Nehemiah 7:4-6

Expanded Bible

The Captives Who Returned

⁴ The city was large and ·roomy [spacious; spread out; ^Lwide of two hands], but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt. ⁵ Then my God ·caused me [^Lput it in my heart/mind] to ·gather [assemble] the ·important people [nobles], ·leaders [officials], and the common people so I could ·register [enroll] them by ·families [genealogy]. I found the ·family history [genealogical records] of those who had returned first. This is what I found written there:

⁶ These are the people of the ·area [province] who returned from ·captivity [exile], whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had ·taken [carried] ·away [into exile]. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.