah, 652 |
| 11the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818; | 11The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818. |
| 12the descendants of Elam, 1,254; | 12The sons of Elam, 1,254. |
| 13the descendants of Zattu, 845; | 13The sons of Zattu, 845. |
| 14the descendants of Zaccai, 760; | 14The sons of Zaccai, 760. |
| 15the descendants of Binnui, 648; | 15The sons of Binnui, 648. |
| 16the descendants of Bebai, 628; | 16The sons of Bebai, 628. |
| 17the descendants of Azgad, 2,322; | 17The sons of Azgad, 2,322. |
| 18the descendants of Adonikam, 667; | 18The sons of Adonikam, 667. |
| 19the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067; | 19The sons of Bigvai, 2,067. |
| 20the descendants of Adin, 655; | 20The sons of Adin, 655. |
| 21the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98; | 21The sons of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, 98. |
| 22the descendants of Hashum, 328; | 22The sons of Hashum, 328. |
| 23the descendants of Bezai, 324; | 23The sons of Bezai, 324. |
| 24the descendants of Hariph, 112; | 24The sons of Hariph, 112. |
| 25the descendants of Gibeon, 95; | 25The sons of Gibeon, 95. |
| 26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188; | 26The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188. |
| 27the men of Anathoth, 128; | 27The men of Anathoth, 128. |
| 28the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42; | 28The men of Beth-azmaveth, 42. |
| 29the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743; | 29The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743. |
| 30the men of Ramah and Geba, 621; | 30The men of Ramah and Geba, 621. |
| 31the men of Michmash, 122; | 31The men of Michmas, 122. |
| 32the men of Bethel and Ai, 123; | 32The men of Bethel and Ai, 123. |
| 33the men of the other Nebo, 52; | 33The men of the other Nebo, 52. |
| 34the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254; | 34The sons of the other Elam, 1,254. |
| 35the descendants of Harim, 320; | 35The sons of Harim, 320. |
| 36the men of Jericho, 345; | 36The sons of Jericho, 345. |
| 37the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721; | 37The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721. |
| 38and the descendants of Senaah, 3,930. | 38The sons of Senaah, 3,930. |
| 39The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; | 39The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua, 973. |
| 40the descendants of Immer, 1,052; | 40The sons of Immer, 1,052. |
| 41the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247; | 41The sons of Pashhur, 1,247. |
| 42and the descendants of Harim, 1,017. | 42The sons of Harim, 1,017. |
| 43The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74. | 43The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, namely of Kadmiel of the sons of Hodevah, 74. |
| 44The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148. | 44The singers: the sons of Asaph, 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: 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 temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth, | 46The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, |
| 47the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon, | 47the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon, |
| 48the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai, | 48the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai, |
| 49the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, | 49the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, |
| 50the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, | 50the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, |
| 51the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, | 51the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, |
| 52the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim, | 52the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephushesim, |
| 53the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur, | 53the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, |
| 54the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha, | 54the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, |
| 55the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah, | 55the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, |
| 56the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha. | 56the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha. |
| 57The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida, | 57The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida, |
| 58the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, | 58the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, |
| 59the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon. | 59the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon. |
| 60The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all. | 60All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants were 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 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: |
| 62the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all. | 62the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 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). | 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). |
| 64These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. | 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 ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim. | 65The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise. |
| 66The whole assembly numbered 42,360, | 66The whole assembly together was 42,360, |
| 67in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers. | 67besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337. And they had 245 singers, male and female. |
| 68They had 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 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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 a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments. | 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, 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. | 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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