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and while they are still watching, let the doors be shut, and bolted; and set watches of them that dwell in Jerusalem, <i>every</i> man at his post, and <i>every</i> man over against his house.<p> <A name="5"></a><p class="hdg">The List of Returning Exiles<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Now the city <i>was</i> wide and large; and the people <i>were</i> few in it, and the houses were not built.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And God put <i>it</i> into my heart, and I gathered the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, into companies: and I found a register of the company that came up first, and I found written in it as follows:<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Now these <i>are</i> the children of the country, that came up from captivity, of the number which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away, and they returned to Jerusalem and to Juda, <i>every</i> man to his city; <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>with Zorobabel, and Jesus, and Neemia, Azaria, and Reelma, Naemani, Mardochaeus, Balsan, Maspharath, Esdra, Boguia, Inaum, Baana, Masphar, men of the people of Israel. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The children of Phoros, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The children of Saphatia, three hundred and seventy-two. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The children of Era, six hundred and fifty-two. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The children of Phaath Moab, with the children of Jesus and Joab, two thousand six hundred and eighteen. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The children of Aelam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The children of Zathuia, eight hundred and forty-five. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The children of Zacchu, seven hundred and sixty. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The children of Banui, six hundred and forty-eight. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The children of Bebi, six hundred and twenty-eight. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The children of Asgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The children of Adonicam, six hundred and sixty-seven. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The children of Bagoi, two thousand and sixty-seven. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The children of Edin, six hundred and fifty-five. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The children of Ater, <i>the son</i> of Ezekias, ninety-eight. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The children of Esam, three hundred and twenty-eight. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The children of Besei, three hundred and twenty-four. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The children of Ariph, a hundred and twelve: the children of Asen, two hundred and twenty-three. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The children of Gabaon, ninety-five. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The children of Baethalem, a hundred and twenty-three: the children of Atopha, fifty-six. <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The children of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight. <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>The men of Bethasmoth, forty-two. <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>The men of Cariatharim, Caphira, and Beroth, seven hundred and forty-three. <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The men of Arama and Gabaa, six hundred and twenty. <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>The men of Machemas, a hundred and twenty-two. <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>The men of Baethel and Ai, a hundred and twenty-three. <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>The men of Nabia, a hundred an fifty-two. <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>The men of Elamaar, one thousand two hundred and fifty-two. <A name="36"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The children of Eram, three hundred and twenty. <A name="37"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five. <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>The children of Lodadid and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one. <A name="39"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>The children of Sanana, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.<p> <A name="40"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>The priests; the sons of Jodae, <i>pertaining</i> to the house of Jesus, nine hundred and seventy-three. <A name="41"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>The children of Emmer, one thousand and fifty-two. <A name="42"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>The children of Phaseur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven. <A name="43"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>The children of Eram, a thousand and seventeen.<p> <A name="44"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>The Levites; the children of Jesus the son of Cadmiel, with the children of Uduia, seventy-four. <A name="45"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>The singers; the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight. <A name="46"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>The porters; the children of Salum, the children of Ater, the children of Telmon, the children of Acub, the children of Atita, the children of Sabi, a hundred and thirty-eight.<p> <A name="47"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>The Nathinim; the children of Sea, the children of Aspha, the children of Tabaoth, <A name="48"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>the children of Kiras, the children of Asuia, the children of Phadon, <A name="49"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>the children of Labana, the children of Agaba, the children of Selmei, <A name="50"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>the children of Anan, the children of Gadel, the children of Gaar, <A name="51"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>the children of Raaia, the children of Rasson, the children of Necoda, <A name="52"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-51.htm"><b>51</b></a></span>the children of Gezam, the children of Ozi, the children of Phese, <A name="53"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-52.htm"><b>52</b></a></span>the children of Besi, the children of Meinon, the children of Nephosasi, <A name="54"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-53.htm"><b>53</b></a></span>the children of Bacbuc, the children of Achipha, the children of Arur, <A name="55"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-54.htm"><b>54</b></a></span>the children of Basaloth, the children of Mida, the children of Adasan, <A name="56"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-55.htm"><b>55</b></a></span>the children of Barcue, the children of Sisarath, the children of Thema, <A name="57"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-56.htm"><b>56</b></a></span>the children of Nisia, the children of Atipha.<p> <A name="58"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-57.htm"><b>57</b></a></span>The children of the servants of Solomon; the children of Sutei, the children of Sapharat, the children of Pherida, <A name="59"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-58.htm"><b>58</b></a></span>the children of Jelel, the children of Dorcon, the children of Gadael, <A name="60"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-59.htm"><b>59</b></a></span>the children of Saphatia, the children of Ettel, the children of Phacarath, the children of Sabaim, the children of Emim.<p> <A name="61"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-60.htm"><b>60</b></a></span>All the Nathinim, and children of the servants of Solomon, <i>were</i> three hundred and ninety-two.<p> <A name="62"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm"><b>61</b></a></span>And these went up from Thelmeleth, Thelaresa, Charub, Eron, Jemer: but they could not declare the houses of their families, or their seed, whether they were of Israel. <A name="63"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-62.htm"><b>62</b></a></span>The children of Dalaia, the children of Tobia, the children of Necoda, six hundred and forty-two.<p> <A name="64"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-63.htm"><b>63</b></a></span>And of the priests; the children of Ebia, the children of Acos, the children of Berzelli, for they took wives of the daughters of Berzelli the Galaadite, and they were called by their name. <A name="65"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm"><b>64</b></a></span>These sought the pedigree of their company, and it was not found, and they were removed <i>as polluted</i> from the priesthood. <A name="66"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-65.htm"><b>65</b></a></span>And the Athersastha said, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should stand up to give light.<p> <A name="67"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-66.htm"><b>66</b></a></span>And all the congregation was about forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, <A name="68"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-67.htm"><b>67</b></a></span>besides their men-servants and their maid-servants: these were seven thousand three hundred and thirty seven: and the singing-men and singing-women, two hundred and forty-five. <A name="69"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-68.htm"><b>68</b></a></span><font color=blue>(OMITTED TEXT)</font> <A name="70"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-69.htm"><b>69</b></a></span>Two thousand seven hundred asses.<p> <A name="71"></a><p class="hdg">Offerings by the Exiles<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-70.htm"><b>70</b></a></span>And part of the heads of families gave into the treasury to Neemias for the work a thousand pieces of gold, fifty bowls, and thirty priests' <i>garments</i>. <A name="72"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-71.htm"><b>71</b></a></span>And <i>some</i> of the heads of families gave into the treasuries of the work, twenty thousand pieces of gold, and two thousand three hundred pounds of silver. <A name="73"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-72.htm"><b>72</b></a></span>And the rest of the people gave twenty thousand pieces of gold, and two thousand two hundred pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' <i>garments</i>.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-73.htm"><b>73</b></a></span>And the priests, and Levites, and porters, and singers, and <i>some</i> of the people, and the Nathinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../nehemiah/6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../nehemiah/8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>