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1 After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed.
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Now it happened, 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 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.
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that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, charge over Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
3 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.”
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I said to them, Don't let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand [on guard], let them shut the doors, and bar you them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his watch, and everyone [to be] over against his house.
4 Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
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Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
5 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:
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My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found written therein:
6 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,
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These are the children of the province, who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, everyone to his city;
7 in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah): The list of the men of Israel:
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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:
8 the descendants of Parosh, 2,172
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The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
9 of Shephatiah, 372
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The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
10 of Arah, 652
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The children of Arah, six hundred fifty-two.
11 of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818
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The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred [and] eighteen.
12 of Elam, 1,254
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The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
13 of Zattu, 845
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The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty-five.
14 of Zaccai, 760
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The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
15 of Binnui, 648
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The children of Binnui, six hundred forty-eight.
16 of Bebai, 628
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The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-eight.
17 of Azgad, 2,322
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The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty-two.
18 of Adonikam, 667
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The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-seven.
19 of Bigvai, 2,067
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The children of Bigvai, two thousand sixty-seven.
20 of Adin, 655
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The children of Adin, six hundred fifty-five.
21 of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98
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The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
22 of Hashum, 328
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The children of Hashum, three hundred Twenty-eight.
23 of Bezai, 324
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The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-four.
24 of Hariph, 112
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The children of Hariph, one hundred twelve.
25 of Gibeon, 95
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The children of Gibeon, ninety-five.
26 the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188
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The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred eighty-eight.
27 of Anathoth, 128
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The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
28 of Beth Azmaveth, 42
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The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.
29 of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth, 743
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The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
30 of Ramah and Geba, 621
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The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
31 of Micmash, 122
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The men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two.
32 of Bethel and Ai, 123
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The men of Bethel and Ai, a hundred twenty-three.
33 of the other Nebo, 52
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The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.
34 of the other Elam, 1,254
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The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
35 of Harim, 320
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The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.
36 of Jericho, 345
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The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
37 of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 721
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The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-one.
38 of Senaah, 3,930
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The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred thirty.
39 The priests:
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The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
40 of Immer, 1,052
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The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
41 of Pashhur, 1,247
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The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
42 of Harim, 1,017
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The children of Harim, one thousand [and] seventeen.
43 The Levites:
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The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah, seventy-four.
44 The musicians:
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The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight.
45 The gatekeepers:
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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, one hundred thirty-eight.
46 The temple servants:
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The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
47 Keros, Sia, Padon,
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the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
48 Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,
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the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai,
49 Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
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the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
50 Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
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the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
51 Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
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the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah.
52 Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,
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The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim,
53 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
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the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
54 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
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the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
55 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
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the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
56 Neziah and Hatipha
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the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
57 The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
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The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
58 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
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the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
59 Shephatiah, Hattil,
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the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
60 The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392
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All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety-two.
61 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:
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These were those who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:
62 the descendants of
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The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty-two.
63 And from among the priests:
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Of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
64 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
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These sought their register [among] those who were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.
65 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.
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The governor said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
66 The whole company numbered 42,360,
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The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
67 besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 245 male and female singers.
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besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and they had two hundred forty-five singing men and singing women.
68 There were 736 horses, 245 mules,
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Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;
69 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
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[their] camels, four hundred thirty-five; [their] donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
70 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.
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Some from among the heads of fathers' [houses] gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred thirty priests' garments.
71 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.
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Some of the heads of fathers' [houses] gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.
72 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.
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That which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priests' garments.
73 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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So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, lived in their cities. When the seventh month was come, the children of Israel were in their cities.
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