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1 After the wall had been rebuilt, and I had set up its doors, and the gatekeepers, singers and L'vi'im had been appointed,
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Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
2 I put my kinsman Hanani in charge of Yerushalayim, along with Hananyah the commander of the citadel. For he was a faithful man, and he feared God more than most.
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That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
3 I said to them, "The gates of Yerushalayim are not to be opened until the sun is hot; and while the gatekeepers are still on duty, have them shut the doors; and you, put up the bars. Appoint watchmen from among those living in Yerushalayim; assign each one his time to guard, and have each one serving near his own house."
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And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
4 The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not been rebuilt.
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Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
5 My God put it in my heart to assemble the nobles, the leaders and the people, so that they could be registered according to their genealogies. I located the record of the genealogies of those who had come up at the beginning and found written in it:
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And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
6 "Here is a list of the people of the province who had been exiled, carried off to Bavel by N'vukhadnetzar king of Bavel, but who later returned from exile and went up to Yerushalayim and Y'hudah, each to his own city;
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These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;
7 they went with Z'rubavel, Yeshua, Nechemyah, 'Azaryah, Ra'amyah, Nachmani, Mordekhai, Bilshan, Misperet, Bigvai, N'chum and Ba'anah. "The number of men from the people of Isra'el:
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Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;
8 descendants of Par'osh 2,172
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The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
9 descendants of Sh'fatyah 372
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The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
10 descendants of Arach 652
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The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
11 descendants of Pachat-Mo'av, from the descendants of Yeshua and Yo'av 2,818
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The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
12 descendants of 'Eilam 1,254
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The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
13 descendants of Zatu 845
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The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.
14 descendants of Zakkai 760
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The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
15 descendants of Binui 648
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The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.
16 descendants of B'vai 628
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The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.
17 descendants of 'Azgad 2,322
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The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
18 descendants of Adonikam 667
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The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.
19 descendants of Bigvai 2,067
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The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.
20 descendants of 'Adin 655
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The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.
21 descendants of Ater, of Y'chizkiyah 98
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The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
22 descendants of Hashum 328
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The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.
23 descendants of Betzai 324
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The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.
24 descendants of Harif 112
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The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.
25 descendants of Giv'on 95
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The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.
26 people of Beit-Lechem and N'tofah 188
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The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.
27 people of 'Anatot 128
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The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
28 people of Beit-'Azmavet 42
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The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two.
29 people of Kiryat-Ye'arim, K'firah and Be'erot 743
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The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
30 people of Ramah and Geva 621
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The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.
31 people of Mikhmas 122
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The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.
32 people of Beit-El and 'Ai 123
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The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.
33 people from the other N'vo 52
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The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.
34 people from the other 'Eilam 1,254
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The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
35 descendants of Harim 320
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The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
36 descendants of Yericho 345
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The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
37 descendants of Lod, Hadid and Ono 721
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The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
38 descendants of S'na'ah 3,930
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The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
39 "The cohanim: descendants of Y'da'yah, of the house of Yeshua 973
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The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
40 descendants of Immer 1,052
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The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
41 descendants of Pash'chur 1,247
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The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
42 descendants of Harim 1,017
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The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
43 "The L'vi'im: descendants of Yeshua, of Kadmi'el, of the descendants of Hodvah 74
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The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.
44 "The singers: descendants of Asaf 148
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The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.
45 "The gatekeepers: descendants of Shalum, descendants of Ater, descendants of Talmon, descendants of 'Akuv, descendants of Hatita, and descendants of Shovai 138
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The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.
46 "The temple servants: descendants of Tzicha, descendants of Hasufa, descendants of Taba'ot,
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The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
47 descendants of Keros, descendants of Si'a, descendants of Padon,
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The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
48 descendants of L'vanah, descendants of Hagava, descendants of Salmai,
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The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,
49 descendants of Hanan, descendants of Giddel, descendants of Gachar,
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The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
50 descendants of Re'ayah, descendants of Retzin, descendants of N'koda,
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The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
51 descendants of Gazam, descendants of 'Uza, descendants of Paseach,
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The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,
52 descendants of Besai, descendants of Me'unim, descendants of N'fish'sim,
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The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
53 descendants of Bakbuk, descendants of Hakufa, descendants of Harhur, 1138
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The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
54 descendants of Batzlit, descendants of M'chida, descendants of Harsha,
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The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
55 descendants of Barkos, descendants of Sisra, descendants of Temach,
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The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
56 descendants of N'tziach, and descendants of Hatifa.
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The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
57 "The descendants of Shlomo's servants: descendants of Sotai, descendants of Soferet, descendants of P'rida,
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The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
58 descendants of Ya'lah, descendants of Darkon, descendants of Giddel,
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The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
59 descendants of Sh'fatyah, descendants of Hatil, descendants of Pokheret-Hatzvayim, and descendants of Amon.
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The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
60 "All the temple servants and the descendants of Shlomo's servants numbered 392
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All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
61 "The following went up from Tel-Melach, Tel-Harsha, K'ruv, Adon and Immer; but they could not state which fathers' clan they and their children belonged to, [so it was not clear] whether they were from Isra'el:
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And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
62 descendants of D'layah, descendants of Toviyah, and descendants of N'koda 642
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The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
63 and of the cohanim: descendants of Havayah, descendants of Hakotz, and descendants of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gil'adi and was named after them.
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And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
64 "These tried to locate their geneaolgical records, but they weren't found. Therefore they were considered defiled and were not allowed to serve as cohanim.
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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 priesthood.
65 The Tirshata told them not to eat any of the especially holy food until a cohen appeared who could consult the urim and tumim.
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And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
66 "The entire assembly numbered 42,360,
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The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
67 not including their male and female slaves, of whom there were 7,337. They also had 245 male and female singers.
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Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.
68 Their horses numbered 736; their mules, 245;
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Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:
69 their camels, 435; and their donkeys, 6,720.
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Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
70 "Some from among the heads of fathers' clans made contributions for the work. The Tirshata contributed to the treasury a thousand gold darkmonim [twentyone pounds], fifty basins and 530 tunics for the cohanim.
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And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
71 Some of the heads of fathers' clans gave into the treasury for the work 20,000 gold darkmonim [420 pounds] and 2,200 silver manim [one-and-a-third tons].
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And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold darkmonim, 2,000 silver manim [about one-and-a-quarter tons] and sixty-seven tunics for the cohanim.
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And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments.
73 "So the cohanim, the L'vi'im, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants and all Isra'el lived in their towns."
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So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
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