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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.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt.</p> <p class="heading">Lists of Returned Exiles</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>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 those who came up at the first, and I found written in it:</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah.</p><p class="regular">The number of the men of the people of Israel: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>the sons of Parosh, 2,172. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The sons of Shephatiah, 372. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The sons of Arah, 652 <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The sons of Elam, 1,254. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The sons of Zattu, 845. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The sons of Zaccai, 760. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The sons of Binnui, 648. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The sons of Bebai, 628. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The sons of Azgad, 2,322. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The sons of Adonikam, 667. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The sons of Bigvai, 2,067. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The sons of Adin, 655. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The sons of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, 98. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The sons of Hashum, 328. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The sons of Bezai, 324. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The sons of Hariph, 112. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The sons of Gibeon, 95. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The men of Anathoth, 128. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>The men of Beth-azmaveth, 42. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The men of Ramah and Geba, 621. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>The men of Michmas, 122. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>The men of Bethel and Ai, 123. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>The men of the other Nebo, 52. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>The sons of the other Elam, 1,254. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The sons of Harim, 320. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>The sons of Jericho, 345. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>The sons of Senaah, 3,930.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua, 973. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>The sons of Immer, 1,052. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>The sons of Pashhur, 1,247. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>The sons of Harim, 1,017.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, namely of Kadmiel of the sons of Hodevah, 74. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-51.htm"><b>51</b></a></span>the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-52.htm"><b>52</b></a></span>the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephushesim, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-53.htm"><b>53</b></a></span>the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-54.htm"><b>54</b></a></span>the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-55.htm"><b>55</b></a></span>the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-56.htm"><b>56</b></a></span>the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-57.htm"><b>57</b></a></span>The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-58.htm"><b>58</b></a></span>the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-59.htm"><b>59</b></a></span>the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-60.htm"><b>60</b></a></span>All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants were 392.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-61.htm"><b>61</b></a></span>The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove their fathers’ houses nor their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-62.htm"><b>62</b></a></span>the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 642. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-63.htm"><b>63</b></a></span>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). <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-64.htm"><b>64</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-65.htm"><b>65</b></a></span>The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise.</p> <p class="heading">Totals of People and Gifts</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-66.htm"><b>66</b></a></span>The whole assembly together was 42,360, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-67.htm"><b>67</b></a></span>besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337. And they had 245 singers, male and female. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-68.htm"><b>68</b></a></span>Their horses were 736, their mules 245,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Compare Ezra 2:66 and the margins of some Hebrew manuscripts; Hebrew lacks Their horses... 245">a</a></sup></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-69.htm"><b>69</b></a></span>their camels 435, and their donkeys 6,720.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-70.htm"><b>70</b></a></span>Now some of the heads of fathers’ houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="A daric was a coin weighing about 1/4 ounce or 8.5 grams">b</a></sup></span> of gold, 50 basins, 30 priests’ garments and 500 minas<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="A mina was about 1 1/4 pounds or 0.6 kilogram">c</a></sup></span> of silver.<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Probable reading; Hebrew lacks minas of silver">d</a></sup></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-71.htm"><b>71</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-72.htm"><b>72</b></a></span>And what the rest of the people gave was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priests’ garments.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/7-73.htm"><b>73</b></a></span>So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their towns.</p><p class="regular">And when the seventh month had come, the people of Israel were in their towns.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">68</span> Compare Ezra 2:66 and the margins of some Hebrew manuscripts; Hebrew lacks <i class="catch-word">Their horses... 245</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">70</span> A <i class="catch-word-plural">daric</i> was a coin weighing about 1/4 ounce or 8.5 grams<br /><span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">70</span> A <i class="catch-word-plural">mina</i> was about 1 1/4 pounds or 0.6 kilogram<br /><span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">70</span> Probable reading; Hebrew lacks <i class="catch-word">minas of silver</i><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">ESV Text Edition® (2016).<br /><br />The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by <a href="http://www.crossway.org/home/esv/">Crossway Bibles</a>, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. 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