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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 that went up out of the captivity, of those of the Golus, whom Nevuchadnetzar Melech Bavel had carried away unto Babylon, and returned unto Yerushalayim and Yehudah, every one unto his 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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Which came with Zerubavel; Yeshua, Nechemyah, Serayah, Re’elyah, Mordechai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rechum, Ba’anah. The number of the men of the Am Yisroel;
3 The children of Parosh, two thousand, one hundred and seventy-two.
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The Bnei Parosh, 2,172.
4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
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The Bnei Shephatyah, 372.
5 The children of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five.
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The Bnei Arach, 775.
6 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand, eight hundred and twelve.
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The Bnei Pachat-Moav, of the Bnei Yeshua and Yoav, 2,812.
7 The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.
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The Bnei Elam, 1,254.
8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five.
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The Bnei Zattu, 945.
9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
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The Bnei Zaccai, 760.
10 The children of Bani, six hundred and forty-two.
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The Bnei Bani, 642.
11 The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three.
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The Bnei Bevai, 623.
12 The children of Azgad, a thousand, two hundred and twenty-two.
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The Bnei Azgad, 1,222.
13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six.
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The Bnei Adonikam, 666.
14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six.
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The Bnei Bigvai, 2,056.
15 The children of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four.
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The Bnei Adin, 454.
16 The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
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The Bnei Ater of Yechizkiyah, 98.
17 The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three.
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The Bnei Betzai, 323.
18 The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.
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The Bnei Yorah, 112.
19 The children of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three.
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The Bnei Chashum, 223.
20 The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
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The Bnei Gibbar, 95.
21 The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred and twenty-three.
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The Bnei Beit-Lechem, 123.
22 The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
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The men of Netophah, 56.
23 The men of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.
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The men of Anatot, 128.
24 The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
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The Bnei Azmavet, 42.
25 The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
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The Bnei Kiryat-Arim, Kephirah, and Be’erot, 743.
26 The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
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The Bnei Ramah and Geva, 621.
27 The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty-two.
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The men of Michmas, 122.
28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three.
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The men of Beit-El and Ai, 223.
29 The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
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The Bnei Nevo, 52.
30 The children of Magbish, a hundred and fifty-six.
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The Bnei Magbish, 156.
31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.
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The children of the other Elam, 1,254.
32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
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The Bnei Charim, 320.
33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five.
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The Bnei Lod, Chadid and Ono, 725.
34 The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
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The Bnei Yericho, 345.
35 The children of Senaah, three thousand, six hundred and thirty.
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The Bnei 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 kohanim; the Bnei Yedayah, of the Bais Yeshua, 973.
37 The children of Immer, a thousand and fifty-two.
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The Bnei Immer, 1,052.
38 The children of Pashhur, a thousand, two hundred and forty-seven.
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The Bnei Pashchur, 1,247.
39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
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The Bnei Charim, 1,017.
40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
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The Levi’im; the Bnei Yeshua and Kadmiel, of the Bnei Hodavyah, 74.
41 The music-makers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and twenty-eight
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The singers; the Bnei Asaph, 128.
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 children of the gatekeepers; the Bnei Shallum, the Bnei Ater, the Bnei Talmon, the Bnei Akuv, the Bnei Chatita, the Bnei Shovai; in all 139.
43 The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
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The Netinim; the Bnei Tzicha, the Bnei Chasupha, the Bnei Tabbaot,
44 The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
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The Bnei Keros, the Bnei Siaha, the Bnei Padon,
45 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
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The Bnei Levanah, the Bnei Chagavah, the children of Akuv,
46 The children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,
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The Bnei Chagav, the Bnei Shalmai, the Bnei Chanan,
47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
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The Bnei Giddel, the Bnei Gachar, the Bnei Reayah,
48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
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The Bnei Retzin, the Bnei Nekoda, the Bnei Gazzam,
49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
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The Bnei Uzza, the Bnei Paseach, the Bnei Besai,
50 The children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,
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The Bnei Asnah, the Bnei Meunim, the Bnei Nephusim,
51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
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The Bnei Bakbuk, the Bnei Chakupha, the Bnei Chachur,
52 The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
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The Bnei Batzlut, the Bnei Mechida, the Bnei Charsha,
53 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
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The Bnei Barkos, the Bnei Sisra, the Bnei Temach,
54 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
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The Bnei Netziach, the Bnei Chatipha.
55 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,
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The Bnei Avdei Sh’lomo; the Bnei Sotai, the Bnei Hasopheret, the Bnei Peruda,
56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
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The Bnei Ya’alah, the Bnei Darkon, the Bnei Giddel,
57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
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The Bnei Shephatyah, the Bnei Chattil, the Bnei Pocheret-Hatzvayim, the Bnei Ami.
58 All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred and ninety-two.
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All the Netinim, and the Bnei Avdei Sh’lomo, were three hundred ninety and two.
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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And these were they which went up from Telmelach, Telcharsa, Keruv, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their Bais Avot, and their zera, whether they were of Yisroel;
60 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two.
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The Bnei Delaiah, the Bnei Toviyah, the Bnei Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
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 of the Bnei HaKohanim; the Bnei Chaviyah, the Bnei Hakotz, the Bnei Barzillai; which took a wife of the banot of Barzillai the Gileadi, and was named after their shem.
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 sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore were they, as polluted, put from the kehunah.
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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And the Tirshata (Governor) said unto them, that they should not eat of kodesh hakodashim, until there stood up a kohen with Urim and with Tummim.
64 The number of all the people together was forty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty,
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The Kol HaKahal together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore.
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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This was in addition to their avadim (man servants) and their amahot (female servants) of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven; and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.
66 They had seven hundred and thirty-six horses, two hundred and forty-five transport beasts,
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Their susim were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
67 Four hundred and thirty-five camels, six thousand, seven hundred and twenty asses.
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Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
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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And some of the chief of the avot, when they came to the Beis Hashem which is at Yerushalayim, offered nedavot for the Beis HaElohim to rebuild it in its place.
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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They gave according to their ability unto the Otzar for the work threescore and one thousand drachmas of zahav, and five thousand minas of kesef, and one hundred ketanot for the kohanim.
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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So the kohanim, and the Levi’im, and some of the people, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Netinim (servants of the Beis Hamikdash), dwelt in their towns, and kol Yisroel in their towns.
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