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Nehemiah 7
Legacy Standard Bible

Census of First Returned Exiles

7 Now it happened when (A)the wall was rebuilt and I had made the doors to stand, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 2 that I commanded (B)Hanani my brother and (C)Hananiah the commander of (D)the fortress, to be over Jerusalem, for he was (E)a faithful man and feared God more than many. 3 Then I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem must not be opened until the sun is hot; and until they are there standing guard, they must shut and bolt the doors. Also have guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem stand, 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 rebuilt.

5 (F)Then my God put it into my heart, and I gathered the nobles, the officials, and the people to be recorded by genealogies. Then I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up first, and in it I found written:

6 (G)These are the [a]people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had taken away into exile, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city, 7 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, [b]Azariah, [c]Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, [d]Mispereth, Bigvai, [e]Nehum, 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 [f]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 [g]Hariph, 112;
25 the sons of [h]Gibeon, 95;
26 the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;
27 the men of Anathoth, 128;
28 the men of [i]Beth-azmaveth, 42;
29 the men of [j]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 [k]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 [l]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 [m]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 [n]Nephushesim,
53 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
54 the sons of [o]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 [p]Sophereth, the sons of [q]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, the sons of [r]Amon.

60 All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants were 392.

61 Now these were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, [s]Addon, and Immer; but they were not able to declare their fathers’ houses or their fathers’ seed, whether they were of Israel:

62 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 642.

63 Of the priests:

the sons of [t]Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and he was called by their name.

64 These searched in their genealogical records, but it could not be found; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood. 65 (H)And the [u]governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood with [v](I)Urim and Thummim.

The Assembly and Their Gifts

66 The whole assembly together was 42,360,
67 besides their male and their female slaves, [w]of whom there were 7,337;
and they had 245 male and female singers.
68 [x](J)Their horses were 736; their mules, 245;
69 their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720.

70 Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The [y](K)governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold [z]drachmas, 50 bowls, 530 priests’ tunics. 71 Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver [aa]minas. 72 That which the rest of the people gave was 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,000 silver minas and 67 priests’ tunics.

73 So (L)the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities.

(M)Then the seventh month came, and the sons of Israel were in their cities.

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:6 Lit sons
  2. Nehemiah 7:7 In Ezra 2:2, Seraiah
  3. Nehemiah 7:7 In Ezra 2:2, Reelaiah
  4. Nehemiah 7:7 In Ezra 2:2, Mispar
  5. Nehemiah 7:7 In Ezra 2:2, Rehum
  6. Nehemiah 7:15 In Ezra 2:10, Bani
  7. Nehemiah 7:24 In Ezra 2:18, Jorah
  8. Nehemiah 7:25 In Ezra 2:20, Gibbar
  9. Nehemiah 7:28 In Ezra 2:24, Azmaveth
  10. Nehemiah 7:29 In Ezra 2:25, Kiriath-arim
  11. Nehemiah 7:36 Lit sons
  12. Nehemiah 7:43 In Ezra 2:40, Hodaviah
  13. Nehemiah 7:47 In Ezra 2:44, Siaha
  14. Nehemiah 7:52 In Ezra 2:50, Nephisim
  15. Nehemiah 7:54 In Ezra 2:52, Bazluth
  16. Nehemiah 7:57 In Ezra 2:55, Hassophereth
  17. Nehemiah 7:57 In Ezra 2:55, Peruda
  18. Nehemiah 7:59 In Ezra 2:57, Ami
  19. Nehemiah 7:61 In Ezra 2:59, Addan
  20. Nehemiah 7:63 In Ezra 2:61, Habaiah
  21. Nehemiah 7:65 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title
  22. Nehemiah 7:65 Lit the lights and perfections
  23. Nehemiah 7:67 Lit these
  24. Nehemiah 7:68 As in some ancient mss and Gr
  25. Nehemiah 7:70 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title
  26. Nehemiah 7:70 A Greek silver coin, approx. a laborer’s daily wage
  27. Nehemiah 7:71 A mina was approx. 1.25 lb. or 0.6 kg
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Nehemiah 7
Lexham English Bible

7 Now when the wall had been built and I had erected the doors and appointed the gatekeepers, singers, and the Levites, 2 I gave command over Jerusalem to my brother Hanani and Hananiah the commander of the citadel. For he was a faithful man and feared God more than many. 3 I said to them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While they are standing guard let them shut and fasten the doors. And appoint guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, one at his post and another opposite his house.” 4 The city was widespread and large, but the people in it were few and no houses were rebuilt.

Lists of the Exiles Who Returned

5 Then my God put into my heart to assemble the nobles, the prefects, and the people to be enrolled. I found the book of the genealogy of those who first came back, and I found this written upon it:

6 These are the people of the province who came up from captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his city. 7 These came with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah.

The number of the men of the people of Israel: 8 the descendants[a] of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two. 9 The descendants[b] of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two. 10 The descendants[c] of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two. 11 The descendants[d] of Pahath-Moab, of the descendants[e] of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen. 12 The descendants[f] of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four. 13 The descendants[g] of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five. 14 The descendants[h] of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty. 15 The descendants[i] of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight. 16 The descendants[j] of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight. 17 The descendants[k] of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two. 18 The descendants[l] of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven. 19 The descendants[m] of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven. 20 The descendants[n] of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five. 21 The descendants[o] of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, ninety-eight. 22 The descendants[p] of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight. 23 The descendants[q] of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four. 24 The descendants[r] of Hariph, one hundred and twelve. 25 The descendants[s] of Gibeon, ninety-five. 26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight. 27 The men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight. 28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two. 29 The men of Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three. 30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one. 31 The men of Micmash, one hundred and twenty-two. 32 The men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred and twenty-three. 33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two. 34 The people[t] of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four. 35 The people[u] of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 36 The people[v] of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five. 37 The people[w] of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one. 38 The people[x] of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.

39 The priests: The descendants[y] of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three. 40 The descendants[z] of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two. 41 The descendants[aa] of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven. 42 The descendants[ab] of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.

43 The Levites: the descendants[ac] of Jeshua, namely of Kadmiel of the descendants[ad] of Hodaviah, seventy-four. 44 The singers: the descendants[ae] of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight. 45 The gatekeepers: the descendants[af] of Shallum, the descendants[ag] of Ater, the descendants[ah] of Talmon, the descendants[ai] of Akkub, the descendants[aj] of Hatita, the descendants[ak] of Shobai, one hundred and thirty-eight.

46 The temple servants: the descendants[al] of Ziha, the descendants[am] of Hasupha, the descendants[an] of Tabbaoth, 47 the descendants[ao] of Keros, the descendants[ap] of Siaha, the descendants[aq] of Padon, 48 the descendants[ar] of Lebanah, the descendants[as] of Hagaba, the descendants[at] of Shalmai, 49 the descendants[au] of Hanan, the descendants[av] of Giddel, the descendants[aw] of Gahar, 50 the descendants[ax] of Reaiah, the descendants[ay] of Rezin, the descendants[az] of Nekoda, 51 the descendants[ba] of Gazzam, the descendants[bb] of Uzza, the descendants[bc] of Paseah, 52 the descendants[bd] of Besai, the descendants[be] of Meunim, the descendants[bf] of Nephushesim, 53 the descendants[bg] of Bakbuk, the descendants[bh] of Hakupha, the descendants[bi] of Harhur, 54 the descendants[bj] of Bazlith, the descendants[bk] of Mehida, the descendants[bl] of Harsha, 55 the descendants[bm] of Barkos, the descendants[bn] of Sisera, the descendants[bo] of Temah, 56 the descendants[bp] of Neziah, the descendants[bq] of Hatipha.

57 The descendants[br] of Solomon’s servants: the descendants[bs] of Sotai, the descendants[bt] of Sophereth, the descendants[bu] of Perida, 58 the descendants[bv] of Jaala, the descendants[bw] of Darkon, the descendants[bx] of Giddel, 59 the descendants[by] of Shephatiah, the descendants[bz] of Hattil, the descendants[ca] of Pochereth-Hazzebaim, the descendants[cb] of Amon.

60 All the temple servants and the descendants[cc] of Solomon’s servants were three hundred and ninety-two.

61 These were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they were not able to prove their ancestral houses or their descent, whether they were from Israel: 62 the descendants[cd] of Delaiah, the descendants[ce] of Tobiah, the descendants[cf] of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two. 63 And from the priests: the descendants[cg] of Hobaiah, the descendants[ch] of Hakkoz, the descendants[ci] of Barzillai (who had taken as a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). 64 These sought their record among those enrolled in the genealogy, but it was not found there, so they were excluded as unclean from the priesthood. 65 So the governor said to them that they could not eat the most holy food until a priest could come with Urim and Thummim.

66 All of the assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, 67 besides their servants and female slaves—these were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven. And the male and female singers were two hundred and forty-five,[cj] 69 [ck] there were four hundred and thirty-five camels and six thousand seven hundred and twenty male donkeys.

70 Now some from the heads of the families[cl] gave to the work. The governor gave to the storehouse one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly tunics. 71 Now some of the heads of the families[cm] gave to the storehouse of the work twenty thousand gold darics and two thousand two hundred silver minas. 72 And what the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly tunics.

73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel settled in their cities. When the seventh month came, the Israelites[cn] were in their cities.

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:8 Or “sons”
  2. Nehemiah 7:9 Or “sons”
  3. Nehemiah 7:10 Or “sons”
  4. Nehemiah 7:11 Or “sons”
  5. Nehemiah 7:11 Or “sons”
  6. Nehemiah 7:12 Or “sons”
  7. Nehemiah 7:13 Or “sons”
  8. Nehemiah 7:14 Or “sons”
  9. Nehemiah 7:15 Or “sons”
  10. Nehemiah 7:16 Or “sons”
  11. Nehemiah 7:17 Or “sons”
  12. Nehemiah 7:18 Or “sons”
  13. Nehemiah 7:19 Or “sons”
  14. Nehemiah 7:20 Or “sons”
  15. Nehemiah 7:21 Or “sons”
  16. Nehemiah 7:22 Or “sons”
  17. Nehemiah 7:23 Or “sons”
  18. Nehemiah 7:24 Or “sons”
  19. Nehemiah 7:25 Or “sons”
  20. Nehemiah 7:34 Or “sons”
  21. Nehemiah 7:35 Or “sons”
  22. Nehemiah 7:36 Or “sons”
  23. Nehemiah 7:37 Or “sons”
  24. Nehemiah 7:38 Or “sons”
  25. Nehemiah 7:39 Or “sons”
  26. Nehemiah 7:40 Or “sons”
  27. Nehemiah 7:41 Or “sons”
  28. Nehemiah 7:42 Or “sons”
  29. Nehemiah 7:43 Or “sons”
  30. Nehemiah 7:43 Or “sons”
  31. Nehemiah 7:44 Or “sons”
  32. Nehemiah 7:45 Or “sons”
  33. Nehemiah 7:45 Or “sons”
  34. Nehemiah 7:45 Or “sons”
  35. Nehemiah 7:45 Or “sons”
  36. Nehemiah 7:45 Or “sons”
  37. Nehemiah 7:45 Or “sons”
  38. Nehemiah 7:46 Or “sons”
  39. Nehemiah 7:46 Or “sons”
  40. Nehemiah 7:46 Or “sons”
  41. Nehemiah 7:47 Or “sons”
  42. Nehemiah 7:47 Or “sons”
  43. Nehemiah 7:47 Or “sons”
  44. Nehemiah 7:48 Or “sons”
  45. Nehemiah 7:48 Or “sons”
  46. Nehemiah 7:48 Or “sons”
  47. Nehemiah 7:49 Or “sons”
  48. Nehemiah 7:49 Or “sons”
  49. Nehemiah 7:49 Or “sons”
  50. Nehemiah 7:50 Or “sons”
  51. Nehemiah 7:50 Or “sons”
  52. Nehemiah 7:50 Or “sons”
  53. Nehemiah 7:51 Or “sons”
  54. Nehemiah 7:51 Or “sons”
  55. Nehemiah 7:51 Or “sons”
  56. Nehemiah 7:52 Or “sons”
  57. Nehemiah 7:52 Or “sons”
  58. Nehemiah 7:52 Or “sons”
  59. Nehemiah 7:53 Or “sons”
  60. Nehemiah 7:53 Or “sons”
  61. Nehemiah 7:53 Or “sons”
  62. Nehemiah 7:54 Or “sons”
  63. Nehemiah 7:54 Or “sons”
  64. Nehemiah 7:54 Or “sons”
  65. Nehemiah 7:55 Or “sons”
  66. Nehemiah 7:55 Or “sons”
  67. Nehemiah 7:55 Or “sons”
  68. Nehemiah 7:56 Or “sons”
  69. Nehemiah 7:56 Or “sons”
  70. Nehemiah 7:57 Or “sons”
  71. Nehemiah 7:57 Or “sons”
  72. Nehemiah 7:57 Or “sons”
  73. Nehemiah 7:57 Or “sons”
  74. Nehemiah 7:58 Or “sons”
  75. Nehemiah 7:58 Or “sons”
  76. Nehemiah 7:58 Or “sons”
  77. Nehemiah 7:59 Or “sons”
  78. Nehemiah 7:59 Or “sons”
  79. Nehemiah 7:59 Or “sons”
  80. Nehemiah 7:59 Or “sons”
  81. Nehemiah 7:60 Or “sons”
  82. Nehemiah 7:62 Or “sons”
  83. Nehemiah 7:62 Or “sons”
  84. Nehemiah 7:62 Or “sons”
  85. Nehemiah 7:63 Or “sons”
  86. Nehemiah 7:63 Or “sons”
  87. Nehemiah 7:63 Or “sons”
  88. Nehemiah 7:67 After this verse, some versions add verse 68: “Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six; their mules two hundred and forty-five”; compare Ezra 2:66
  89. Nehemiah 7:69 Nehemiah 7:69–73 in the English Bible is 7:68–72 in the Hebrew Bible
  90. Nehemiah 7:70 Literally “fathers”
  91. Nehemiah 7:71 Literally “fathers”
  92. Nehemiah 7:73 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
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