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1 And so it was, that the wall was built and I had installed the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites had been appointed,
2 And I commanded my brother Hanani and Hananiah, overseer of the fortress, regarding Jerusalem; because he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
3 And he said to them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. Until then, those standing guard should shut the doors and bar them. Appoint guards from those who live in Jerusalem, each man in his own sector and each man in front of his own house.”
4 And the city was wide on both hands and great, but the people were few within her, and there were no houses being built.
5 And my God gave into my heart to gather together the nobles and the officials and the people to record a genealogy. And I found the scroll of the genealogy of those who returned initially and I found written in it:
6 “These are sons of the province who went up from the captivity of the exile, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon exiled. And they returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each man to his city;
7 the ones coming with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
8 Sons of Parosh: 2, 172.
9 Sons of Shephatiah: 372.
10 Sons of Arah: 652.
11 Sons of Pahath- Moab, through sons of Jeshua and Joab: 2, 818.
12 Sons of Elam: 1, 254.
13 Sons of Zattu: 845.
14 Sons of Zakkai: 760.
15 Sons of Binnui: 648.
16 Sons of Bebai: 628.
17 Sons of Azgad: 2, 322.
18 Sons of Adonikam: 667.
19 Sons of Bigvai: 2, 067.
20 Sons of Adin: 655.
21 Sons of Ater, through Hezekiah: ninety- eight.
22 Sons of Hashum: 328.
23 Sons of Bezai: 324.
24 Sons of Hariph: 112.
25 Sons of Gibeon: ninety- five.
26 Men of Bethlehem and Netophah: 188.
27 Men of Anathoth: 128.
28 Men of Beth Azmaveth, forty- two.
29 Men of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743.
30 Men of Ramah and Geba: 621.
31 Men of Michmas: 122.
32 Men of Bethel and Ai: 123.
33 Men of another Nebo: fifty- two.
34 Sons of another Elam: 1, 254.
35 Sons of Harim: 320.
36 Sons of Jericho: 345.
37 Sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 721.
38 Sons of Senaah: 3, 930.
39 The priests: sons of Jedaiah (of the house of Jeshua): 973.
40 Sons of Immer: 1, 052.
41 Sons of Pashhur: 1, 247.
42 Sons of Harim: 1, 017.
43 The Levites: sons of Jeshua through Kadmiel, to sons of Hodevah: seventy- four.
44 The singers: sons of Asaph: 148.
45 The gatekeepers: sons of Shallum, sons of Ater, sons of Talmon, sons of Akkub, sons of Hatita, sons of Shobai: 138.
46 The temple servants: sons of Ziha, sons of Hasupha, sons of Tabbaoth,
47 sons of Keros, sons of Sia, sons of Padon,
48 sons of Lebana, sons of Hagaba, sons of Shalmai,
49 sons of Hanan, sons of Giddel, sons of Gahar.
50 sons of Reaiah, sons of Rezin, sons of Nekoda,
51 sons of Gazzam, sons of Uzza, sons of Paseah,
52 sons of Besai, sons of Meunim, sons of Nephushesim.
53 sons of Bakbuk, sons of Hakupha, sons of Harhur,
54 sons of Bazluth, sons of Mehida, sons of Harsha,
55 sons of Barkos, sons of Sisera, sons of Temah,
56 sons of Neziah, sons of Hatipha.
57 sons of servants of Solomon: sons of Sotai, sons of Sophereth, sons of Perida,
58 sons of Jaala, sons of Darkon, sons of Giddel,
59 sons of Shephatiah, sons of Hattil, sons of Pochereth Hazzebaim, sons of Amon.
60 All the temple servants, and sons of servants of Solomon: 392.
61 And these, the ones coming up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer, were not able to tell the house of their fathers and their seed, if they were from Israel.
62 Sons of Delaiah, sons of Tobiah, sons of Nekoda: 642.
63 And from the priests: sons of Habaiah, sons of Hakkoz, sons of Barzillai (who took a woman from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
64 These ones, they sought their record among those being registered, and it was not found. And they were desecrated from the priesthood.
65 And the governor said to them that they should not eat from the holy of holies until there arose a priest with Urim and Thummim.
66 All the assembly together: 42, 360.
67 besides their male servants and their female servants; these were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven. And their singing men and singing women: 245.
68 [ Horses: 738. Mules: 245.]
69 Camels: 435. Donkeys: 6, 720.
70 And the heads of the fathers gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury a thousand darics of gold, fifty basins; 530 priestly tunics.
71 And those of the fatherly heads gave into the work funds twenty thousand darics of gold and 2, 200 minas of silver.
72 That which the rest of the people gave: twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty- seven priestly garments.
73 And the priests, and the Levites, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and some of the people, and the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities (and it was accomplished the seventh month): and the sons of Israel were in their cities.”
The Book of Nehemiah