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1 And it came to pass when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, that the doorkeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.
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After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed.
2 And I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the citadel, charge over Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man and feared God above many.
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I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, because he was a man of integrity and feared God more than most people do.
3 And I said to them that the gates of Jerusalem should not be opened until the sun was hot, and that they should shut the doors and bar them while they stood by; and that there should be appointed watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one over against his house.
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I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are still on duty, have them shut the doors and bar them. Also appoint residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some near their own houses.”
4 Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
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Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
5 And my God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, for registration by genealogy. And I found a genealogical register of those that had come up at the first, and I found written in it:
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So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return. This is what I found written there:
6 These are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his city;
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These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
7 those who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
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in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah): The list of the men of Israel:
8 The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.
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the descendants of Parosh, 2,172
9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
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of Shephatiah, 372
10 The children of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two.
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of Arah, 652
11 The children of Pahath-Moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
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of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818
12 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
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of Elam, 1,254
13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five.
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of Zattu, 845
14 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
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of Zaccai, 760
15 The children of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight.
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of Binnui, 648
16 The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight.
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of Bebai, 628
17 The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two.
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of Azgad, 2,322
18 The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven.
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of Adonikam, 667
19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven.
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of Bigvai, 2,067
20 The children of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five.
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of Adin, 655
21 The children of Ater of [the family of] Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
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of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98
22 The children of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight.
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of Hashum, 328
23 The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four.
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of Bezai, 324
24 The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve.
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of Hariph, 112
25 The children of Gibeon, ninety-five.
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of Gibeon, 95
26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, a hundred and eighty-eight.
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the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188
27 The men of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.
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of Anathoth, 128
28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.
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of Beth Azmaveth, 42
29 The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
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of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth, 743
30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
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of Ramah and Geba, 621
31 The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty-two.
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of Micmash, 122
32 The men of Bethel and Ai, a hundred and twenty-three.
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of Bethel and Ai, 123
33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.
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of the other Nebo, 52
34 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
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of the other Elam, 1,254
35 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
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of Harim, 320
36 The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
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of Jericho, 345
37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
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of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 721
38 The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
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of Senaah, 3,930
39 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
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The priests:
40 The children of Immer, a thousand and fifty-two.
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of Immer, 1,052
41 The children of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred and forty-seven.
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of Pashhur, 1,247
42 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
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of Harim, 1,017
43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua [and] of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodvah, seventy-four.
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The Levites:
44 The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.
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The musicians:
45 The doorkeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-eight.
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The gatekeepers:
46 The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
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The temple servants:
47 the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
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Keros, Sia, Padon,
48 the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai,
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Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,
49 the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
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Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
50 the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
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Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
51 the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,
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Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
52 the children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
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Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,
53 the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
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Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
54 the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
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Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
55 the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
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Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
56 the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
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Neziah and Hatipha
57 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
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The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
58 the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
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Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
59 the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-Hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
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Shephatiah, Hattil,
60 All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, three hundred and ninety-two.
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The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392
61 And these are they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub-Addon and Immer; but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of 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:
62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobijah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.
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the descendants of
63 And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called after their name.
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And from among the priests:
64 These sought their genealogical register, but it was not found; therefore were they, as polluted, removed from the priesthood.
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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.
65 And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up the priest with Urim and Thummim.
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The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.
66 The whole congregation together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
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The whole company numbered 42,360,
67 besides their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five singing-men and singing-women.
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besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 245 male and female singers.
68 Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six; their mules, two hundred and forty-five;
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There were 736 horses, 245 mules,
69 the camels, four hundred and thirty-five; the asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
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435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
70 And some of the chief fathers gave to the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand darics of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' coats.
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Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests.
71 And [some] of the chief fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred pounds of silver.
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Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.
72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' coats.
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The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver and 67 garments for priests.
73 And the priests, and the Levites, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in their cities,
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The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the temple servants, along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,
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