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1 Now when the wall had been built and I had erected the doors and appointed the gatekeepers, singers, and the Levites,
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After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed.
2 I gave command over Jerusalem to my brother Hanani and Hananiah the commander of the citadel. For he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
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I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, because he was a man of integrity and feared God more than most people do.
3 I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While they are standing guard let them shut and fasten the doors. And appoint guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, one at his post and another opposite his house."
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I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are still on duty, have them shut the doors and bar them. Also appoint residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some near their own houses.”
4 The city [was] widespread and large, but the people in it were few and no houses were rebuilt.
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Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
5 Then my God put into my heart to assemble the nobles, the prefects, and the people to be enrolled. I found the book of the genealogy of those who first came back, and I found [this] written upon it:
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So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return. This is what I found written there:
6 These are the people of the province who came up from captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his city.
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These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
7 These came with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
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in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah): The list of the men of Israel:
8 the descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.
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the descendants of Parosh, 2,172
9 The descendants of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
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of Shephatiah, 372
10 The descendants of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two.
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of Arah, 652
11 The descendants of Pahath-Moab, of the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
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of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818
12 The descendants of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
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of Elam, 1,254
13 The descendants of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five.
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of Zattu, 845
14 The descendants of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
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of Zaccai, 760
15 The descendants of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight.
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of Binnui, 648
16 The descendants of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight.
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of Bebai, 628
17 The descendants of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two.
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of Azgad, 2,322
18 The descendants of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven.
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of Adonikam, 667
19 The descendants of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven.
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of Bigvai, 2,067
20 The descendants of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five.
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of Adin, 655
21 The descendants of Ater, [namely] of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
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of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98
22 The descendants of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight.
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of Hashum, 328
23 The descendants of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four.
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of Bezai, 324
24 The descendants of Hariph, one hundred and twelve.
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of Hariph, 112
25 The descendants of Gibeon, ninety-five.
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of Gibeon, 95
26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight.
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the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188
27 The men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight.
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of Anathoth, 128
28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.
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of Beth Azmaveth, 42
29 The men of Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
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of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth, 743
30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
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of Ramah and Geba, 621
31 The men of Micmash, one hundred and twenty-two.
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of Micmash, 122
32 The men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred and twenty-three.
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of Bethel and Ai, 123
33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.
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of the other Nebo, 52
34 The people of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
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of the other Elam, 1,254
35 The people of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
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of Harim, 320
36 The people of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
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of Jericho, 345
37 The people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
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of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 721
38 The people of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
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of Senaah, 3,930
39 The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
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The priests:
40 The descendants of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two.
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of Immer, 1,052
41 The descendants of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven.
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of Pashhur, 1,247
42 The descendants of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.
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of Harim, 1,017
43 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua, [namely] of Kadmiel of the descendants of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
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The Levites:
44 The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight.
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The musicians:
45 The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, the descendants of Shobai, one hundred and thirty-eight.
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The gatekeepers:
46 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
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The temple servants:
47 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,
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Keros, Sia, Padon,
48 the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagaba, the descendants of Shalmai,
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Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,
49 the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar,
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Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
50 the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,
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Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
51 the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,
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Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
52 the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim,
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Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,
53 the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
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Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
54 the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
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Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
55 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
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Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
56 the descendants of Neziah, the descendants of Hatipha.
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Neziah and Hatipha
57 The descendants of Solomon's servants: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,
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The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
58 the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
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Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
59 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-Hazzebaim, the descendants of Amon.
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Shephatiah, Hattil,
60 All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants were three hundred and ninety-two.
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The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392
61 These were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they were not able to prove their ancestral houses or their descent, whether they were from Israel:
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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:
62 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, the descendants of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.
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the descendants of
63 And from the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai (who had taken as a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
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And from among the priests:
64 These sought their record among those enrolled in the genealogy, but it was not found there, so they were excluded as unclean from the priesthood.
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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.
65 So the governor said to them that they could not eat the most holy food until a priest could come with Urim and Thummim.
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The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.
66 All of the assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
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The whole company numbered 42,360,
67 besides their servants and female slaves--these were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven. And the male and female singers were two hundred and forty-five,
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besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 245 male and female singers.
69 [there were] four hundred and thirty-five camels and six thousand seven hundred and twenty male donkeys.
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435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
70 Now some from the heads of the {families} gave to the work. The governor gave to the storehouse one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly tunics.
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Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests.
71 Now some of the heads of the {families} gave to the storehouse of the work twenty thousand gold darics and two thousand two hundred silver minas.
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Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.
72 And what the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly tunics.
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The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver and 67 garments for priests.
73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel settled in their cities. When the seventh month came, the {Israelites} [were] in their cities.
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The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the temple servants, along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,
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