Nehemiah 7
Complete Jewish Bible
7 After the wall had been rebuilt, and I had set up its doors, and the gatekeepers, singers and L’vi’im had been appointed, 2 I put my kinsman Hanani in charge of Yerushalayim, along with Hananyah the commander of the citadel. For he was a faithful man, and he feared God more than most. 3 I said to them, “The gates of Yerushalayim are not to be opened until the sun is hot; and while the gatekeepers are still on duty, have them shut the doors; and you, put up the bars. Appoint watchmen from among those living in Yerushalayim; assign each one his time to guard, and have each one serving near his own house.”
4 The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not been rebuilt. 5 My God put it in my heart to assemble the nobles, the leaders and the people, so that they could be registered according to their genealogies. I located the record of the genealogies of those who had come up at the beginning and found written in it:
6 “Here is a list of the people of the province who had been exiled, carried off to Bavel by N’vukhadnetzar king of Bavel, but who later returned from exile and went up to Yerushalayim and Y’hudah, each to his own city; 7 they went with Z’rubavel, Yeshua, Nechemyah, ‘Azaryah, Ra‘amyah, Nachmani, Mordekhai, Bilshan, Misperet, Bigvai, N’chum and Ba‘anah.
“The number of men from the people of Isra’el:
| 8 descendants of Par‘osh | 2,172 |
| 9 descendants of Sh’fatyah | 372 |
| 10 descendants of Arach | 652 |
| 11 descendants of Pachat-Mo’av, | |
| from the descendants of Yeshua and Yo’av | 2,818 |
| 12 descendants of ‘Eilam | 1,254 |
| 13 descendants of Zatu | 845 |
| 14 descendants of Zakkai | 760 |
| 15 descendants of Binui | 648 |
| 16 descendants of B’vai | 628 |
| 17 descendants of ‘Azgad | 2,322 |
| 18 descendants of Adonikam | 667 |
| 19 descendants of Bigvai | 2,067 |
| 20 descendants of ‘Adin | 655 |
| 21 descendants of Ater, of Y’chizkiyah | 98 |
| 22 descendants of Hashum | 328 |
| 23 descendants of Betzai | 324 |
| 24 descendants of Harif | 112 |
| 25 descendants of Giv‘on | 95 |
| 26 people of Beit-Lechem and N’tofah | 188 |
| 27 people of ‘Anatot | 128 |
| 28 people of Beit-‘Azmavet | 42 |
| 29 people of Kiryat-Ye‘arim, K’firah and Be’erot | 743 |
| 30 people of Ramah and Geva | 621 |
| 31 people of Mikhmas | 122 |
| 32 people of Beit-El and ‘Ai | 123 |
| 33 people from the other N’vo | 52 |
| 34 people from the other ‘Eilam | 1,254 |
| 35 descendants of Harim | 320 |
| 36 descendants of Yericho | 345 |
| 37 descendants of Lod, Hadid and Ono | 721 |
| 38 descendants of S’na’ah | 3,930 |
39 “The cohanim:
| descendants of Y’da‘yah, of the house of Yeshua | 973 |
| 40 descendants of Immer | 1,052 |
| 41 descendants of Pash’chur | 1,247 |
| 42 descendants of Harim | 1,017 |
43 “The L’vi’im:
| descendants of Yeshua, of Kadmi’el, | |
| of the descendants of Hodvah | 74 |
| 44 “The singers: |
| descendants of Asaf | 148 |
| 45 “The gatekeepers: |
| descendants of Shalum, | |
| descendants of Ater, | |
| descendants of Talmon, | |
| descendants of ‘Akuv, | |
| descendants of Hatita, and | |
| descendants of Shovai | 138 |
| 46 “The temple servants: |
| descendants of Tzicha, |
| descendants of Hasufa, |
| descendants of Taba‘ot, |
| 47 descendants of Keros, |
| descendants of Si‘a, |
| descendants of Padon, |
| 48 descendants of L’vanah, |
| descendants of Hagava, |
| descendants of Salmai, |
| 49 descendants of Hanan, |
| descendants of Giddel, |
| descendants of Gachar, |
| 50 descendants of Re’ayah, |
| descendants of Retzin, |
| descendants of N’koda, |
| 51 descendants of Gazam, |
| descendants of ‘Uza, |
| descendants of Paseach, |
| 52 descendants of Besai, |
| descendants of Me‘unim, |
| descendants of N’fish’sim, |
| 53 descendants of Bakbuk, |
| descendants of Hakufa, |
| descendants of Harhur, |
| 54 descendants of Batzlit, |
| descendants of M’chida, |
| descendants of Harsha, |
| 55 descendants of Barkos, |
| descendants of Sisra, |
| descendants of Temach, |
| 56 descendants of N’tziach, and |
| descendants of Hatifa. |
| 57 “The descendants of Shlomo’s servants: |
| descendants of Sotai, |
| descendants of Soferet, |
| descendants of P’rida, |
| 58 descendants of Ya‘lah, |
| descendants of Darkon, |
| descendants of Giddel, |
| 59 descendants of Sh’fatyah, |
| descendants of Hatil, |
| descendants of Pokheret-Hatzvayim, and |
| descendants of Amon. |
| 60 “All the temple servants and the | |
| descendants of Shlomo’s servants numbered | 392 |
61 “The following went up from Tel-Melach, Tel-Harsha, K’ruv, Adon and Immer; but they could not state which fathers’ clan they and their children belonged to, [so it was not clear] whether they were from Isra’el:
| 62 descendants of D’layah, | |
| descendants of Toviyah, and | |
| descendants of N’koda | 642 |
63 and of the cohanim:
| descendants of Havayah, |
| descendants of Hakotz, and |
descendants of Barzillai, who took a wife from the
daughters of Barzillai the Gil‘adi and was named after them.
64 “These tried to locate their geneaolgical records, but they weren’t found. Therefore they were considered defiled and were not allowed to serve as cohanim. 65 The Tirshata told them not to eat any of the especially holy food until a cohen appeared who could consult the urim and tumim.
66 “The entire assembly numbered 42,360, 67 not including their male and female slaves, of whom there were 7,337. They also had 245 male and female singers. 68 Their horses numbered 736; their mules, 245; * 69 their camels, 435; and their donkeys, 6,720.
70 “Some from among the heads of fathers’ clans made contributions for the work. The Tirshata contributed to the treasury a thousand gold darkmonim [twenty-one pounds], fifty basins and 530 tunics for the cohanim. 71 Some of the heads of fathers’ clans gave into the treasury for the work 20,000 gold darkmonim [420 pounds] and 2,200 silver manim [one-and-a-third tons]. 72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold darkmonim, 2,000 silver manim [about one-and-a-quarter tons] and sixty-seven tunics for the cohanim.
73 “So the cohanim, the L’vi’im, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants and all Isra’el lived in their towns.”
(8:1) When the seventh month arrived, after the people of Isra’el had resettled in their towns,
Nehemiah 7
New American Standard Bible
Census of First Returned Exiles
7 Now when (A)the wall was rebuilt and I had installed the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites were appointed, 2 then I put (B)Hanani my brother, and (C)Hananiah the commander of (D)the citadel, in charge of Jerusalem, for he was (E)a faithful man and feared God more than many. 3 Then I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot, and while they are standing guard, the gatekeepers are to [a]keep the doors shut and bolted. Also appoint guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each at his post, and each in front of his own house.” 4 Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.
5 (F)Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the other people to be enrolled by genealogies. Then I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up first, [b]in which I found the following record:
6 (G)These are the [c]people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had taken into exile, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city, 7 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, [d]Azariah, [e]Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, [f]Mispereth, Bigvai, [g]Nehum, and Baanah.
The number of men of the people of Israel: 8 the sons of Parosh, 2,172; 9 the sons of Shephatiah, 372; 10 the sons of Arah, 652; 11 the sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818; 12 the sons of Elam, 1,254; 13 the sons of Zattu, 845; 14 the sons of Zaccai, 760; 15 the sons of [h]Binnui, 648; 16 the sons of Bebai, 628; 17 the sons of Azgad, 2,322; 18 the sons of Adonikam, 667; 19 the sons of Bigvai, 2,067; 20 the sons of Adin, 655; 21 the sons of Ater, of Hezekiah, 98; 22 the sons of Hashum, 328; 23 the sons of Bezai, 324; 24 the sons of [i]Hariph, 112; 25 the sons of [j]Gibeon, 95; 26 the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188; 27 the men of Anathoth, 128; 28 the men of [k]Beth-azmaveth, 42; 29 the men of [l]Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743; 30 the men of Ramah and Geba, 621; 31 the men of Michmas, 122; 32 the men of Bethel and Ai, 123; 33 the men of the other Nebo, 52; 34 the sons of the other Elam, 1,254; 35 the sons of Harim, 320; 36 the [m]men of Jericho, 345; 37 the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721; 38 the sons of Senaah, 3,930.
39 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973; 40 the sons of Immer, 1,052; 41 the sons of Pashhur, 1,247; 42 the sons of Harim, 1,017.
43 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the sons of [n]Hodevah, 74. 44 The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148. 45 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, 138.
46 The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, 47 the sons of Keros, the sons of [o]Sia, the sons of Padon, 48 the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai, 49 the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, 50 the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, 51 the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, 52 the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of [p]Nephushesim, 53 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, 54 the sons of [q]Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, 55 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, 56 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
57 The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of [r]Sophereth, the sons of [s]Perida, 58 the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, 59 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of [t]Amon.
60 All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants totaled 392.
61 These were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, [u]Addon, and Immer; but they could not provide evidence for their fathers’ households or their [v]descendants, whether they were of Israel: 62 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 642. 63 And of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and was named after them. 64 These searched among their ancestral registration, but it could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and disqualified from the priesthood. 65 And (H)the [w]governor said to them that they were not to eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with (I)Urim and Thummim.
Total of People and Gifts
66 The whole assembly together totaled 42,360, 67 besides their male slaves and their female slaves, [x]of whom there were 7,337; and they had 245 male and female singers. 68 [y](J)Their horses were 736; their mules, 245; 69 their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720.
70 Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The [z](K)governor gave to the treasury a thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and 530 priests’ garments. 71 And some of the heads of fathers’ households gave to the treasury for the work twenty thousand gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas. 72 What the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priests’ garments.
73 Now (L)the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities.
(M)And when the seventh month came, the sons of Israel were in their cities.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 7:3 Lit shut the doors and bolt
- Nehemiah 7:5 Lit and I found written in it
- Nehemiah 7:6 Lit sons
- Nehemiah 7:7 In Ezra 2:2, Seraiah
- Nehemiah 7:7 In Ezra 2:2, Reelaiah
- Nehemiah 7:7 In Ezra 2:2, Mispar
- Nehemiah 7:7 In Ezra 2:2, Rehum
- Nehemiah 7:15 In Ezra 2:10, Bani
- Nehemiah 7:24 In Ezra 2:18, Jorah
- Nehemiah 7:25 In Ezra 2:20, Gibbar
- Nehemiah 7:28 In Ezra 2:24, Azmaveth
- Nehemiah 7:29 In Ezra 2:25, Kiriath-arim
- Nehemiah 7:36 Lit sons
- Nehemiah 7:43 In Ezra 2:40, Hodaviah, in Ezra 3:9, Judah
- Nehemiah 7:47 In Ezra 2:44, Siaha
- Nehemiah 7:52 In Ezra 2:50, Nephisim
- Nehemiah 7:54 In Ezra 2:52, Bazluth
- Nehemiah 7:57 In Ezra 2:55, Hassophereth
- Nehemiah 7:57 In Ezra 2:55, Peruda
- Nehemiah 7:59 In Ezra 2:57, Ami
- Nehemiah 7:61 In Ezra 2:59, Addan
- Nehemiah 7:61 Lit seed
- Nehemiah 7:65 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title
- Nehemiah 7:67 Lit these
- Nehemiah 7:68 As in some ancient mss and LXX; verse not in MT
- Nehemiah 7:70 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title
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