Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
New International Version NIV
1 Now it came to pass, 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 commanded my brother Hanani, and Hananiah, the prince of the palace in Jerusalem (for he was as a man of truth 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 unto them, Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot and even <em>with</em> the <em>guards</em> present, let them shut the doors and bar <em>them</em>. And appoint guards of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each one in his watch and each one <em>to be</em> in front of 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 <em>was</em> large and great, but there were few people in it, and the houses <em>were</em> not rebuilt.
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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 <em>it</em> into my heart to gather together the principals and the rulers and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found the register of the genealogy of those who had come up before and 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 <em>are</em> the sons of the province, that came up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had carried away and returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one unto 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 Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, <em>and</em> 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 sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.
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the descendants of Parosh, 2,172
9 The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
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of Shephatiah, 372
10 The sons of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two.
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of Arah, 652
11 The sons of Pahathmoab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred <em>and</em> eighteen.
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of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818
12 The sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
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of Elam, 1,254
13 The sons of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five.
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of Zattu, 845
14 The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
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of Zaccai, 760
15 The sons of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight.
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of Binnui, 648
16 The sons of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight.
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of Bebai, 628
17 The sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two.
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of Azgad, 2,322
18 The sons of Adonikam, six hundred and seventy-seven.
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of Adonikam, 667
19 The sons of Bigvai, two thousand sixty-seven.
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of Bigvai, 2,067
20 The sons of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five.
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of Adin, 655
21 The sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
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of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98
22 The sons of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight.
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of Hashum, 328
23 The sons of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four.
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of Bezai, 324
24 The sons of Hariph, one hundred and twelve.
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of Hariph, 112
25 The sons of Gibeon, ninety-five.
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of Gibeon, 95
26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight.
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the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188
27 The men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight.
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of Anathoth, 128
28 The men of Bethazmaveth, forty-two.
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of Beth Azmaveth, 42
29 The men of Kirjathjearim, 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 of Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
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of Ramah and Geba, 621
31 The men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two.
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of Micmash, 122
32 The men of Bethel and Ai, one 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 sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
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of the other Elam, 1,254
35 The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
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of Harim, 320
36 The sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
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of Jericho, 345
37 The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
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of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 721
38 The sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
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of Senaah, 3,930
39 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
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The priests:
40 The sons of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
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of Immer, 1,052
41 The sons of Pashur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven.
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of Pashhur, 1,247
42 The sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.
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of Harim, 1,017
43 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, <em>and</em> of the sons of Hodevah, seventy-four.
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The Levites:
44 The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight.
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The musicians:
45 The porters: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, one hundred thirty-eight.
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The gatekeepers:
46 The Nethinims: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hashupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
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The temple servants:
47 the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon,
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Keros, Sia, Padon,
48 the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai,
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Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,
49 the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar,
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Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
50 the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda,
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Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
51 the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Phaseah,
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Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
52 the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephishesim,
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Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,
53 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
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Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
54 the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
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Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
55 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah,
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Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
56 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
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Neziah and Hatipha
57 The sons of Solomon’s slaves: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida,
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The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
58 the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
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Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
59 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, the sons of Amon.
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Shephatiah, Hattil,
60 All the Nethinims, and the sons of Solomon’s slaves, <em>were</em> three hundred and ninety-two.
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The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392
61 And these <em>were</em> they which came up <em>also</em> from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they <em>were</em> 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 sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.
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the descendants of
63 And of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai, who took <em>one</em> of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
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And from among the priests:
64 These sought their register <em>among</em> those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore, were they, as polluted, 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 And the Tirshatha said unto them that they should not eat of the most holy things until there stood <em>up</em> a 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 <em>united</em> as one <em>man</em> was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
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The whole company numbered 42,360,
67 not counting their menslaves and their maidslaves, of whom <em>there were</em> seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five men and women singers.
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besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 245 male and female singers.
68 Their horses, seven hundred and thirty-six; their mules, two hundred and forty-five:
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There were 736 horses, 245 mules,
69 <em>Their</em> camels, four hundred and thirty-five; <em>their</em> asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
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435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
70 And some of the princes of the families gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave for the treasure one thousand drams of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priests’ 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 And the princes of the families gave for the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams 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 <em>that</em> which the rest of the people gave <em>was</em> twenty thousand drams of gold and two thousand pounds of silver and sixty-seven priests’ 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 priests and the Levites and the porters and the singers and <em>those</em> of the people and the Nethinims and all Israel dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the sons of Israel <em>were</em> 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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