Nehemiah 7
English Standard Version
7 Now when the wall had been built (A)and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2 I gave (B)my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of (C)the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was (D)a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. 3 And I said to them, “Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. And while they are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their own homes.” 4 The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt.
Lists of Returned Exiles
5 Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of (E)those who came up at the first, and I found written in it:
6 (F)These were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his town. 7 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, (G)Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah.
The number of the men of the people of Israel: 8 the sons of Parosh, 2,172. 9 The sons of Shephatiah, 372. 10 The sons of Arah, (H)652. 11 The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818. 12 The sons of (I)Elam, 1,254. 13 The sons of Zattu, 845. 14 The sons of Zaccai, 760. 15 The sons of (J)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, namely of Hezekiah, 98. 22 The sons of Hashum, 328. 23 The sons of (K)Bezai, 324. 24 The sons of Hariph, 112. 25 The sons of (L)Gibeon, 95. 26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188. 27 The men of Anathoth, 128. 28 The men (M)of Beth-azmaveth, 42. 29 The men of (N)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 (O)the other Elam, 1,254. 35 The sons of Harim, 320. 36 The sons 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 (P)Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua, 973. 40 The sons of (Q)Immer, 1,052. 41 The sons of (R)Pashhur, 1,247. 42 The sons of (S)Harim, 1,017.
43 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, namely of Kadmiel of the sons of (T)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 (U)Sia, the sons of Padon, 48 the sons of Lebana, the sons of (V)Hagaba, the sons of (W)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 (X)Nephushesim, 53 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, 54 the sons of (Y)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 Sophereth, the sons of (Z)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 (AA)Amon.
60 All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392.
61 (AB)The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, (AC)Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove their fathers' houses nor their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: 62 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 642. 63 Also, of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai (who had taken a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). 64 These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but it was not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 65 (AD)The (AE)governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise.
Totals of People and Gifts
66 The whole assembly together was 42,360, 67 besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337. And they had 245 singers, male and female. 68 Their horses were 736, their mules 245,[a] 69 their camels 435, and their donkeys 6,720.
70 Now some of the heads of fathers' houses gave to the work. The (AF)governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics[b] of gold, 50 basins, 30 priests' garments and 500 minas[c] of silver.[d] 71 And some of the heads of fathers' houses gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. 72 (AG)And what the rest of the people gave was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priests' garments.
73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their towns.
(AH)And when the seventh month had come, the people of Israel were in their towns.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 7:68 Compare Ezra 2:66 and the margins of some Hebrew manuscripts; Hebrew lacks Their horses… 245
- Nehemiah 7:70 A daric was a coin weighing about 1/4 ounce or 8.5 grams
- Nehemiah 7:70 A mina was about 1 1/4 pounds or 0.6 kilogram
- Nehemiah 7:70 Probable reading; Hebrew lacks minas of silver
Nehemias 7
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7 Da Muren var bygget, lod jeg Portfløjene indsætte, og Dørvogterne, Sangerne og Leviterne blev ansat. 2 Overbefalingen over Jerusalem gav jeg min Broder Hanani og Borgøversten Hananja; thi han var en pålidelig Mand og frygtede Gud som få; 3 og jeg sagde til dem: "Jerusalems Porte må ikke åbnes, før Solen står højt på Himmelen; og medens den endnu står der, skal man lukke og stænge Portene og sætte Jerusalems Indbyggere på Vagt, hver på sin Post, hver ud for sit Hus!"
4 Men Byen var udstrakt og stor og dens Indbygere få, og Husene var endnu ikke opbygget. 5 Da skød min Gud mig i Sinde at samle de store, Forstanderne og Folket for at indføre dem i Slægtsfortegnelser. Og da fandt jeg Slægtebogen over dem, der først var draget op, og i den fandt jeg skrevet:
6 Følgende er de Folk fra vor Landsdel, der drog op fra Land flygtigheden og Fangenskabet. Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel havde ført dem bort, men nu vendte de til bage til Jerusalem og Juda, hver til sin By; 7 de kom sammen med Zerubbabel, Jesua, Nehemja, Azarja, Ra'amja, Nahamani, Mordokaj, Bilsjan, Misperet, Bigvaj, Nehum og Ba'ana. Tallet på Mændene i Israels Folk var:
8 Par'osj's Efterkommere 2172, 9 Sjefatjas Efterkommere 372, 10 Aras Efterkommere 652, 11 Pahat-Moabs Efterkommere, Je suas og Joabs Efterkommere, 2818, 12 Elams Efterkommere 1254, 13 Zattus Efterkommere 845, 14 Zakkajs Efterkommere 760, 15 Binnujs Efterkommere 648, 16 Bebajs Efterkommere 628, 17 Azgads Efterkommere 2322, 18 Adonikams Efterkommere 667, 19 Bigvajs Efterkommere 2067, 20 Adins Efterkommere 655, 21 Aters Efterkommere gennem Hizkija 98, 22 Hasjums Efterkommere 328, 23 Bezajs Efterkommere 324, 24 Harifs Efterkommere 112, 25 Gibeons Efterkommere 95, 26 Mændene fra Betlehem og Netofa 188, 27 Mændene fra Anatot 128, 28 Mændene fra Bet-Azmavet 42, 29 Mændene fra Hirjat-Jearim, Kefra og Be'erot 743; 30 Mændene fra Rama og Geba 621, 31 Mændene fra Mikmas 122, 32 Mændene fra Betel og Aj 123, 33 Mændene fra det andet Nebo 52, 34 det andet Elams Efterkommere 1254, 35 Harims Efterkommere 320, 36 Jerikos Efterkommere 345, 37 Lods, Hadids og Onos Efterkommere 721, 38 Sena'as Efterkommere 3930.
39 Præsterne var: Jedajas Efterkommere af Jesuas Hus 973, 40 Immers Efterkommere 1052, 41 Pasjhurs Efterkommere 1247, 42 Harims Efterkommere 1017.
43 Leviterne var: Jesuas og Kadmiels Efterkommere af Hodavjas Efterkommere 74.
44 Tempelsangerne var: Asafs Efterkommere 148.
45 Dørvogterne var: Sjallums, Aters, Talmons, Akkubs, Hatitas og Sjobajs Efterkommere 138.
46 Tempeltrællene var: Zihas, Hasufas, Tabbaots, 47 Keros's, Si'as, Padons, 48 Lebanas, Hagabas, Salmajs, 49 Hanans, Giddels, Gahars, 50 Reajas, Rezins, Nekodas, 51 Gazzams, Uzzas, Paseas, 52 Besajs, Me'uniternes, Nefusiternes, 53 Bakbuks, Hakufas, Harhurs, 54 Bazluts, Mehidas, Harsjas, 55 Barkos's, Siseras, Temas, 56 Nezias og Hatifas Efterkommere.
57 Efterkommerne af Salomos Trælle var: Sotaj s, Soferets, Peridas, 58 Ja'alas, Darkons, Giddels, 59 Sjefatjas, Hattils, Pokeret-Haz-zebajims og Amons Efterkommere. 60 Alle Tempeltrælle og Efferkommerne af Salomos Trælle var tilsammen 392.
61 Følgende, som drog op fra Tel-Mela, Tel-Harsja, Kerub-Addon og Immer, kunde ikke opgive, hvorvidt deres Fædrenehuse og Slægt hørte til Israeliterne: 62 Delajas, Tobijas og Nekodas Efterkommere 642. 63 Og følgende Præster: Habajas, Hakoz's og Barzillajs Efterkommere; denne sidste havde ægtet en af Gileaditen Barzillajs Døtre og var blevet opkaldt efter dem. 64 De ledte efter deres Slægtebøger, men kunde ikke finde dem; derfor blev de som urene udelukket fra Præstestanden. 65 Statholderen forbød dem at spise af det højhellige, indtil der fremstod en Præst med Urim og Tummim.
66 Hele Menigheden udgjorde 42360 67 foruden deres Trælle og Trælkvinder, som udgjorde 7337, hvor til kom 245 Sangere og Sangerinder. Deres Heste udgjorde 736, deres Mulddyr 245, 68 deres Kameler 435 og deres Æsler 6720.
69 En Del af Fædrenehusenes Overhoveder ydede Tilskud til Byggearbejdet. Statholderen gav til Byggesummen 1000 Drakmer Guld, 50 Skåle og 30 Præstekjortler. 70 Af Fædrenehusenes Overhoveder gav nogle til Byggesummen 20.000 Drakmer Guld og 2.200 Miner Sølv. 71 Og hvad det øvrige Folk gav, løb op til 20.000 Drakmer Guld, 2.000 Miner Sølv og 67 Præstekjortler.
72 Derpå bosatte Præsterne, Leviterne og en Del af Folket sig i Jerusalem og dets Område, men Sangerne, Dørvogterne og hele det øvrige Israel i deres Byer. (Kap.8) Da den syvende Måned indtraf - Israeliterne boede nu i deres Byer -
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