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1 Now these are the chief of families, and the genealogy of them, who came up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
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These are their family heads, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of King Artaxerxes:
2 Of the sons of Phinees, Gersom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattus.
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Of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom. Of Ithamar, Daniel. Of David, Hattush,
3 Of the sons of Sechenias, the son of Pharos, Zacharias, and with him were numbered a hundred and fifty men.
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of the descendants of Shecaniah. Of Parosh, Zechariah, with whom were registered one hundred fifty males.
4 Of the sons of Phahath Moab, Eleoenai the son of Zareha, and with him two hundred men.
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Of the descendants of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
5 Of the sons of Sechenias, the son of Ezechiel, and with him three hundred men.
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Of the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
6 Of the sons of Adan, Abed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty men.
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Of the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
7 Of the sons of Alam, Isaias the son of Athalias, and with him seventy men.
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Of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
8 Of the sons of Saphatia: Zebodia the son of Michael, and with him eighty men.
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Of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him eighty males.
9 Of the sons of Joab, Obedia the son of Jahiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen men.
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Of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred eighteen males.
10 Of the sons of Selomith, the son of Josphia, and with him a hundred and sixty men.
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Of the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him one hundred sixty males.
11 Of the sons of Bebai, Zacharias the son of Bebai: and with him eight and twenty men.
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Of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males.
12 Of the sons of Azgad, Joanan the son of Eccetan, and with him a hundred and ten men.
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Of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him one hundred ten males.
13 Of the sons of Adonicam, who were the last: and these are their names: Eliphelet, and Jehiel, and Samaias, and with them sixty men.
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Of the descendants of Adonikam, those who came later, their names being Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty males.
14 Of the sons of Begui, Uthai and Zachur, and with them seventy men.
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Of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them seventy males.
15 And I gathered them together to the river, which runneth down to Ahava, and we stayed there three days: and I sought among the people and among the priests for the sons of Levi, and found none there.
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I gathered them by the river that runs to Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the descendants of Levi.
16 So I sent Eliezer, and Ariel, and Semeias, and Elnathan, and Jarib, and another Elnathan, and Nathan, and Zacharias, and Mosollam, chief men: and Joiarib, and Elnathan, wise men.
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Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were wise,
17 And I sent them to Eddo, who is chief in the place of Chasphia, and I put in their mouth the words that they should speak to Eddo, and his brethren the Nathinites in the place of Chasphia, that they should bring us ministers of the house of our God.
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and sent them to Iddo, the leader at the place called Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his colleagues the temple servants at Casiphia, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God.
18 And by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a most learned man of the sons of Moholi the son of Levi the son of Israel, and Sarabias and his sons, and his brethren eighteen,
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Since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the descendants of Mahli son of Levi son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and kin, eighteen;
19 And Hasabias, and with him Isaias of the sons of Merari, and his brethren, and his sons twenty.
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also Hashabiah and with him Jeshaiah of the descendants of Merari, with his kin and their sons, twenty;
20 And of the Nathinites, whom David, and the princes gave for the service of the Levites, Nathinites two hundred and twenty: all these were called by their names.
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besides two hundred twenty of the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites. These were all mentioned by name.
21 And I proclaimed there a fast by the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before the Lord our God, and might ask of him a right way for us and for our children, and for all our substance.
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Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might deny ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our possessions.
22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for aid and for horsemen, to defend us from the enemy in the way: because we had said to the king: The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him in goodness: and his power and strength, and wrath upon all them that forsake him.
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For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and cavalry to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king that the hand of our God is gracious to all who seek him, but his power and his wrath are against all who forsake him.
23 And we fasted, and besought our God for this: and it fell out prosperously unto us.
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So we fasted and petitioned our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.
24 And I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sarabias, and Hasabias, and with them ten of their brethren,
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Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kin with them.
25 And I weighed unto them the silver and gold, and the vessels consecrated for the house of our God, which the king and his counsellors, and his princes, and all Israel, that were found had offered.
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And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his lords, and all Israel there present had offered;
26 And I weighed to their hands six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and a hundred vessels of silver, and a hundred talents of gold,
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I weighed out into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, and one hundred silver vessels worth . . . talents, and one hundred talents of gold,
27 And twenty cups of gold, of a thousand solids, and two vessels of the best shining brass, beautiful as gold.
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twenty gold bowls worth a thousand darics, and two vessels of fine polished bronze as precious as gold.
28 And I said to them: You are the holy ones of the Lord, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and gold, that is freely offered to the Lord the God of our fathers.
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And I said to them, "You are holy to the Lord, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of your ancestors.
29 Watch ye and keep them, till you deliver them by weight before the chief of the priests, and of the Levites, and the heads of the families of Israel in Jerusalem, into the treasure of the house of the Lord.
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Guard them and keep them until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites and the heads of families in Israel at Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the Lord."
30 And the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and gold, and the vessels, to carry them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
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So the priests and the Levites took over the silver, the gold, and the vessels as they were weighed out, to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God.
31 Then we set forward from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
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Then we left the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes along the way.
32 And we came to Jerusalem, and we stayed there three days.
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We came to Jerusalem and remained there three days.
33 And on the fourth day the silver and the gold, and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Urias the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinees, and with them Jozabad the son of Josue, and Noadaia the son of Benoi, Levites.
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On the fourth day, within the house of our God, the silver, the gold, and the vessels were weighed into the hands of the priest Meremoth son of Uriah, and with him was Eleazar son of Phinehas, and with them were the Levites, Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
34 According to the number and weight of everything: and all the weight was written at that time.
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The total was counted and weighed, and the weight of everything was recorded.
35 Moreover the children of them that had been carried away that were come out of the captivity, offered holocausts to the God of Israel, twelve calves for all the people of Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve he goats for sin: all for a holocaust to the Lord.
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At that time those who had come from captivity, the returned exiles, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin offering twelve male goats; all this was a burnt offering to the Lord.
36 And they gave the king’s edicts to the lords that were from the king’s court, and the governors beyond the river, and they furthered the people and the house of God.
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They also delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps and to the governors of the province Beyond the River; and they supported the people and the house of God.
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