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Now when the wall was rebuilt and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
tw{t'l.D;ht01817 dyim][;a'w h'mw{x;ht02346 h't.n.bint01129 r,v]a;K yih.y;w ? ~iYiw.l;h.wt03881 ~yir.r{v.m;h.w ~yir][w{V;ht07778 ].Wd.q'PiY;wt06485
2
then I put Hanani my brother, and Hananiah the commander of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
r;f h'y.n;n]xt02607 -t,a.w yix'at0251 yin'n]xt02608 -t,a h/W;c]a'w ? t,m/at0571 vyia.Kt0376 a.Wh -yiK ~i'l'v.Wr.yt03389 -l;[ h'ryiB;ht01002 ? ~yiB;remt07227 ~yih{l/a'ht0430 -t,a aer'y.wt03372
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Then I said to them, "Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot, and while they are standing guard, let them shut and bolt the doors. Also appoint guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each at his post, and each in front of his own house."
~i;l'v.Wr.yt03389 yer][;vt08179 .Wx.t'PIyt06605 a{l ~,h'l r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? .Wpyig'y ~yid.m{[t05975 ~eh d;[.w v,m,V;ht08121 ~{xt02527 -d;[ ? yeb.v{yt03427 tw{r.m.vimt04929 dyem][;h.w .Wz{x/a,wt0270 tw{t'l.D;ht01817 ? w{tyeBt01004 d,g,n vyia.wt0376 w{r'm.vim.B vyiat0376 ~i;l'v.Wr.yt03389
4
Now the city was large * and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.
j;[.mt04592 ~'['h.wt05971 h'lw{d.g.Wt01419 ~Iy;d'yt03027 t;b]x;rt07342 ryi['h.wt05892 ? ~Iy.Wn.B ~yiT'Bt01004 !yea.w H'kw{t.B
5
Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogies. Then I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up first in which I found the following record:
~yir{x;ht02715 -t,a h'c.B.q,a'w yiBilt03820 -l,a y;h{l/at0430 !eTiY;wt05414 ? a'c.m,a'wt04672 fex;y.tih.lt03188 ~'['ht05971 -t,a.w ~yin'g.S;h -t,a.w ? b.Wt'K a'c.m,a'wt04672 h'nw{vair'B ~yilw{['h f;x;Y;h r,pest05612 ? w{B
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These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city,
h'lw{G;ht01473 yib.Vimt07628 ~yil{['ht03389 h'nyid.M;ht04082 yen.B h,Lea ? .Wb.Wv'Y;wt01121 l,b'Bt0894 .$,l,mt04428 r;C,n.d;k.Wb.n h'l.g,ht01540 r,v]a ? w{ryi[.lt05892 vyiat0376 h'd.Whyil.wt03063 ~i;l'v.Wryil
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who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of men of the people of Israel:
h'y.r;z][t05838 h'y.m,x.nt05166 ;[.Wveyt03442 l,b'BUr.zt02216 -mi[ ~yia'B;h ? y;w.giBt0902 t,r,P.simt04559 !'v.liBt01114 y;k\D.r'mt04782 yin'm]x;nt05167 h'y.m;[;rt07485 ? lea'r.fIyt03478 ~;[t05971 yev.n;at0582 r;P.simt04557 h'n][;Bt01196 ~.Wx.nt05149
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the sons of Parosh, 2,172 * * *;
~Iy'n.v.Wt08147 ~yi[.biv.wt07657 h'aemt03967 ~Iy;P.l;a v{[.r;pt06551 yen.B
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the sons of Shephatiah, 372 * * *;
~Iy'n.v.Wt08147 ~yi[.bivt07657 tw{aem v{l.v h'y.j;p.vt08203 yen.B
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the sons of Arah, 652 * * *;
~Iy'n.v.Wt08147 ~yiVim]xt02572 tw{aem vevt08337 x;r'at0733 yen.B
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the sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818 * * * *;
~Iy;P.l;a b'aw{y.wt03097 ;[.Wveyt03442 yen.bil b'aw{m t;x;p -yen.B ? r'f'[t06240 h'n{m.vt08083 tw{aem h,n{m.v.Wt08083
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the sons of Elam, 1,254 * * *;
h'['B.r;a.wt0702 ~yiVim]xt02572 ~Iy;ta'm @,l,at0505 ~'lye[t05867 yen.B
13
the sons of Zattu, 845 * * *;
h'Vim]x;wt02568 ~yi['B.r;at0705 tw{aemt02240 h,n{m.vt08083 a.WT;z yen.B
14
the sons of Zaccai, 760 * *;
~yiViv.wt08346 tw{aem [;b.vt07651 y'K;zt02140 yen.B
15
the sons of Binnui, 648 * * *;
h'n{m.v.Wt08083 ~yi['B.r;at0705 tw{aem vevt08337 y.WNibt01131 yen.B
16
the sons of Bebai, 628 * * *;
h'n{m.v.Wt08083 ~yir.f,[t06242 tw{aem vevt08337 y'bebt0893 yen.B
17
the sons of Azgad, 2,322 * * * *;
~Iy'n.v.Wt08147 ~yir.f,[t06242 tw{aem v{l.vt07969 ~Iy;P.l;a d'G.z;[t05803 yen.B
18
the sons of Adonikam, 667 * * *;
h'[.biv.wt07651 ~yiVivt08337 tw{aem vev ~'qyin{d]at0140 yen.B
19
the sons of Bigvai, 2,067 * *;
h'[.biv.wt07651 ~yiVivt08346 ~Iy;P.l;a y'w.gibt0902 yen.B
20
the sons of Adin, 655 * * *;
h'Vim]x;wt02568 ~yiVim]xt02572 tw{aem vevt08337 !yid'[t05720 yen.B
21
the sons of Ater, of Hezekiah, 98 *;
h'n{m.v.Wt08083 ~yi[.viTt08673 h'Yiq.zix.lt02396 rej'at0333 -yen.B
22
the sons of Hashum, 328 * * *;
h'n{m.v.Wt08083 ~yir.f,[t06242 tw{aem v{l.v ~Uv'xt02828 yen.B
23
the sons of Bezai, 324 * * *;
h'['B.r;a.wt0702 ~yir.f,[t06242 tw{aem v{l.v y'cebt01209 yen.B
24
the sons of Hariph, 112 * *;
r'f'[t06240 ~yen.vt08147 h'aemt03967 @yir'xt02756 yen.B
25
the sons of Gibeon, 95 *;
h'Vim]x;wt02568 ~yi[.viTt08673 ]nw{[.bigt01391 yen.B
26
the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188 * *;
h'n{m.v.Wt08083 ~yin{m.vt08084 h'aemt03967 h'p{j.n.Wt05199 ~,x,l -tyeb yev.n;at0582
27
the men of Anathoth, 128 * *;
h'n{m.v.Wt08083 ~yir.f,[t06242 h'aemt03967 tw{t'n][t06068 yev.n;at0582
28
the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42 *;
~Iy'n.v.Wt08147 ~yi['B.r;at0705 t,w'm.z;[ -tyeb yev.n;at0582
29
the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah and Beeroth, 743 * * *;
[;b.vt07651 tw{rea.b.Wt0881 h'ryip.Kt03716 ~yir'[.yt0705 t;y.riq yev.n;at0582 ? h'v{l.v.Wt07969 ~yi['B.r;a tw{aem
30
the men of Ramah and Geba, 621 * * *;
d'x,a.wt0259 ~yir.f,[t06242 tw{aem vevt08337 [;b'g'wt01387 h'm'r'ht07414 yev.n;at0582
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the men of Michmas, 122 * *;
~Iy'n.v.Wt08147 ~yir.f,[.wt06242 h'aemt03967 s'm.kimt04363 yev.n;at0582
32
the men of Bethel and Ai, 123 * *;
h'v{l.v.Wt07969 ~yir.f,[t06242 h'aemt03967 y'['h.wt05857 lea -tyeb yev.n;at0582
33
the men of the other Nebo, 52 *;
~Iy'n.v.Wt08147 ~yiVim]xt02572 rex;at0312 w{b.nt05015 yev.n;at0582
34
the sons of the other Elam, 1,254 * * *;
h'['B.r;a.wt0702 ~yiVim]xt02572 ~Iy;ta'm @,l,at0505 rex;at0312 ~'lye[t05867 yen.B
35
the sons of Harim, 320 * *;
~yir.f,[.wt06242 tw{aem v{l.v ~ir'xt02766 yen.B
36
the men of Jericho, 345 * * *;
h'Vim]x;wt02568 ~yi['B.r;at0705 tw{aem v{l.v w{xer.yt03405 yen.B
37
the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 721 * * *;
~yir.f,[.wt06242 tw{aem [;b.vt07651 w{nw{a.wt0207 dyid'xt02307 d{lt03850 -yen.B ? d'x,a.wt0259
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the sons of Senaah, 3,930 * * * *.
~yiv{l.v.Wt07970 tw{aem [;v.Tt08672 ~yip'l]a t,v{l.vt07969 h'a'n.st05570 yen.B
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The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973 * * *;
[;v.Tt08672 ;[.Wveyt03442 tyeb.lt01004 h'y.[;d.yt03048 yen.B ~yin]h{K;h ? h'v{l.v.Wt07969 ~yi[.bivt07657 tw{aem
40
the sons of Immer, 1,052 * *;
~Iy'n.v.Wt08147 ~yiVim]xt02572 @,l,at0505 reMiat0564 yen.B
41
the sons of Pashhur, 1,247 * * *;
h'[.biv.wt07651 ~yi['B.r;at0705 ~Iy;ta'm @,l,at0505 r.Wx.v;pt06583 yen.B
42
the sons of Harim, 1,017 * *.
r'f'[t06240 h'[.bivt07651 @,l,at0505 ~ir'xt02766 yen.B
43
The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodevah, 74 *.
h'w.dw{h.lt01937 yen.bil leayim.d;q.lt06934 ;[.Wveyt03442 -yen.B ~iYiw.l;ht03881 ? h'['B.r;a.wt0702 ~yi[.bivt07657
44
The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148 * *.
h'n{m.v.Wt08083 ~yi['B.r;at0705 h'aemt03967 @'s'at0623 yen.B ~yir.r{v.m;h
45
The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, 138 * *.
!{m.l;jt02929 -yen.B rej'at0333 -yen.B ~.WL;vt07967 -yen.B ~yir][{V;h ? h'aemt03967 y'b{vt07630 yen.B a'jyij]xt02410 yen.B b.WQ;[t06126 -yen.B ? h'n{m.v.Wt08083 ~yiv{l.vt07970
46
The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
yen.B a'pUf]xt02817 -yen.b a'xict06727 -yen.B ~yinyit.N;h ? tw{['B;jt02884
47
the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon,
!w{d'pt06303 yen.B a'[yist05517 -yen.B s{ryeqt07026 -yen.B
48
the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai,
y'm.l;vt08014 yen.B h'b'g]xt02286 -yen.b h'n'b.lt03838 -yen.B
49
the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar,
r;x'gt01515 -yen.B leDigt01435 -yen.B !'n'x -yen.B
50
the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda,
a'dw{q.nt05353 yen.B !yic.rt07526 -yen.b h'y'a.r -yen.B
51
the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah,
;xes'pt06454 yen.B a'ZU[t05798 -yen.B ~'Z;gt01502 -yen.B
52
the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephushesim,
~yis.v.Wp.n yen.B ~yin.W[.mt04586 -yen.B y;sebt01153 -yen.B
53
the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
r.Wx.r;xt02744 yen.B a'p.Wq]xt02709 -yen.B q.WB.q;bt01121 -yen.B
54
the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
a'v.r;xt02797 yen.B a'dyix.mt04240 -yen.B tyil.c;bt01213 -yen.B
55
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
x;m'tt08547 -yen.B a'r.syist05516 -yen.B sw{q.r;bt01302 -yen.B
56
the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
a'pyij]xt02412 yen.B ;xyic.nt05335 yen.B
57
The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida,
t,r,pw{st05618 -yen.B y;jw{st05479 -yen.B h{m{l.vt08010 yed.b;[t05650 yen.B ? a'dyir.p yen.B
58
the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
leDigt01435 yen.B !w{q.r;dt01874 -yen.b a'l.[;yt03279 -yen.B
59
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon.
~yIy'b.C;ht06380 t,r,k{P yen.B lyiJ;xt02411 -yen.b h'y.j;p.vt08203 yen.B ? !w{m'at0526 yen.B
60
All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392 * * *.
v{l.vt08010 h{m{l.vt07969 yed.b;[t05650 yen.b.W ~yinyit.N;ht05411 -l'K ? ~Iy'n.v.Wt08147 ~yi[.viTt08673 tw{aem
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These were they who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses or their descendants, whether they were of Israel:
b.Wr.Kt03743 a'v.r;xt03478 leT x;l,m leTim ]myilw{['h h,Lea.w ? ~'tw{b]at01 -tyeBt01004 dyiG;h.l .Wl.k'yt03201 a{l.w reMia.wt0564 !w{D;at0114 ? ~eh lea'r.fiYim ~ia ~'[.r;z.wt02233
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the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 642 * * *.
a'dw{q.nt05353 yen.B h'Yibw{jt02900 -yen.b h'y'l.dt01806 -yen.B ? ~Iy'n.v.Wt08147 ~yi['B.r;a.wt0705 tw{aem vevt08337
63
Of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and was named * after them.
yen.B #w{Q;ht06976 yen.B h'Y;b\xt02252 yen.B ~yin]h{K;h -nim.W ? yid'[.liG;ht01569 y;Liz.r;Bt01271 tw{n.Bim x;q'l r,v]a y;Liz.r;bt01271 ? ~'m.v -l;[ aer'QiY;wt07121 h'Viat0802
64
These searched among their ancestral registration *, but it could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.
a'c.mint04672 a{l.w ~yif.x;y.tiM;h ~'b't.kt03791 .Wv.qiBt01245 h,Lea ? h'NUh.K;ht03550 -nim .Wl]a{g.y;wt01351
65
The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.
.Wl.ka{yt0398 -a{l r,v]a ~,h'l a't'v.riT;ht08660 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? ~yir.Wa.lt0224 !eh{K;ht03548 d{m][t05975 d;[ ~yiv'd\Q;ht06944 v,d{Qimt06944 ? ~yiM.Wt.w
66
The whole assembly together was 42,360 * * * * *,
tw{aem -v{l.vt07969 ~Iy;P.l;a aw{Birt07239 [;B.r;at0702 d'x,a.Kt0259 l'h'Q;ht06951 -l'K ? ~yiViv.wt08346
67
besides * their male and their female servants *, of whom there were 7,337 * * * * *; and they had 245 * * male and female singers.
~yip'l]a t;[.bivt07651 h,Lea ~,hyet{h.m;a.wt0519 ~,hyed.b;[t05650 d;b.Lim ? ~yir]r{v.mt0705 ~,h'l.w h'[.biv.wt07651 ~yiv{l.vt07970 tw{aem v{l.vt07969 ? h'Vim]x;wt02568 ~yi['B.r;a.w ~Iy;ta'm tw{r]r{v.m.W
68
Their horses were 736 * *; their mules, 245 * *;
~,hyed.riPt06505 h'Viv.wt08337 ~yiv{l.vt07970 tw{aem ;[.bivt07651 ~,hyes.Wst05483 ? h'Vim]x;wt02568 ~yi['B.r;at0705 ~Iy;ta'm
69
their camels, 435 * * *; their donkeys, 6,720 * * * *.
~yir{m]xt06242 h'Vim]x;wt02568 ~yiv{l.vt07970 tw{aem [;B.r;at0702 ~yiL;m.Gt01581 ? ~yir.f,[.w tw{aem [;b.vt07651 ~yip'l]a t,vevt08337
70
Some from among the heads of fathers' households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 basins, 530 * * priests' garments.
a't'v.riT;ht08660 h'ka'l.M;lt04399 .Wn.t'nt03801 tw{b'a'ht01 yeva'rt07218 t'c.qim.Wt07117 ? tw{q'r.zimt04219 @,l,at0505 ~yin{m.K.r;Dt01871 b'h'zt02091 r'cw{a'lt0214 !;t'n ? tw{aem vem]x;wt02568 ~yiv{l.vt07970 ~yin]h{K tw{n.t'K ~yiVim]xt02572
71
Some of the heads of fathers' households gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 * gold drachmas and 2,200 * silver minas.
h'ka'l.M;ht04399 r;cw{a.lt0214 .Wn.t'n tw{b'a'ht01 yeva'rem.Wt07218 ? ~yin'mt08147 @,s,k.wt03701 tw{Birt07239 yeT.v ~yinw{m.K.r;Dt01871 b'h'zt02091 ? ~Iy'ta'm.W ~Iy;P.l;a
72
That which the rest of the people gave was 20,000 * gold drachmas and 2,000 silver minas and 67 * priests' garments.
~yinw{m.K.r;Dt01871 b'h'zt02091 ~'['ht05971 tyirea.vt07611 .Wn.t'nt03801 r,v]a;w ? t{n.t'k.w ~Iy'P.l;a ~yin'mt08147 @,s,k.wt03701 aw{Birt07239 yeT.v ? h'[.biv.wt07651 ~yiVivt08346 ~yin]h{K
73
Now the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants and all Israel, lived in their cities. And when the seventh month came, the sons of Israel were in their cities.
~yir.r{v.m;h.w ~yir][w{V;h.wt07778 ~iYiw.l;h.wt03881 ~yin]h{K;h .Wb.veY;wt03427 ? ~,hyer'[.B lea'r.fIyt07891 -l'k.w ~yinyit.N;h.wt05411 ~'['ht05971 -nim.W ? ~,hyer'[.B lea'r.fIyt03478 yen.b.W yi[yib.V;ht07637 v,d{x;ht02320 [;GiY;w