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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Nehemiah 7 GWT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/nehemiah/7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/nehemiah/7-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GWT</a> > Nehemiah 7</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../nehemiah/6.htm" title="Nehemiah 6">◄</a> Nehemiah 7 <a href="../nehemiah/8.htm" title="Nehemiah 8">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">GOD'S WORD® Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites were assigned their duties after the wall had been rebuilt and I had hung the doors. <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>I put my brother Hanani and Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem. Hananiah was a trustworthy man, and he feared God more than most people do. <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>I told them, "The gates of Jerusalem should not be opened at the hottest time of the day. While the [gatekeepers] are still standing there, they should shut the doors and bar them. Order some of the men in Jerusalem to stand guard, some at their posts and others in front of their homes."</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The city was large and wide-open. Few people were in it, and no houses were being built.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then my God put the idea into my head that I should gather the nobles, leaders, and people so that they could check their genealogy. I found the book with the genealogy of those who came back the first time. I found the following written in it:</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>These were the people in the province. They were the ones who left the place where the exiles had been taken captive. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had taken them captive. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah. All of them went to their own cities. <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>They went with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the number of Israelite men from the people in exile: <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>the descendants of Parosh 2,172 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>of Shephatiah 372 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>of Arah 652 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>of Pahath Moab, that is, of Jeshua and Joab 2,818 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>of Elam 1,254 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>of Zattu 845 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>of Zaccai 760 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>of Binnui 648 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>of Bebai 628 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>of Azgad 2,322 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>of Adonikam 667 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>of Bigvai 2,067 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>of Adin 655 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>of Ater, that is, Hezekiah 98 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>of Hashum 328 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>of Bezai 324 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>of Hariph 112 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>of Gibeon 95 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>the people of Bethlehem and Netophah 188 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>of Anathoth 128 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>of Beth Azmaveth 42 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth 743 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>of Ramah and Geba 621 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>of Michmas 122 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>of Bethel and Ai 123 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>of the other Nebo 52 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>of the other Elam 1,254 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>of Harim 320 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>of Jericho 345 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 721 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>of Senaah 3,930</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>These priests returned from exile: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 973 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>of Immer 1,052 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>of Pashhur 1,247 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>of Harim 1,017</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>These Levites returned from exile: the descendants of Jeshua, that is, of Kadmiel [and] of Hodeiah 74 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>These singers returned from exile: the descendants of Asaph 148 <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>These gatekeepers returned from exile: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 138</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>These temple servants returned from exile: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>Keros, Sia, Padon, <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>Lebanah, Hagabah, Shalmai, <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-51.htm"><b>51</b></a></span>Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-52.htm"><b>52</b></a></span>Besai, Meunim, Nephusheshim, <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-53.htm"><b>53</b></a></span>Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-54.htm"><b>54</b></a></span>Bazlith, Mehida, Harsha, <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-55.htm"><b>55</b></a></span>Barkos, Sisera, Temah, <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-56.htm"><b>56</b></a></span>Neziah, and Hatipha.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-57.htm"><b>57</b></a></span>These descendants of Solomon's servants returned from exile: the descendants of Sotai, Sophereth, Perida, <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-58.htm"><b>58</b></a></span>Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-59.htm"><b>59</b></a></span>Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Amon.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-60.htm"><b>60</b></a></span>The temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants totaled 392.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm"><b>61</b></a></span>The following people came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they couldn't prove they were Israelites on the basis of their father's family or their genealogy: <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-62.htm"><b>62</b></a></span>the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda. These people totaled 642.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-63.htm"><b>63</b></a></span>These priests [couldn't prove they were Israelites]: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that [family] name). <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm"><b>64</b></a></span>These people searched for their [family] names in the genealogical records, but their names couldn't be found there. For this reason they were considered contaminated and couldn't be priests. <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-65.htm"><b>65</b></a></span>The governor told them not to eat any of the most holy food until a priest could use the Urim and Thummim [to settle the problem]. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-66.htm"><b>66</b></a></span>The whole assembly totaled 42,360. <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-67.htm"><b>67</b></a></span>In addition to the male and female servants who numbered 7,337, they also had 245 male and female singers. <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-68.htm"><b>68</b></a></span>They had 736 horses, 245 mules, <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-69.htm"><b>69</b></a></span>435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-70.htm"><b>70</b></a></span>Some of the heads of the families contributed to this work. The governor contributed the following to the treasury: nearly 18 pounds of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 robes for the priests. <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-71.htm"><b>71</b></a></span>Some of the heads of the families contributed to the treasury for this work: 337 pounds of gold and 3,215 pounds of silver. <span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-72.htm"><b>72</b></a></span>The rest of the people contributed 337 pounds of gold, 2,923 pounds of silver, and 67 robes for the priests.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-73.htm"><b>73</b></a></span>The priests, Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and the rest of Israel settled in their own cities. When the seventh month came, the people of Israel were in their own cities.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of <a href="//www.godsword.org" target="_top">God's Word to the Nations</a>. 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