Nehemiah 7

1 When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.

And it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

2 Then 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.

that I gave charge to Ananias my brother, and Ananias the ruler of the palace, over Jerusalem: for he was a true man, and one that feared God beyond many.

3 And 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.”

And I said to them, The gates of Jerusalem shall not be opened till sunrise; and while they are still watching, let the doors be shut, and bolted; and set watches of them that dwell in Jerusalem, [every] man at his post, and [every] man over against his house.

4 Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.

Now the city [was] wide and large; and the people [were] few in it, and the houses were not built.

5 Then 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:

And God put [it] into my heart, and I gathered the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, into companies: and I found a register of the company that came up first, and I found written in it as follows:

6 These 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,

Now these [are] the children of the country, that came up from captivity, of the number which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away, and they returned to Jerusalem and to Juda, [every] man to his city;

7 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

with Zorobabel, and Jesus, and Neemia, Azaria, and Reelma, Naemani, Mardochaeus, Balsan, Maspharath, Esdra, Boguia, Inaum, Baana, Masphar, men of the people of Israel.

8 the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

The children of Phoros, two thousand and one hundred and seventy-two.

9 the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

The children of Saphatia, three hundred and seventy-two.

10 the descendants of Arah, 652;

The children of Era, six hundred and fifty-two.

11 the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;

The children of Phaath Moab, with the children of Jesus and Joab, two thousand and six hundred and eighteen.

12 the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

The children of Aelam, a thousand and two hundred and fifty-four.

13 the descendants of Zattu, 845;

The children of Zathuia, eight hundred and forty-five.

14 the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

The children of Zacchu, seven hundred and sixty.

15 the descendants of Binnui, 648;

The children of Banui, six hundred and forty-eight.

16 the descendants of Bebai, 628;

The children of Bebi, six hundred and twenty-eight.

17 the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;

The children of Asgad, two thousand and three hundred and twenty-two.

18 the descendants of Adonikam, 667;

The children of Adonicam, six hundred and sixty-seven.

19 the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;

The children of Bagoi, two thousand and sixty-seven.

20 the descendants of Adin, 655;

The children of Edin, six hundred and fifty-five.

21 the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;

The children of Ater, [the son] of Ezekias, ninety-eight.

22 the descendants of Hashum, 328;

The children of Esam, three hundred and twenty-eight.

23 the descendants of Bezai, 324;

The children of Besei, three hundred and twenty-four.

24 the descendants of Hariph, 112;

The children of Ariph, a hundred and twelve: the children of Asen, two hundred and twenty-three.

25 the descendants of Gibeon, 95;

The children of Gabaon, ninety-five.

26 the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;

The children of Baethalem, a hundred and twenty-three: the children of Atopha, fifty-six.

27 the men of Anathoth, 128;

The children of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.

28 the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42;

The men of Bethasmoth, forty-two.

29 the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

The men of Cariatharim, Caphira, and Beroth, seven hundred and forty-three.

30 the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

The men of Arama and Gabaa, six hundred and twenty.

31 the men of Michmash, 122;

The men of Machemas, a hundred and twenty-two.

32 the men of Bethel and Ai, 123;

The men of Baethel and Ai, a hundred and twenty-three.

33 the men of the other Nebo, 52;

The men of Nabia, a hundred an fifty-two.

34 the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;

The men of Elamaar, one thousand and two hundred and fifty-two.

35 the descendants of Harim, 320;

The children of Eram, three hundred and twenty.

36 the men of Jericho, 345;

The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.

37 the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;

The children of Lodadid and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.

38 and the descendants of Senaah, 3,930.

The children of Sanana, three thousand and nine hundred and thirty.

39 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

The priests; the sons of Jodae, [pertaining] to the house of Jesus, nine hundred and seventy-three.

40 the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

The children of Emmer, one thousand and fifty-two.

41 the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

The children of Phaseur, one thousand and two hundred and forty-seven.

42 and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

The children of Eram, a thousand and seventeen.

43 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah ), 74.

The Levites; the children of Jesus the son of Cadmiel, with the children of Uduia, seventy-four.

44 The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.

The singers; the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.

45 The 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.

The porters; the children of Salum, the children of Ater, the children of Telmon, the children of Acub, the children of Atita, the children of Sabi, a hundred and thirty-eight.

46 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

The Nathinim; the children of Sea, the children of Aspha, the children of Tabaoth,

47 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon,

the children of Kiras, the children of Asuia, the children of Phadon,

48 the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai,

the children of Labana, the children of Agaba, the children of Selmei,

49 the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar,

the children of Anan, the children of Gadel, the children of Gaar,

50 the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,

the children of Raaia, the children of Rasson, the children of Necoda,

51 the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,

the children of Gezam, the children of Ozi, the children of Phese,

52 the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim,

the children of Besi, the children of Meinon, the children of Nephosasi,

53 the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

the children of Bacbuc, the children of Achipha, the children of Arur,

54 the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

the children of Basaloth, the children of Mida, the children of Adasan,

55 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,

the children of Barcue, the children of Sisarath, the children of Thema,

56 the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

the children of Nisia, the children of Atipha.

57 The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,

The children of the servants of Solomon; the children of Sutei, the children of Sapharat, the children of Pherida,

58 the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,

the children of Jelel, the children of Dorcon, the children of Gadael,

59 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon.

the children of Saphatia, the children of Ettel, the children of Phacarath, the children of Sabaim, the children of Emim.

60 The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

All the Nathinim, and children of the servants of Solomon, [were] three hundred and ninety-two.

61 The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

And these went up from Thelmeleth, Thelaresa, Charub, Eron, Jemer: but they could not declare the houses of their families, or their seed, whether they were of Israel.

62 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all.

The children of Dalaia, the children of Tobia, the children of Necoda, six hundred and forty-two.

63 And 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).

And of the priests; the children of Ebia, the children of Acos, the children of Berzelli, for they took wives of the daughters of Berzelli the Galaadite, and they were called by their name.

64 These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

These sought the pedigree of their company, and it was not found, and they were removed [as polluted] from the priesthood.

65 The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

And the Athersastha said, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should stand up to give light.

66 The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

And all the congregation was about forty-two thousand and three hundred and sixty,

67 in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers.

besides their menservants and their maidservants: these were seven thousand and three hundred and thirty seven: and the singing-men and singing-women, two hundred and forty-five.

68 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

69 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Two thousand and seven hundred asses.

70 Some 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.

And part of the heads of families gave into the treasury to Neemias for the work a thousand pieces of gold, fifty bowls, and thirty priests' [garments].

71 And 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.

And [some] of the heads of families gave into the treasuries of the work, twenty thousand pieces of gold, and two thousand and three hundred pounds of silver.

72 The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.

And the rest of the people gave twenty thousand pieces of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' [garments].

73 So 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.

And the priests, and Levites, and porters, and singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nathinim, and all Israel, lived in their cities.