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Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their watch posts, and others before their own houses.” </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">4</span>The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few and no houses had been built.</span></p> <h3><span id="en" class="text">Lists of the Returned Exiles</span></h3><p><span class="text"><span class="versenum">5</span>Then my God put it into my mind 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 were the first to come back, and I found the following written in it:</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">6</span>These are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had carried into exile; they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his town. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">7</span>They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah.</span></p><p><span class="text">The number of the Israelite people: </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">8</span>the descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">9</span>Of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">10</span>Of Arah, six hundred fifty-two. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">11</span>Of Pahath-moab, namely the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred eighteen. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">12</span>Of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">13</span>Of Zattu, eight hundred forty-five. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">14</span>Of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">15</span>Of Binnui, six hundred forty-eight. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">16</span>Of Bebai, six hundred twenty-eight. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">17</span>Of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty-two. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">18</span>Of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-seven. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">19</span>Of Bigvai, two thousand sixty-seven. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">20</span>Of Adin, six hundred fifty-five. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">21</span>Of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, ninety-eight. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">22</span>Of Hashum, three hundred twenty-eight. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">23</span>Of Bezai, three hundred twenty-four. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">24</span>Of Hariph, one hundred twelve. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">25</span>Of Gibeon, ninety-five. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">26</span>The people of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred eighty-eight. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">27</span>Of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">28</span>Of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">29</span>Of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">30</span>Of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">31</span>Of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">32</span>Of Bethel and Ai, one hundred twenty-three. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">33</span>Of the other Nebo, fifty-two. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">34</span>The descendants of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">35</span>Of Harim, three hundred twenty. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">36</span>Of Jericho, three hundred forty-five. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">37</span>Of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-one. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">38</span>Of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred thirty.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">39</span>The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">40</span>Of Immer, one thousand fifty-two. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">41</span>Of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">42</span>Of Harim, one thousand seventeen.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">43</span>The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua, namely of Kadmiel of the descendants of Hodevah, seventy-four. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">44</span>The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">45</span>The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, of Ater, of Talmon, of Akkub, of Hatita, of Shobai, one hundred thirty-eight.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">46</span>The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, of Hasupha, of Tabbaoth, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">47</span>of Keros, of Sia, of Padon, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">48</span>of Lebana, of Hagaba, of Shalmai, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">49</span>of Hanan, of Giddel, of Gahar, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">50</span>of Reaiah, of Rezin, of Nekoda, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">51</span>of Gazzam, of Uzza, of Paseah, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">52</span>of Besai, of Meunim, of Nephushesim, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">53</span>of Bakbuk, of Hakupha, of Harhur, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">54</span>of Bazlith, of Mehida, of Harsha, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">55</span>of Barkos, of Sisera, of Temah, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">56</span>of Neziah, of Hatipha.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">57</span>The descendants of Solomon’s servants: of Sotai, of Sophereth, of Perida, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">58</span>of Jaala, of Darkon, of Giddel, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">59</span>of Shephatiah, of Hattil, of Pochereth-hazzebaim, of Amon.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">60</span>All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants were three hundred ninety-two.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">61</span>The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove their ancestral houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">62</span>the descendants of Delaiah, of Tobiah, of Nekoda, six hundred forty-two. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">63</span>Also, of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, of Hakkoz, of Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">64</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> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">65</span>the governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food, until a priest with Urim and Thummim should come.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">66</span>The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">67</span>besides their male and female slaves, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred forty-five singers, male and female. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">68</span>They had seven hundred thirty-six horses, two hundred forty-five mules,<span data-fn='#fen' class='footnote' data-link='[<a href="#fen-NRSVCE-12489b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote b">b</a>]</span> </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">69</span>four hundred thirty-five camels, and six thousand seven hundred twenty donkeys.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">70</span>Now some of the heads of ancestral houses contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred thirty priestly robes. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">71</span>And some of the heads of ancestral houses gave into the building fund twenty thousand darics of gold and two thousand two hundred minas of silver. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">72</span>And what the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priestly robes.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">73</span>So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns.</span></p><h3><span class="text">Ezra Summons the People to Obey the Law</span></h3><p><span class="text">When the seventh month came—the people of Israel being settled in their towns— </span> </p><A name="fen"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes</h4><ol><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Nehemiah 7:3">Nehemiah 7:3</a> <span class='footnote-text'>Heb <i>while they</i></span></li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Nehemiah 7:68">Nehemiah 7:68</a> <span class='footnote-text'>Ezra 2.66 and the margins of some Hebrew Mss: MT lacks <i>They had�.�.�. forty-five mules</i></span></li></ol></div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. 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