Nehemiah 7
1 Then, after the wall was built, and I set up the double doors, and I enrolled the gatekeepers, and the singing men, and the Levites,
When the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in place, and the gatekeepers and singers and Levites had been appointed,
2 I instructed Hanani, my brother, and Hananiah, the leader of the house of Jerusalem, (for he seemed to be a truthful man, fearing God more than the others, )
I gave my brother Hanani charge over Jerusalem, along with Hananiah who had oversight of the fortress, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
3 and I said to them: “Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot.” And while they were standing there, the gates were closed and barred. And I stationed guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each one in his turn, and each one opposite his own house.
I said to them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are on guard, you may shut the doors and bar them. Appoint guards from those who live in Jerusalem, some at the place of their guard station, and some in front of their own homes.”
4 Now the city was great and very wide, and the people in its midst were few, and the houses were not yet built.
Now the city was wide and large, but there were few people within it, and no houses had yet been rebuilt.
5 But God had given to my heart, and I gathered the nobles, and the magistrates, and the common people, so that I might enroll them. And I found a book of the census of those who first went up, and in it there was found written:
My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, the officials, and the people to enroll them by their families. I found the book of the genealogy of those who returned at the first and found the following written in it.
6 These are the sons of the province, who ascended from the captivity of the transmigration, those whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had taken away, and who returned into Jerusalem and Judea, each one to his own city.
“These are the people of the province who went up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon took into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his city.
7 They arrived with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel included the following.
8 The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
The descendants of Parosh, 2,172.
9 The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
The descendants of Shephatiah, 372.
10 The sons of Arah, six hundred fifty-two.
The descendants of Arah, 652.
11 The sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and of Joab, two thousand eight hundred eighteen.
The descendants of Pahath-Moab, through the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818.
12 The sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
The descendants of Elam, 1,254.
13 The sons of Zattu, eight hundred forty-five.
The descendants of Zattu, 845.
14 The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
The descendants of Zakkai, 760.
15 The sons of Binnui, six hundred forty-eight.
The descendants of Binnui, 648.
16 The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty-eight.
The descendants of Bebai, 628.
17 The sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty-two.
The descendants of Azgad, 2,322.
18 The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-seven.
The descendants of Adonikam, 667.
19 The sons of Bigvai, two thousand sixty-seven.
The descendants of Bigvai, 2,067.
20 The sons of Adin, six hundred fifty-five.
The descendants of Adin, 655.
21 The sons of Ater, sons of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
The descendants of Ater, of Hezekiah, 98.
22 The sons of Hashum, three hundred twenty-eight.
The descendants of Hashum, 328.
23 The sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty-four.
The descendants of Bezai, 324.
24 The sons of Hariph, one hundred twelve.
The descendants of Hariph, 112.
25 The sons of Gibeon, ninety-five.
The descendants of Gibeon, 95.
26 The sons of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred eighty-eight.
The men from Bethlehem and Netophah, 188.
27 The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
The men from Anathoth, 128.
28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.
The men of Beth Azmaveth, 42.
29 The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
The men of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743.
30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
The men of Ramah and Geba, 621.
31 The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
The men of Michmas, 122.
32 The men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred twenty-three.
The men of Bethel and Ai, 123.
33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.
The men of the other Nebo, 52.
34 The men of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
The people of the other Elam, 1,254.
35 The sons of Harim, three hundred twenty.
The men of Harim, 320.
36 The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
The men of Jericho, 345.
37 The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-one.
The men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721.
38 The sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred thirty.
The men of Senaah, 3,930.
39 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah in the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (of the house of Jeshua), 973.
40 The sons of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
The descendants of Immer, 1,052.
41 The sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
The descendants of Pashhur, 1,247.
42 The sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.
The descendants of Harim, 1,017.
43 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, the sons
The Levites: The descendants of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of Binnui, and of Hodevah, 74.
44 of Hodaviah, seventy-four. The singing men:
The singers: The descendants of Asaph, 148.
45 the sons of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight.
The gatekeepers of the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, the descendants of Shobai, 138.
46 The 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, one hundred thirty-eight.
The temple servants: The descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
47 The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon,
48 the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Shalmai,
the descendants of Lebana, the descendants of Hagaba, the descendants of Shalmai,
49 the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar,
the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar.
50 the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda,
The descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,
51 the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah,
the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,
52 the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim,
the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim.
53 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
The descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
54 the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
55 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
56 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
the descendants of Neziah, the descendants of Hatipha.
57 The sons of the servants of Solomon: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida,
The descendants of Solomon's servants: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,
58 the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
59 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth, who was born from Hazzebaim, the son of Amon.
the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the descendants of Amon.
60 All the temple servants and the sons of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-two.
All the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants, were 392.
61 Now these are the ones who ascended from Telmelah, Telharsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; and they were not able to indicate the house of their fathers and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
These were the people who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. But they could not prove that they or their ancestors' families were descendants from Israel:
62 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred forty-two;
the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642.
63 and among the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai, a Gileadite, and he was called by their name.
Those who were from the priests: the descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who took his wife from the daughters of Barzillai of Gilead and was called by their name).
64 These sought their writing in the census, and they did not find it, and so they were cast out of the priesthood.
These sought their records among those enrolled by their genealogy, but they could not be found, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
65 And the cupbearer said to them that they should not eat from the Holy of Holies, until a priest would stand up who was learned and skillful.
Then the governor said to them that they should not be allowed to eat the priests' share of food from the sacrifices until there rose up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
66 The entire multitude, which was like one man, was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
The whole assembly together was 42,360,
67 aside from their men and women servants, who were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven, and among them were singing men and singing women, two hundred forty-five.
besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were 7,337. They had 245 singing men and women.
68 Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules were two hundred forty-five.
Their horses were 736 in number, their mules, 245,
69 Their camels were four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys were six thousand seven hundred twenty.
their camels, 435, and their donkeys, 6,720.
70 Now several of the leaders of the families gave to the work. The cupbearer gave to the treasury one thousand drachmas of gold, fifty bowls, and five hundred thirty priestly garments.
Some from among the heads of ancestors' families gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments.
71 And some of the leaders of the families gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand drachmas of gold, and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.
Some of the heads of ancestors' families gave into the treasury for the work twenty thousand darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.
72 And what the remainder of the people gave was twenty thousand drachmas of gold, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priestly garments.
The rest of the people gave twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priestly garments.
73 Now the priests, and the Levites, and the gatekeepers, and the singing men, and the rest of the common people, and the temple servants, and all of Israel dwelt in their own cities.
So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities. By the seventh month the people of Israel were settled in their cities.”
