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1 Now it happened, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters 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 that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananyah the governor of the castle, charge over Yerushalayim; 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 I said to them, Don't let the gates of Yerushalayim be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand [on guard], let them shut the doors, and bar you them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, everyone in his watch, and everyone [to be] 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 wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not 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 My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found written therein:
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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, who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nevukhadnetztzar the king of Bavel had carried away, and who returned to Yerushalayim and to Yehudah, everyone 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 who came with Zerubbavel, Yeshua, Nechemyah, `Azaryah, Ra`amyah, Nachamani, Mordekhai, Bilshan, Misperet, Bigvai, Nechum, Ba`anah. The number of the men of the people of Yisra'el:
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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 Par`osh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
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the descendants of Parosh, 2,172
9 The children of Shefatyah, three hundred seventy-two.
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of Shephatiah, 372
10 The children of Arach, six hundred fifty-two.
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of Arah, 652
11 The children of Pachat-Mo'av, of the children of Yeshua and Yo'av, 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, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
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of Elam, 1,254
13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty-five.
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of Zattu, 845
14 The children of Zakkai, seven hundred sixty.
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of Zaccai, 760
15 The children of Binnui, six hundred forty-eight.
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of Binnui, 648
16 The children of Bevai, six hundred twenty-eight.
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of Bebai, 628
17 The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty-two.
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of Azgad, 2,322
18 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-seven.
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of Adonikam, 667
19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand sixty-seven.
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of Bigvai, 2,067
20 The children of `Adin, six hundred fifty-five.
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of Adin, 655
21 The children of Ater, of Hizkiyahu, ninety-eight.
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of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98
22 The children of Hashum, three hundred Twenty-eight.
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of Hashum, 328
23 The children of Betzai, three hundred twenty-four.
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of Bezai, 324
24 The children of Harif, one hundred twelve.
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of Hariph, 112
25 The children of Giv`on, ninety-five.
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of Gibeon, 95
26 The men of Beit-Lechem and Netofah, one hundred eighty-eight.
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the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188
27 The men of `Anatot, one hundred twenty-eight.
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of Anathoth, 128
28 The men of Beit-`Azmavet, forty-two.
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of Beth Azmaveth, 42
29 The men of Kiryat-Ye`arim, Kefirah, and Be'erot, seven hundred forty-three.
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of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth, 743
30 The men of Ramah and Geva, six hundred twenty-one.
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of Ramah and Geba, 621
31 The men of Mikhmas, one hundred and twenty-two.
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of Micmash, 122
32 The men of Beit-El and `Ai, a hundred twenty-three.
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of Bethel and Ai, 123
33 The men of the other Nevo, fifty-two.
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of the other Nebo, 52
34 The children of the other `Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
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of the other Elam, 1,254
35 The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.
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of Harim, 320
36 The children of Yericho, three hundred forty-five.
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of Jericho, 345
37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-one.
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of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 721
38 The children of Sena'ah, three thousand nine hundred thirty.
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of Senaah, 3,930
39 The Kohanim: The children of Yedayah, of the house of Yeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
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The priests:
40 The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
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of Immer, 1,052
41 The children of Pashchur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
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of Pashhur, 1,247
42 The children of Harim, one thousand [and] seventeen.
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of Harim, 1,017
43 The Levites: the children of Yeshua, of Kadmi'el, of the children of Hodevah, seventy-four.
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The Levites:
44 The singers: the children of Asaf, one hundred forty-eight.
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The musicians:
45 The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of `Akkuv, the children of Hatita, the children of Shovai, one hundred thirty-eight.
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The gatekeepers:
46 The temple servants: the children of Tzicha, the children of Hasufa, the children of Tabba`ot,
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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 Levanah, the children of Hagava, the children of Salmai,
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Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,
49 the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gachar,
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Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
50 the children of Re'ayah, the children of Retzin, the children of Nekoda,
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Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
51 the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Pase'ach.
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Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
52 The children of Besai, the children of Me`unim, the children of Nefishesim,
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Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,
53 the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakufa, the children of Harchur,
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Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
54 the children of Batzlit, the children of Mechida, the children of Harsha,
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Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
55 the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temach,
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Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
56 the children of Netzi'ach, the children of Hatifa.
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Neziah and Hatipha
57 The children of Shlomo's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Soferet, the children of Perida,
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The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
58 the children of Ya`alah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
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Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
59 the children of Shefatyah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pokheret-Hatzevayim, the children of Amon.
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Shephatiah, Hattil,
60 All the temple servants, and the children of Shlomo's servants, were three hundred ninety-two.
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The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392
61 These were those who went up from Tel-Melakh, Tel-Harsha, Keruv, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Yisra'el:
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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 Delayah, the children of Toviyah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty-two.
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the descendants of
63 Of the Kohanim: the children of Havayah, the children of Hakkotz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gil`adite, and was called after their name.
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And from among the priests:
64 These sought their register [among] those who were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put 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 The governor said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until there stood up a Kohen with Urim and Tummim.
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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 assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
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The whole company numbered 42,360,
67 besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and they had two hundred 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 thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;
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There were 736 horses, 245 mules,
69 [their] camels, four hundred thirty-five; [their] donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
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435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
70 Some from among the heads of fathers' [houses] gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred thirty Kohanim' garments.
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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 Some of the heads of fathers' [houses] gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred minas 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 That which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven Kohanim' garments.
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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 So the Kohanim, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the temple servants, and all Yisra'el, lived in their cities. When the seventh month was come, the children of Yisra'el 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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