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Nehemiah 7

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¹ When the wall had been rebuilt and I had the doors installed, ⓐ the gatekeepers, ⓑ singers, and Levites were appointed.

² Then I put my brother Hanani ⓒ in charge of Jerusalem, ⓓ along with Hananiah, ⓔ commander of the fortress, ⓕ because he was a faithful man who feared God ⓖ more than most.

³ I said to them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot, and let the doors be shut and securely fastened while the guards are on duty. Station the citizens of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their homes.” ⓗ

⁴ The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet. ⓘ

⁵ Then my God put it into my mind ⓙ to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who came back first, and I found the following written in it: ⓚ

⁶ These are the people of the province who went up among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzar ⓛ of Babylon. Each of them returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to his own town. ⓜ

⁷ They came with Zerubbabel, ⓝ Jeshua, ⓞ Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included:

⁸ Parosh’s descendants ⓟ2,172

⁹ Shephatiah’s descendants372

¹⁰ Arah’s descendants652

¹¹ Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants2,818

¹² Elam’s descendants1,254

¹³ Zattu’s descendants845

¹⁴ Zaccai’s descendants760

¹⁵ Binnui’s descendants648

¹⁶ Bebai’s descendants628

¹⁷ Azgad’s descendants2,322

¹⁸ Adonikam’s descendants ⓠ667

¹⁹ Bigvai’s descendants2,067

²⁰ Adin’s descendants ⓡ655

²¹ Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah98

²² Hashum’s descendants328

²³ Bezai’s descendants324

²⁴ Hariph’s descendants112

²⁵ Gibeon’s [1] descendants95

²⁶ Bethlehem’s ⓢ and Netophah’s ⓣ men188

²⁷ Anathoth’s ⓤ men128

²⁸ Beth-azmaveth’s men42

²⁹ Kiriath-jearim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s men743

³⁰ Ramah’s and Geba’s men621

³¹ Michmas’s men122

³² Bethel’s and Ai’s men ⓥ123

³³ the other Nebo’s men52

³⁴ the other Elam’s people1,254

³⁵ Harim’s people320

³⁶ Jericho’s people ⓦ345

³⁷ Lod’s, ⓧ Hadid’s, and Ono’s people721

³⁸ Senaah’s people3,930.

³⁹ The priests included: Jedaiah’s ⓨ descendants of the house of Jeshua973

⁴⁰ Immer’s descendants1,052

⁴¹ Pashhur’s descendants1,247

⁴² Harim’s descendants1,017.

⁴³ The Levites ⓩ included: Jeshua’s descendants: of Kadmiel Hodevah’s descendants74.

⁴⁴ The singers ⓐ included: Asaph’s descendants148.

⁴⁵ The gatekeepers ⓑ included: Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants138.

⁴⁶ The temple servants ⓒ included: Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants, Tabbaoth’s descendants,

⁴⁷ Keros’s descendants, Sia’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,

⁴⁸ Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants, Shalmai’s descendants,

⁴⁹ Hanan’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,

⁵⁰ Reaiah’s descendants, Rezin’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants,

⁵¹ Gazzam’s descendants, Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,

⁵² Besai’s descendants, Meunim’s descendants, Nephishesim’s [2] descendants,

⁵³ Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants, Harhur’s descendants,

⁵⁴ Bazlith’s descendants, Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,

⁵⁵ Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants, Temah’s descendants,

⁵⁶ Neziah’s descendants, Hatipha’s descendants.

⁵⁷ The descendants of Solomon’s servants ⓓ included: Sotai’s descendants, Sophereth’s descendants, Perida’s descendants,

⁵⁸ Jaala’s descendants, Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,

⁵⁹ Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, Amon’s descendants.

⁶⁰ All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants ⓔ392.

⁶¹ The following ⓕ are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their families and ancestors were Israelite:

⁶² Delaiah’s descendants, Tobiah’s descendants, and Nekoda’s descendants642

⁶³ and from the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai — who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name.

⁶⁴ These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

⁶⁵ The governor ⓖ ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. ⓗ

⁶⁶ The whole combined assembly numbered42,360

⁶⁷ not including their 7,337 male and female slaves, as well as their 245 male and female singers.

⁶⁸ They had 736 horses, 245 mules, [3]

⁶⁹ 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. ⓘ

⁷⁰ Some of the family leaders gave to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins, [4] 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury.

⁷¹ Some of the family leaders gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas [5] to the treasury for the project.

⁷² The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments.

⁷³ So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns. [6] ⓙ Public Reading of the Law When the seventh month ⓚ came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,

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1	When the wall had been rebuilt and I had the doors installed, ⓐ the gatekeepers, ⓑ singers, and Levites were appointed.
2	Then I put my brother Hanani ⓒ in charge of Jerusalem, ⓓ along with Hananiah, ⓔ commander of the fortress, ⓕ because he was a faithful man who feared God ⓖ more than most.
3	I said to them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot, and let the doors be shut and securely fastened while the guards are on duty. Station the citizens of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their homes.” ⓗ
4	The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet. ⓘ
5	Then my God put it into my mind ⓙ to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who came back first, and I found the following written in it: ⓚ
6	These are the people of the province who went up among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzar ⓛ of Babylon. Each of them returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to his own town. ⓜ
7	They came with Zerubbabel, ⓝ Jeshua, ⓞ Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included:
8	Parosh’s descendants ⓟ2,172
9	Shephatiah’s descendants372
10	Arah’s descendants652
11	Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants2,818
12	Elam’s descendants1,254
13	Zattu’s descendants845
14	Zaccai’s descendants760
15	Binnui’s descendants648
16	Bebai’s descendants628
17	Azgad’s descendants2,322
18	Adonikam’s descendants ⓠ667
19	Bigvai’s descendants2,067
20	Adin’s descendants ⓡ655
21	Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah98
22	Hashum’s descendants328
23	Bezai’s descendants324
24	Hariph’s descendants112
25	Gibeon’s [1] descendants95
26	Bethlehem’s ⓢ and Netophah’s ⓣ men188
27	Anathoth’s ⓤ men128
28	Beth-azmaveth’s men42
29	Kiriath-jearim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s men743
30	Ramah’s and Geba’s men621
31	Michmas’s men122
32	Bethel’s and Ai’s men ⓥ123
33	the other Nebo’s men52
34	the other Elam’s people1,254
35	Harim’s people320
36	Jericho’s people ⓦ345
37	Lod’s, ⓧ Hadid’s, and Ono’s people721
38	Senaah’s people3,930.
39	The priests included: Jedaiah’s ⓨ descendants of the house of Jeshua973
40	Immer’s descendants1,052
41	Pashhur’s descendants1,247
42	Harim’s descendants1,017.
43	The Levites ⓩ included: Jeshua’s descendants: of Kadmiel Hodevah’s descendants74.
44	The singers ⓐ included: Asaph’s descendants148.
45	The gatekeepers ⓑ included: Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants138.
46	The temple servants ⓒ included: Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants, Tabbaoth’s descendants,
47	Keros’s descendants, Sia’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,
48	Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants, Shalmai’s descendants,
49	Hanan’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,
50	Reaiah’s descendants, Rezin’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants,
51	Gazzam’s descendants, Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,
52	Besai’s descendants, Meunim’s descendants, Nephishesim’s [2] descendants,
53	Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants, Harhur’s descendants,
54	Bazlith’s descendants, Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,
55	Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants, Temah’s descendants,
56	Neziah’s descendants, Hatipha’s descendants.
57	The descendants of Solomon’s servants ⓓ included: Sotai’s descendants, Sophereth’s descendants, Perida’s descendants,
58	Jaala’s descendants, Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,
59	Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, Amon’s descendants.
60	All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants ⓔ392.
61	The following ⓕ are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their families and ancestors were Israelite:
62	Delaiah’s descendants, Tobiah’s descendants, and Nekoda’s descendants642
63	and from the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai — who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name.
64	These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
65	The governor ⓖ ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. ⓗ
66	The whole combined assembly numbered42,360
67	not including their 7,337 male and female slaves, as well as their 245 male and female singers.
68	They had 736 horses, 245 mules, [3]
69	435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. ⓘ
70	Some of the family leaders gave to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins, [4] 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury.
71	Some of the family leaders gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas [5] to the treasury for the project.
72	The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments.
73	So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns. [6] ⓙ Public Reading of the Law When the seventh month ⓚ came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,

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