Nehemiah 7 (Brenton)

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

2that 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.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.

3And 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.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.”

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

5And 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: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:

6Now 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;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,

7with Zorobabel, and Jesus, and Neemia, Azaria, and Reelma, Naemani, Mardochaeus, Balsan, Maspharath, Esdra, Boguia, Inaum, Baana, Masphar, men of the people of Israel.accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

8The children of Phoros, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

9The children of Saphatia, three hundred and seventy-two.the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

10The children of Era, six hundred and fifty-two.the descendants of Arah, 652;

11The children of Phaath Moab, with the children of Jesus and Joab, two thousand six hundred and eighteen.the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;

12The children of Aelam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

13The children of Zathuia, eight hundred and forty-five.the descendants of Zattu, 845;

14The children of Zacchu, seven hundred and sixty.the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

15The children of Banui, six hundred and forty-eight.the descendants of Binnui, 648;

16The children of Bebi, six hundred and twenty-eight.the descendants of Bebai, 628;

17The children of Asgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two.the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;

18The children of Adonicam, six hundred and sixty-seven.the descendants of Adonikam, 667;

19The children of Bagoi, two thousand and sixty-seven.the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;

20The children of Edin, six hundred and fifty-five.the descendants of Adin, 655;

21The children of Ater, the son of Ezekias, ninety-eight.the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;

22The children of Esam, three hundred and twenty-eight.the descendants of Hashum, 328;

23The children of Besei, three hundred and twenty-four.the descendants of Bezai, 324;

24The children of Ariph, a hundred and twelve: the children of Asen, two hundred and twenty-three.the descendants of Hariph, 112;

25The children of Gabaon, ninety-five.the descendants of Gibeon, 95;

26The children of Baethalem, a hundred and twenty-three: the children of Atopha, fifty-six.the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;

27The children of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.the men of Anathoth, 128;

28The men of Bethasmoth, forty-two.the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42;

29The men of Cariatharim, Caphira, and Beroth, seven hundred and forty-three.the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

30The men of Arama and Gabaa, six hundred and twenty.the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

31The men of Machemas, a hundred and twenty-two.the men of Michmash, 122;

32The men of Baethel and Ai, a hundred and twenty-three.the men of Bethel and Ai, 123;

33The men of Nabia, a hundred an fifty-two.the men of the other Nebo, 52;

34The men of Elamaar, one thousand two hundred and fifty-two.the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;

35The children of Eram, three hundred and twenty.the descendants of Harim, 320;

36The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.the men of Jericho, 345;

37The children of Lodadid and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;

38The children of Sanana, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.and the descendants of Senaah, 3,930.

39The priests; the sons of Jodae, pertaining to the house of Jesus, nine hundred and seventy-three.The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

40The children of Emmer, one thousand and fifty-two.the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

41The children of Phaseur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven.the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

42The children of Eram, a thousand and seventeen.and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

43The Levites; the children of Jesus the son of Cadmiel, with the children of Uduia, seventy-four.The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74.

44The singers; the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.

45The 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.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.

46The Nathinim; the children of Sea, the children of Aspha, the children of Tabaoth,The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

47the children of Kiras, the children of Asuia, the children of Phadon,the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon,

48the children of Labana, the children of Agaba, the children of Selmei,the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai,

49the children of Anan, the children of Gadel, the children of Gaar,the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar,

50the children of Raaia, the children of Rasson, the children of Necoda,the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,

51the children of Gezam, the children of Ozi, the children of Phese,the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,

52the children of Besi, the children of Meinon, the children of Nephosasi,the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim,

53the children of Bacbuc, the children of Achipha, the children of Arur,the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

54the children of Basaloth, the children of Mida, the children of Adasan,the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

55the children of Barcue, the children of Sisarath, the children of Thema,the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,

56the children of Nisia, the children of Atipha.the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

57The children of the servants of Solomon; the children of Sutei, the children of Sapharat, the children of Pherida,The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,

58the children of Jelel, the children of Dorcon, the children of Gadael,the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,

59the children of Saphatia, the children of Ettel, the children of Phacarath, the children of Sabaim, the children of Emim.the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon.

60All the Nathinim, and children of the servants of Solomon, were three hundred and ninety-two.The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

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

62The children of Dalaia, the children of Tobia, the children of Necoda, six hundred and forty-two.the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all.

63And 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.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).

64These sought the pedigree of their company, and it was not found, and they were removed as polluted from the priesthood.These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

65And the Athersastha said, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should stand up to give light.The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

66And all the congregation was about forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

67besides their men-servants and their maid-servants: these were seven thousand three hundred and thirty seven: and the singing-men and singing-women, two hundred and forty-five.in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers.

69Two thousand seven hundred asses.435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

70And 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.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.

71And some of the heads of families gave into the treasuries of the work, twenty thousand pieces of gold, and two thousand three hundred pounds of silver.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.

72And the rest of the people gave twenty thousand pieces of gold, and two thousand two hundred pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' garments.The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.

73And the priests, and Levites, and porters, and singers, and some of the people, and the Nathinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities.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.

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