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1 Now when the building of the wall was complete and I had put up the doors, and the door-keepers and the music-makers and the Levites had been given their places,
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Now it came to pass, when the chomah was rebuilt, and I had set up the dalatot, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levi’im were appointed,
2 I made my brother Hanani, and Hananiah, the ruler of the tower, responsible for the government of Jerusalem: for he was a man of good faith, fearing God more than most.
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That I gave my brother Chanani, along with Chananyah (the commander of the citadel), charge over Yerushalayim, for he was an ish emes, and feared HaElohim more than many.
3 And I said to them, Do not let the doors of Jerusalem be open till the sun is high; and while the watchmen are in their places, let the doors be shut and locked: and let the people of Jerusalem be put on watch, every one in his watch, opposite his house.
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And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Yerushalayim be opened until the shemesh be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the dalatot, and bar them, and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, every one in his watch, and every one to be near his bais.
4 Now the town was wide and great: but the people in it were only a small number, and the houses had not been put up.
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Now the Ir was large and gedolah, but HaAm were few therein, and the batim (houses) were not rebuilt.
5 And my God put it into my heart to get together the rulers and the chiefs and the people so that they might be listed by families. And I came across a record of the names of those who came up at the first, and in it I saw these words:
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And Elohai put into mine lev to gather together the nobles, and the officials, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a Sefer HaYachash (record of the genealogy) of them which came up at the first, and found written therein:
6 These are the people of the divisions of the kingdom, among those who had been made prisoners by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and taken away by him, who went back to Jerusalem and Judah, every one to his town;
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These are the people of the province, that went up out of the Golus captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nevuchadnetzar Melech Bavel had carried away, and came again to Yerushalayim and to Yehudah, everyone unto his town;
7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
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Who came with Zerubavel, Yeshua, Nechemyah, Azaryah, Ra’amyah, Nachmani, Mordechai, Bilshan, Misperet, Bigvai, Nechum, and Ba’anah. The number of the men of the people of Yisroel was this:
8 The children of Parosh, two thousand, one hundred and seventy-two.
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The Bnei Parosh, 2,172.
9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
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The Bnei Shephatyah, 372.
10 The children of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two.
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The Bnei Arach, 652.
11 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand, eight hundred and eighteen.
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The Bnei Pachat-Moav, of the Bnei Yeshua and Yoav, 2,818.
12 The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.
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The Bnei Elam, 1,254.
13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five.
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The Bnei Zattu, 845.
14 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
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The Bnei Zaccai, 760.
15 The children of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight.
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The Bnei Binnui, 648.
16 The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight.
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The Bnei Bevai, 628.
17 The children of Azgad, two thousand, three hundred and twenty-two.
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The Bnei Azgad, 2,322.
18 The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven.
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The Bnei Adonikam, 667.
19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven.
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The Bnei Bigvai, 2,067.
20 The children of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five.
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The Bnei Adin, 655.
21 The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
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The Bnei Ater of Yechizkiyah, 98.
22 The children of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight.
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The Bnei Chashum, 328.
23 The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four.
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The Bnei Betzai, 324.
24 The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve.
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The Bnei Chariph, 112.
25 The children of Gibeon, ninety-five.
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The Bnei Giveon, 95.
26 The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, a hundred and eighty-eight.
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The men of Beit-Lechem and Netophah, 188.
27 The men of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.
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The men of Anatot, 128.
28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.
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The men of Beit-Azmavet, 42.
29 The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
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The men of Kiryat-Yearim, Kephirah, and Be’erot, 743.
30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
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The men of Ramah and Geva, 621.
31 The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty-two.
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The men of Michmas, 122.
32 The men of Beth-el and Ai, a hundred and twenty-three.
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The men of Beit-El and Ai, 123.
33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.
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The men of the other Nevo, 52.
34 The children of the other Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.
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The people of the other Elam, 1,254.
35 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
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The Bnei Charim, 320.
36 The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
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The Bnei Yericho, 345.
37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
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The Bnei Lod, Chadid, and Ono, 721.
38 The children of Senaah, three thousand, nine hundred and thirty.
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The Bnei Senaah, 3,930.
39 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the family of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
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The kohanim; the Bnei Yedayah, of the Bais Yeshua, 973.
40 The children of Immer, a thousand and fifty-two.
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The Bnei Immer, 1,052.
41 The children of Pashhur, a thousand, two hundred and forty-seven.
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The Bnei Pashchur, 1,247.
42 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
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The Bnei Charim, 1,017.
43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah, seventy-four.
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The Levi’im; the Bnei Yeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the Bnei Hodvah, 74.
44 The music-makers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.
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The singers; the Bnei Asaph, 148.
45 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-eight.
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The gatekeepers; the Bnei Shallum, the Bnei Ater, the Bnei Talmon, the Bnei Akuv, the Bnei Chatita, the Bnei Shovai, 138.
46 The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
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The Netinim [servants of the Beis Hamikdash]; the Bnei Tzicha, the Bnei Chasupha, the Bnei Tabbaot,
47 The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
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The Bnei Keros, the Bnei Sia, the Bnei Padon,
48 The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai,
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The Bnei Levanah, the Bnei Chagava, the Bnei Salmai,
49 The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
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The Bnei Chanan, the Bnei Giddel, the Bnei Gachar,
50 The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
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The Bnei Reayah, the Bnei Retzin, the Bnei Nekoda,
51 The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah,
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The Bnei Gazzam, the Bnei Uzza, the Bnei Paseach,
52 The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim,
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The Bnei Besai, the Bnei Meunim, the Bnei Nephishesim,
53 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
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The Bnei Bakbuk, the Bnei Chakupha, the Bnei Charchur,
54 The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
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The Bnei Batzlit, the Bnei Mechida, the Bnei Charsha,
55 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
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The Bnei Barkos, the Bnei Sisra, the Bnei Tamach,
56 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
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The Bnei Netziach, the Bnei Chatipha.
57 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
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The Bnei Avdei Sh’lomo; the Bnei Sotai, the Bnei Sopheret, the Bnei Perida, [T.N. This book teaches that the work of G-d is so difficult, that no one person can do it alone. People working together is a picture of what is involved in being in a Messianic kehillah or any ministry for G-d. We are inspired as we see how the wall came together in only 52 days (see Neh 6:15) when Nehemiah arrived in 445. However, everything was not accomplished quite so fast. The Mizbe’ach and the Beis Hamikdash were restored and the work took place from 538-515 B.C.E. and was finally completed after Darius I (522-486 B.C.E.) gave his official permission, though the foundation of the Beis Hamikdash was laid as early as 536 B.C.E. Then came the reforming work of Ezra in 458 B.C.E. during the reign of Artaxerxes I (465-424).
58 The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
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The Bnei Yaala, the Bnei Darkon, the Bnei Giddel,
59 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
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The Bnei Shephatyah, the Bnei Chattil, the Bnei Pocheret-Hatzvayim, the Bnei Amon.
60 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.
61 All these were the people who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but because they had no knowledge of their fathers' families or offspring, it was not certain if they were Israelites:
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And these were they which went up also from Tel-Melach, Tel-Charsha, Keruv, Addon, and Immer, but they could not show their bais avot, nor their zera, whether they were of Yisroel.
62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.
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The Bnei Delayah, the Bnei Toviyah, the Bnei Nekoda, 642.
63 And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, 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 kohanim; the Bnei Chavayah, the Bnei Hakotz, the Bnei Barzillai, which took one of the banot of Barzillai the Gileadi to wife, and was named after their shem.
64 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 it was not found; therefore were they, as polluted, put from the Kehunah (Priesthood).
65 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 the Urim and Thummim.
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And the Tirshata said unto them that they should not eat of the kodesh hakodashim until there stood up a kohen with Urim and Tummim.
66 The number of all the people together was forty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty;
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The kol hakahal together was 42,360,
67 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 and forty-five men and women to make music.
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not counting their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were 7,337; and they had 245 meshorarim (singing men) and meshorarot (singing women).
68 They had seven hundred and thirty-six horses, two hundred and forty-five transport beasts;
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Their susim, seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
69 Four hundred and thirty-five camels, six thousand, seven hundred and twenty asses.
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Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; six thousand seven hundred and twenty donkeys.
70 And some of the heads of families gave money for the work. The Tirshatha gave into the store a thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests' robes.
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And some of the chief of the avot gave unto the work. The Tirshata (governor) gave to the treasury a thousand drachmas of zahav, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty kasenos (garments) for the Kohanim.
71 And some of the heads of families gave into the store for the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand, two hundred pounds of silver.
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And some of the chief of the avot gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand drachmas of zahav, and two thousand and two hundred manim of kesef.
72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' robes.
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And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drachmas of zahav, and two thousand manim of kesef, and threescore and seven kasenos for the Kohanim.
73 So the priests and the Levites and the door-keepers and the music-makers and some of the people and the Nethinim, and all Israel, were living in their towns.
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So the Kohanim, and the Levi’im, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Netinim, and kol Yisroel, dwelt in their towns; |8:1| and when the seventh month [Tishri] came, the Bnei Yisroel were in their towns.
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