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The number of the 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 sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy and two. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The sons of Arah, six hundred fifty and two. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The sons of Pahath-Moab to the sons of Joshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The sons of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The sons of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and seven. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The sons of Bigvai, two thousand sixty and seven. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The sons of Adin, six hundred fifty and five. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The sons of Ater to Hezekiah, ninety and eight. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The sons of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The sons of Hariph, a hundred and twelve. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The sons of Gibeon, ninety and five. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The men of the house of bread and Netophah, a hundred eighty and eight. <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight. <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>The men of the house strong as death, forty and two. <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>The men of the city of forests, Chephirah and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three. <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The men of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty and two. <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>The men of the house of God and Ai, a hundred twenty and three. <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>The sons of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. <A name="36"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty. <A name="37"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one. <A name="39"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>The sons of Senaah, 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 Jedaiah for the house of Joshua, nine hundred seventy and three. <A name="41"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>The sons of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. <A name="42"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>The sons of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. <A name="43"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>The sons of Harim, 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 sons of Joshua to Kadmiel, to the sons to Hodevah, seventy and four. <A name="45"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>Those singing: the sons of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight. <A name="46"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>The gate keepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, a hundred thirty and eight.<p> <A name="47"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>The Nethinims: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, <A name="48"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>The sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon, <A name="49"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>The sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmi. <A name="50"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>The sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, <A name="51"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>The sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, <A name="52"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-51.htm"><b>51</b></a></span>The sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, <A name="53"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-52.htm"><b>52</b></a></span>The sons of Bezai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephishesim, <A name="54"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-53.htm"><b>53</b></a></span>The sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, <A name="55"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-54.htm"><b>54</b></a></span>The sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, <A name="56"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-55.htm"><b>55</b></a></span>The sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Thamah, <A name="57"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-56.htm"><b>56</b></a></span>The sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha,<p> <A name="58"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-57.htm"><b>57</b></a></span>The sons of Solomon's servant's: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida, <A name="59"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-58.htm"><b>58</b></a></span>The sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, <A name="60"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-59.htm"><b>59</b></a></span>The sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, the sons of Amon.<p> <A name="61"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-60.htm"><b>60</b></a></span>All the Nethinims, and the sons of Solomon's servants, three hundred ninety and two.<p> <A name="62"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm"><b>61</b></a></span>And these going up from Tel-Mela, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: and they could not announce their father's house, and their seed, if they were from Israel. <A name="63"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-62.htm"><b>62</b></a></span>The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.<p> <A name="64"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-63.htm"><b>63</b></a></span>And from the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai, who took from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite a wife, and he will be called for their name. <A name="65"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm"><b>64</b></a></span>These sought their writing of those being enrolled, and it was not found: and they will be defiled from the priesthood. <A name="66"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-65.htm"><b>65</b></a></span>And the Tirshatha will say to them that they shall not eat from the holy of holies till a priest stood up for Lights and Truth.<p> <A name="67"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-66.htm"><b>66</b></a></span>All the convocation as one four myriads 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 servants and their maids, these seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and to them men singing and women singing, two hundred and forty and five: <A name="69"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-68.htm"><b>68</b></a></span>Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules two hundred forty and five: <A name="70"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-69.htm"><b>69</b></a></span>The camels four hundred thirty and five: and the asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.<p> <A name="71"></a><p class="hdg">Offerings by the Exiles<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../exodus/38.htm#21">Exodus 38:21–31</a>; <a href ="../ezra/2.htm#68">Ezra 2:68–70</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-70.htm"><b>70</b></a></span>And from the sum of heads of the fathers they gave for the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure gold a thousand drachmas, fifty vases, thirty and five hundred priests' tunics. <A name="72"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-71.htm"><b>71</b></a></span>And from the chiefs of the fathers they gave to the treasure of the work, gold, two myriads of drachmas, and silver, two thousand two hundred portions. <A name="73"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-72.htm"><b>72</b></a></span>And what the rest of the people gave was gold, two myriads of drachmas, and silver, two thousand portions, and priests' tunics, sixty and seven.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-73.htm"><b>73</b></a></span>And there dwelt the priests and the Levites and the gatekeepers, and those singing, and from the people and the Nethinims, and all Israel in their cities; and the seventh month will draw near, and the sons of Israel in their cities.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues by Julia E. 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