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1 Now these were the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exile whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his [own] city.
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Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive to Babylon (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town,
2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
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in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah): The list of the men of the people of Israel:
3 the descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two;
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the descendants of Parosh, 2,172
4 the descendants of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two;
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of Shephatiah, 372
5 the descendants of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five;
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of Arah, 775
6 the descendants of Pahath-moab, [particularly] the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve;
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of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812
7 the descendants of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
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of Elam, 1,254
8 the descendants of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five;
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of Zattu, 945
9 the descendants of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty;
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of Zaccai, 760
10 the descendants of Bani, six hundred and forty-two;
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of Bani, 642
11 the descendants of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three;
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of Bebai, 623
12 the descendants of Azgad, one thousand two hundred and twenty-two;
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of Azgad, 1,222
13 the descendants of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six;
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of Adonikam, 666
14 the descendants of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six;
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of Bigvai, 2,056
15 the descendants of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four;
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of Adin, 454
16 the descendants of Ater, [particularly] of Hezekiah, ninety-eight;
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of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98
17 the descendants of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three;
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of Bezai, 323
18 the descendants of Jorah, one hundred and twelve;
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of Jorah, 112
19 the descendants of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three;
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of Hashum, 223
20 the descendants of Gibbar, ninety-five;
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of Gibbar, 95
21 the people of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three;
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the men of Bethlehem, 123
22 the men of Netophah, fifty-six;
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of Netophah, 56
23 the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight;
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of Anathoth, 128
24 the people of Azmaveth, forty-two;
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of Azmaveth, 42
25 the people of Kiriath ?rim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three;
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of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth, 743
26 the people of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one;
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of Ramah and Geba, 621
27 the men of Micmash, one hundred and twenty-two;
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of Micmash, 122
28 the men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three;
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of Bethel and Ai, 223
29 the people of Nebo, fifty-two;
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of Nebo, 52
30 the people of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six;
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of Magbish, 156
31 the people of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
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of the other Elam, 1,254
32 the people of Harim, three hundred and twenty;
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of Harim, 320
33 the people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five;
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of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 725
34 the people of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five;
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of Jericho, 345
35 the people of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty.
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of Senaah, 3,630
36 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;
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The priests:
37 the descendants of Immer, one thousand fifty-two;
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of Immer, 1,052
38 the descendants of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven;
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of Pashhur, 1,247
39 the descendants of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
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of Harim, 1,017
40 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the descendants of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
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The Levites:
41 The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight.
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The musicians:
42 The descendants of the gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai; in total one hundred and thirty-nine.
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The gatekeepers of the temple:
43 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
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The temple servants:
44 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,
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Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,
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Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shamlai, the descendants of Hanan,
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Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47 the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah,
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Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam,
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Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai,
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Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephisim,
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Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
51 the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
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Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
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Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
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Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.
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Neziah and Hatipha
55 The descendants of Solomon's servants: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda,
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The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
56 the descendants of Jaalah, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
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Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
57 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.
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Shephatiah, Hattil,
58 All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants were three hundred and ninety-two.
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The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392
59 Now these were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to prove their fathers' household and their descent, if they were from Israel:
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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 descended from Israel:
60 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two.
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The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda 652
61 And from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Habaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name).
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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).
62 These sought their record in the genealogy [records], but they were not found, and {were excluded from the priesthood as unclean}.
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These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
63 The governor said to them that they could not eat from the holy food of the sanctuary until there was present a priest for the Urim and Thummim.
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The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.
64 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
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The whole company numbered 42,360,
65 apart from their male and female servants, of whom were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred male and female singers.
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besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers.
66 Their horses [numbered] seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules [numbered] two hundred and forty-five,
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They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
67 their camels [numbered] four hundred and thirty-five, their donkeys [numbered] six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
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435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
68 When [some] of the heads of {families} came to the house of Yahweh that [is] in Jerusalem, they gave freewill offerings for the house of God to erect it on its place.
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When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings toward the rebuilding of the house of God on its site.
69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury room for the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly tunics.
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According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver and 100 priestly garments.
70 The priests, the Levites, and some of the people lived [in Jerusalem], and the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants [lived] in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
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The priests, the Levites, the musicians, the gatekeepers and the temple servants settled in their own towns, along with some of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.
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