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1 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;
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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 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;
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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 Bnei Parosh, 2,172.
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the descendants of Parosh, 2,172
4 The Bnei Shephatyah, 372.
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of Shephatiah, 372
5 The Bnei Arach, 775.
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of Arah, 775
6 The Bnei Pachat-Moav, of the Bnei Yeshua and Yoav, 2,812.
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of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812
7 The Bnei Elam, 1,254.
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of Elam, 1,254
8 The Bnei Zattu, 945.
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of Zattu, 945
9 The Bnei Zaccai, 760.
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of Zaccai, 760
10 The Bnei Bani, 642.
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of Bani, 642
11 The Bnei Bevai, 623.
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of Bebai, 623
12 The Bnei Azgad, 1,222.
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of Azgad, 1,222
13 The Bnei Adonikam, 666.
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of Adonikam, 666
14 The Bnei Bigvai, 2,056.
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of Bigvai, 2,056
15 The Bnei Adin, 454.
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of Adin, 454
16 The Bnei Ater of Yechizkiyah, 98.
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of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98
17 The Bnei Betzai, 323.
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of Bezai, 323
18 The Bnei Yorah, 112.
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of Jorah, 112
19 The Bnei Chashum, 223.
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of Hashum, 223
20 The Bnei Gibbar, 95.
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of Gibbar, 95
21 The Bnei Beit-Lechem, 123.
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the men of Bethlehem, 123
22 The men of Netophah, 56.
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of Netophah, 56
23 The men of Anatot, 128.
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of Anathoth, 128
24 The Bnei Azmavet, 42.
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of Azmaveth, 42
25 The Bnei Kiryat-Arim, Kephirah, and Be’erot, 743.
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of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth, 743
26 The Bnei Ramah and Geva, 621.
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of Ramah and Geba, 621
27 The men of Michmas, 122.
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of Micmash, 122
28 The men of Beit-El and Ai, 223.
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of Bethel and Ai, 223
29 The Bnei Nevo, 52.
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of Nebo, 52
30 The Bnei Magbish, 156.
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of Magbish, 156
31 The children of the other Elam, 1,254.
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of the other Elam, 1,254
32 The Bnei Charim, 320.
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of Harim, 320
33 The Bnei Lod, Chadid and Ono, 725.
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of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 725
34 The Bnei Yericho, 345.
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of Jericho, 345
35 The Bnei Senaah, 3,630.
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of Senaah, 3,630
36 The kohanim; the Bnei Yedayah, of the Bais Yeshua, 973.
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The priests:
37 The Bnei Immer, 1,052.
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of Immer, 1,052
38 The Bnei Pashchur, 1,247.
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of Pashhur, 1,247
39 The Bnei Charim, 1,017.
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of Harim, 1,017
40 The Levi’im; the Bnei Yeshua and Kadmiel, of the Bnei Hodavyah, 74.
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The Levites:
41 The singers; the Bnei Asaph, 128.
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The musicians:
42 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.
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The gatekeepers of the temple:
43 The Netinim; the Bnei Tzicha, the Bnei Chasupha, the Bnei Tabbaot,
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The temple servants:
44 The Bnei Keros, the Bnei Siaha, the Bnei Padon,
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Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 The Bnei Levanah, the Bnei Chagavah, the children of Akuv,
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Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 The Bnei Chagav, the Bnei Shalmai, the Bnei Chanan,
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Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47 The Bnei Giddel, the Bnei Gachar, the Bnei Reayah,
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Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 The Bnei Retzin, the Bnei Nekoda, the Bnei Gazzam,
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Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 The Bnei Uzza, the Bnei Paseach, the Bnei Besai,
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Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 The Bnei Asnah, the Bnei Meunim, the Bnei Nephusim,
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Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
51 The Bnei Bakbuk, the Bnei Chakupha, the Bnei Chachur,
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Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 The Bnei Batzlut, the Bnei Mechida, the Bnei Charsha,
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Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 The Bnei Barkos, the Bnei Sisra, the Bnei Temach,
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Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 The Bnei Netziach, the Bnei Chatipha.
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Neziah and Hatipha
55 The Bnei Avdei Sh’lomo; the Bnei Sotai, the Bnei Hasopheret, the Bnei Peruda,
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The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
56 The Bnei Ya’alah, the Bnei Darkon, the Bnei Giddel,
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Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
57 The Bnei Shephatyah, the Bnei Chattil, the Bnei Pocheret-Hatzvayim, the Bnei Ami.
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Shephatiah, Hattil,
58 All the Netinim, and the Bnei Avdei Sh’lomo, were three hundred ninety and two.
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The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392
59 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;
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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 Bnei Delaiah, the Bnei Toviyah, the Bnei Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
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The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda 652
61 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.
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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 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.
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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 Tirshata (Governor) said unto them, that they should not eat of kodesh hakodashim, until there stood up a kohen with Urim and with Tummim.
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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 Kol HaKahal together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore.
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The whole company numbered 42,360,
65 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.
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besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers.
66 Their susim were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
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They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
67 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
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435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
68 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.
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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 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.
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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 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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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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