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1 Now these are the people of the divisions of the kingdom, among those who had been made prisoners by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and taken away to Babylon, who went back to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his town;
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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 Who went with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, 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 children of Parosh, two thousand, one hundred and seventy-two.
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the descendants of Parosh, 2,172
4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
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of Shephatiah, 372
5 The children of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five.
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of Arah, 775
6 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children 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 children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.
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of Elam, 1,254
8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five.
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of Zattu, 945
9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
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of Zaccai, 760
10 The children of Bani, six hundred and forty-two.
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of Bani, 642
11 The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three.
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of Bebai, 623
12 The children of Azgad, a thousand, two hundred and twenty-two.
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of Azgad, 1,222
13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six.
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of Adonikam, 666
14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six.
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of Bigvai, 2,056
15 The children of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four.
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of Adin, 454
16 The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
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of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98
17 The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three.
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of Bezai, 323
18 The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.
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of Jorah, 112
19 The children of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three.
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of Hashum, 223
20 The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
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of Gibbar, 95
21 The children of Beth-lehem, a 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, a hundred and twenty-eight.
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of Anathoth, 128
24 The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
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of Azmaveth, 42
25 The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
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of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth, 743
26 The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
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of Ramah and Geba, 621
27 The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty-two.
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of Micmash, 122
28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three.
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of Bethel and Ai, 223
29 The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
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of Nebo, 52
30 The children of Magbish, a hundred and fifty-six.
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of Magbish, 156
31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.
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of the other Elam, 1,254
32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
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of Harim, 320
33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five.
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of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 725
34 The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
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of Jericho, 345
35 The children of Senaah, three thousand, six hundred and thirty.
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of Senaah, 3,630
36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
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The priests:
37 The children of Immer, a thousand and fifty-two.
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of Immer, 1,052
38 The children of Pashhur, a thousand, two hundred and forty-seven.
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of Pashhur, 1,247
39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
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of Harim, 1,017
40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
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The Levites:
41 The music-makers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and twenty-eight
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The musicians:
42 The children of the door-keepers: 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-nine.
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The gatekeepers of the temple:
43 The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
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The temple servants:
44 The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
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Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
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Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 The children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,
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Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
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Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
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Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
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Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 The children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,
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Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
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Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
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Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
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Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
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Neziah and Hatipha
55 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,
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The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
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Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
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Shephatiah, Hattil,
58 All the Nethinim, and the children 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 And these were the people who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer. But having no knowledge of their fathers' families or offspring, it was not certain that they were Israelites;
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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 children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two.
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The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda 652
61 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who was married to one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and took 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 They made search for their record among the lists of families, but their names were nowhere to be seen; so they were looked on as unclean and no longer priests.
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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 And the Tirshatha said that they were not to have the most holy things for their food, till a priest came to give decision by 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 number of all the people together was forty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty,
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The whole company numbered 42,360,
65 As well as their men-servants and their women-servants, of whom there were seven thousand, three hundred and thirty-seven: and they had two hundred men and women to make music.
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besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers.
66 They had seven hundred and thirty-six horses, two hundred and forty-five transport beasts,
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They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
67 Four hundred and thirty-five camels, six thousand, seven hundred and twenty asses.
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435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
68 And some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, gave freely of their wealth for the building up of the house of God in 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 Every one, as he was able, gave for the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand pounds of silver and a hundred priests' robes.
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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 So the priests and the Levites and the people and the music-makers and the door-keepers and the Nethinim, took up their places in their towns; even all Israel in their towns.
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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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