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Nehemiah 7:4-69
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4 Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.

5 (A)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, [a]in which I found the following record:

6 (B)These are the [b]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, [c]Azariah, [d]Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, [e]Mispereth, Bigvai, [f]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 [g]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 [h]Hariph, 112; 25 the sons of [i]Gibeon, 95; 26 the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188; 27 the men of Anathoth, 128; 28 the men of [j]Beth-azmaveth, 42; 29 the men of [k]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 [l]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 [m]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 [n]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 [o]Nephushesim, 53 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, 54 the sons of [p]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 [q]Sophereth, the sons of [r]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 [s]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, [t]Addon, and Immer; but they could not provide evidence for their fathers’ households or their [u]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 (C)the [v]governor said to them that they were not to eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with (D)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, [w]of whom there were 7,337; and they had 245 male and female singers. 68 [x](E)Their horses were 736; their mules, 245; 69 their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:5 Lit and I found written in it
  2. Nehemiah 7:6 Lit sons
  3. Nehemiah 7:7 In Ezra 2:2, Seraiah
  4. Nehemiah 7:7 In Ezra 2:2, Reelaiah
  5. Nehemiah 7:7 In Ezra 2:2, Mispar
  6. Nehemiah 7:7 In Ezra 2:2, Rehum
  7. Nehemiah 7:15 In Ezra 2:10, Bani
  8. Nehemiah 7:24 In Ezra 2:18, Jorah
  9. Nehemiah 7:25 In Ezra 2:20, Gibbar
  10. Nehemiah 7:28 In Ezra 2:24, Azmaveth
  11. Nehemiah 7:29 In Ezra 2:25, Kiriath-arim
  12. Nehemiah 7:36 Lit sons
  13. Nehemiah 7:43 In Ezra 2:40, Hodaviah, in Ezra 3:9, Judah
  14. Nehemiah 7:47 In Ezra 2:44, Siaha
  15. Nehemiah 7:52 In Ezra 2:50, Nephisim
  16. Nehemiah 7:54 In Ezra 2:52, Bazluth
  17. Nehemiah 7:57 In Ezra 2:55, Hassophereth
  18. Nehemiah 7:57 In Ezra 2:55, Peruda
  19. Nehemiah 7:59 In Ezra 2:57, Ami
  20. Nehemiah 7:61 In Ezra 2:59, Addan
  21. Nehemiah 7:61 Lit seed
  22. Nehemiah 7:65 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title
  23. Nehemiah 7:67 Lit these
  24. Nehemiah 7:68 As in some ancient mss and LXX; verse not in MT
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Nehemiah 7:4-69
New Living Translation

Nehemiah Registers the People

4 At that time the city was large and spacious, but the population was small, and none of the houses had been rebuilt. 5 So my God gave me the idea to call together all the nobles and leaders of the city, along with the ordinary citizens, for registration. I had found the genealogical record of those who had first returned to Judah. This is what was written there:

6 Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. 7 Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah,[a] Reelaiah,[b] Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar,[c] Bigvai, Rehum,[d] and Baanah.

This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile:

8 The family of Parosh2,172
9 The family of Shephatiah372
10 The family of Arah652
11 The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab)2,818
12 The family of Elam1,254
13 The family of Zattu845
14 The family of Zaccai760
15 The family of Bani[e]648
16 The family of Bebai628
17 The family of Azgad2,322
18 The family of Adonikam667
19 The family of Bigvai2,067
20 The family of Adin655
21 The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah)98
22 The family of Hashum328
23 The family of Bezai324
24 The family of Jorah[f]112
25 The family of Gibbar[g]95
26 The people of Bethlehem and Netophah188
27 The people of Anathoth128
28 The people of Beth-azmaveth42
29 The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth743
30 The people of Ramah and Geba621
31 The people of Micmash122
32 The people of Bethel and Ai123
33 The people of West Nebo[h]52
34 The citizens of West Elam[i]1,254
35 The citizens of Harim320
36 The citizens of Jericho345
37 The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono721
38 The citizens of Senaah3,930

39 These are the priests who returned from exile:

The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua)973
40 The family of Immer1,052
41 The family of Pashhur1,247
42 The family of Harim1,017

43 These are the Levites who returned from exile:

The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah[j])74
44 The singers of the family of Asaph148
45 The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai138

46 The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile:

Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
47 Keros, Siaha,[k] Padon,
48 Lebanah, Hagabah, Shalmai,
49 Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
50 Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
51 Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
52 Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,[l]
53 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
54 Bazluth,[m] Mehida, Harsha,
55 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
56 Neziah, and Hatipha.

57 The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile:

Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,[n]
58 Jaalah,[o] Darkon, Giddel,
59 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.[p]

60 In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.

61 Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan,[q] and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel. 62 This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 642 people.

63 Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.) 64 They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. 65 The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots.

66 So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, 67 in addition to 7,337 servants and 245 singers, both men and women. 68 They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules,[r] 69 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:7a As in parallel text at Ezra 2:2; Hebrew reads Azariah.
  2. 7:7b As in parallel text at Ezra 2:2; Hebrew reads Raamiah.
  3. 7:7c As in parallel text at Ezra 2:2; Hebrew reads Mispereth.
  4. 7:7d As in parallel text at Ezra 2:2; Hebrew reads Nehum.
  5. 7:15 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:10; Hebrew reads Binnui.
  6. 7:24 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:18; Hebrew reads Hariph.
  7. 7:25 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:20; Hebrew reads Gibeon.
  8. 7:33 Or of the other Nebo.
  9. 7:34 Or of the other Elam.
  10. 7:43 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:40; Hebrew reads Hodevah.
  11. 7:47 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:44; Hebrew reads Sia.
  12. 7:52 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:50; Hebrew reads Nephushesim.
  13. 7:54 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:52; Hebrew reads Bazlith.
  14. 7:57 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:55; Hebrew reads Sotai, Sophereth, Perida.
  15. 7:58 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:56; Hebrew reads Jaala.
  16. 7:59 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:57; Hebrew reads Amon.
  17. 7:61 As in parallel text at Ezra 2:59; Hebrew reads Addon.
  18. 7:68 As in some Hebrew manuscripts (see also Ezra 2:66); most Hebrew manuscripts lack this verse. Verses 7:69-73 are numbered 7:68-72 in Hebrew text.
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