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The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah1 (through the family of Jeshua), 973
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of Immer2, 1,052
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of Pashhur3, 1,247
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of Harim4, 1,017
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The Levites:5 the descendants of Jeshua6 and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74
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The singers:7 the descendants of Asaph, 128
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The gatekeepers8 of the temple: the descendants of
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The temple servants:9 the descendants of
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Keros, Siaha, Padon,
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Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
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Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
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Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
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Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
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Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
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Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
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Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
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Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
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Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
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Neziah and Hatipha
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The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of
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Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
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Shephatiah, Hattil,
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The temple servants10 and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392
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The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended11 from Israel:
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The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda 652
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And from among the priests: The descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).
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These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood12 as unclean.
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The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food13 until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.14
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