Nehemiah 7:4-6

New Century Version

The Captives Who Returned

⁴ The city was large and roomy, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt. ⁵ Then my God caused me to gather the important people, the leaders, and the common people so I could register them by families. I found the family history of those who had returned first. This is what I found written there:

⁶ These are the people of the area who returned from captivity, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken away. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each going back to his own town.