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Nehemiah 7
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Nehemiah Appoints Administrators

7 After the wall had been completed and its doors installed, then the gatekeepers, singers, and descendants of Levi were appointed. 2 I appointed my brother Hanani and fortress commander Hananiah to be over Jerusalem, since he was a faithful person who revered God more than many others did. 3 I charged them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until mid-day.[a] Until then, let everyone stand watch, keeping the gates shut and locked. Appoint security watches from those who live in Jerusalem. Everyone should maintain his own watch near his house.” 4 Even though the city was large and spread out, not many people were living there and not many houses had been built. 5 So my God gave me the idea to gather together the nobles, the officials, and the people so they could be registered according to their genealogies.

A List of Those who Returned(A)

I found a register of the original inhabitants in which there was recorded 6 a list of descendants[b] of the province of Judah[c] who returned from captivity, from those who had been exiled by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. They had come back to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his town. 7 They were coming with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani,[d] Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth,[e] Bigvai, Nehum,[f] and Baanah. Here is the enumeration of:

The Men of Israel:

8 Parosh’s descendants:[g] 2,172

9 Shephatiah’s descendants: 372

10 Arah’s descendants: 652[h]

11 Pahath-moab’s descendants; that is, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,818[i]

12 Elam’s descendants: 1,254

13 Zattu’s descendants: 845[j]

14 Zaccai’s descendants: 760

15 Binnui’s descendants:[k] 648[l]

16 Bebai’s descendants: 628[m]

17 Azgad’s descendants: 2,322[n]

18 Adonikam’s descendants: 667[o]

19 Bigvai’s descendants: 2,067[p]

20 Adin’s descendants: 655[q]

21 Ater’s descendants through Hezekiah: 98

22 Hashum’s descendants: 328[r]

23 Bezai’s descendants: 324[s]

24 Hariph’s descendants:[t] 112

25 Gibeon’s descendants:[u] 95

26 People from Bethlehem and Netophah: 188[v]

27 People from Anathoth: 128

28 People from Beth-azmaveth:[w] 42

29 People from Kiriath-jearim,[x] Chephirah, and Beeroth: 743

30 People from Ramah and Geba: 621

31 People from Michmas: 122

32 People from Bethel and Ai: 123[y]

33 People from the other Nebo: 52

34 The other Elam’s descendants: 1,254

35 Harim’s descendants: 320

36 Jericho’s descendants: 345

37 Descendants of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 721[z]

38 Senaah’s descendants: 3,930[aa]

39 The Priests:

Jedaiah’s descendants from the household of Jeshua: 973

40 Immer’s descendants: 1,052

41 Pashhur’s descendants: 1,247

42 Harim’s descendants: 1,017

43 The Descendants of Levi:

Jeshua of Kadmiel’s descendants: that is, Hodevah’s descendants:[ab] 74

44 The Singers:

Asaph’s descendants: 148[ac]

45 The Gatekeepers:

Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants: 138[ad]

46 The Temple Servants:

Descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, and Tabbaoth.

47 Descendants of Keros, Sia,[ae] and Padon.

48 Descendants of Lebanah, Hagabah, and Shalmai.[af]

49 Descendants of Hanan, Giddel, and Gahar.

50 Descendants of Reaiah, Rezin, and Nekoda.

51 Descendants of Gazzam, Uzza, and Paseah.

52 Descendants of Besai,[ag] Meunim, and Nephushesim,[ah]

53 Descendants of Bakbuk, Hakupha, and Harhur.

54 Descendants of Bazlith,[ai] Mehida, and Harsha.

55 Descendants of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah.

56 Descendants of Neziah and Hatipha.

57 The Descendants of Solomon’s Servants:

Descendants of Sotai, Sophereth,[aj] and Perida,[ak]

58 Descendants of Jaala, Darkon, and Giddel,

59 Descendants of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ammon;[al]

60 All of the Temple Servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.

Non-Documented Persons(B)

61 Here is a list of returnees from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, who could not prove their ancestry and lineage from Israel:

62 Descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda: 642[am]

63 Of the Priests:

Descendants of Habaiah, Koz,[an] and Barzillai, who married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that name.

64 These people searched for their ancestral records, but they couldn’t be located. Accordingly, they were considered disqualified[ao] from the priesthood. 65 The governor[ap] ordered them not to eat anything holy until a priest would be installed with Urim and Thummim.[aq]

66 The entire assembly numbered 42,360, 67 not including their 7,337 male and female servants. They had 245[ar] men and women singers. 68 [as]They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 69 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Gifts for the Temple(C)

70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor[at] contributed 1,000 gold drachmas to the treasury, along with 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments. 71 Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver units[au] for the work. 72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold drachmas, 2,000 silver units[av], and 67 priestly garments.

73 The priests, descendants of Levi, gatekeepers, singers, some of the people, the Temple Servants, and all the Israelis settled in their cities.

Ezra Reads the Law(D)

73 Seven months later,[aw] the Israelis had settled in their own cities.

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:3 Lit. until the sun is hot
  2. Nehemiah 7:6 Lit. These are the descendants
  3. Nehemiah 7:6 The Heb. lacks of Judah
  4. Nehemiah 7:7 MT of Ezra 2:2 lacks Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani
  5. Nehemiah 7:7 Cf. MT of Ezra 2:2 Mispar
  6. Nehemiah 7:7 Cf. MT of Ezra 2:2 Rehum
  7. Nehemiah 7:8 Lit. Sons of; and so throughout the chapter
  8. Nehemiah 7:10 Cf. Ezra 2:3 775
  9. Nehemiah 7:11 Cf. Ezra 2:6 2,812
  10. Nehemiah 7:13 Cf. Ezra 2:8 945
  11. Nehemiah 7:15 Cf. Ezra 2:10 Bani
  12. Nehemiah 7:15 Cf. Ezra 2:10 642
  13. Nehemiah 7:16 Cf. Ezra 2:11 623
  14. Nehemiah 7:17 Cf. Ezra 2:12 1,222
  15. Nehemiah 7:18 Cf. Ezra 2:13 666
  16. Nehemiah 7:19 Cf. Ezra 2:14 2,056
  17. Nehemiah 7:20 Cf. Ezra 2:15 454
  18. Nehemiah 7:22 Cf. Ezra 2:19 223
  19. Nehemiah 7:23 Cf. Ezra 2:17 323
  20. Nehemiah 7:24 Cf. Ezra 2:18 Jorah
  21. Nehemiah 7:25 Cf. Ezra 2:19 Gibbar
  22. Nehemiah 7:26 Cf. Ezra 2:21-22 where the total is 179
  23. Nehemiah 7:28 Cf. Ezra 2:24 Azmaveth
  24. Nehemiah 7:29 Cf. Ezra 2:25 Kiriath-arim
  25. Nehemiah 7:32 Cf. Ezra 2:28 223
  26. Nehemiah 7:37 Cf. Ezra 2:33 725
  27. Nehemiah 7:38 Cf. Ezra 2:35 3,630
  28. Nehemiah 7:43 Cf. Ezra 2:40 Hodaviah
  29. Nehemiah 7:44 Cf. Ezra 2:41 128
  30. Nehemiah 7:45 Cf. Ezra 2:42 139
  31. Nehemiah 7:47 Cf. Ezra 2:44 Siaha
  32. Nehemiah 7:48 Cf. Ezra 2:45-46 and Akkub 46 Descendants of Hagab, Shalmai
  33. Nehemiah 7:52 Cf. Ezra 2:49-50 Besai. 50 Descendants of Asnah,
  34. Nehemiah 7:52 Cf. Ezra 2:50 Nephusim
  35. Nehemiah 7:54 Cf. Ezra 2:52 Bazluth
  36. Nehemiah 7:57 Cf. Ezra 2:55 Hassophereth
  37. Nehemiah 7:57 Cf. Ezra 2:55 Peruda
  38. Nehemiah 7:59 Cf. Ezra 2:47 Ami
  39. Nehemiah 7:62 Cf. Ezra 2:60 652
  40. Nehemiah 7:63 Cf. Ezra 7:61 Hakkoz
  41. Nehemiah 7:64 Lit. unclean
  42. Nehemiah 7:65 Lit. Tirshatha; i.e. a Persian title
  43. Nehemiah 7:65 I.e. a high priest to whom God would reveal his will through the jewel-encrusted breastplate that he wore; cf. Exod 28:30, Ezra 2:63
  44. Nehemiah 7:67 Cf. Ezra 2:65 200
  45. Nehemiah 7:68 Some MT mss. lack this v.
  46. Nehemiah 7:70 Lit. Tirshatha; i.e. a Persian title
  47. Nehemiah 7:71 Lit. mina
  48. Nehemiah 7:72 Lit. mina
  49. Nehemiah 7:73 Lit. When the seventh month came; cf. Ezra 3:1
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Nehemiah 7
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7 After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers,(A) the musicians(B) and the Levites(C) were appointed. 2 I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani,(D) along with Hananiah(E) the commander of the citadel,(F) because he was a man of integrity and feared(G) God more than most people do. 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.”

The List of the Exiles Who Returned(H)

4 Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it,(I) and the houses had not yet been rebuilt. 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:

6 These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles(J) whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, 7 in company with Zerubbabel,(K) Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah):

The list of the men of Israel:

8 the descendants of Parosh2,172
9 of Shephatiah372
10 of Arah652
11 of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab)2,818
12 of Elam1,254
13 of Zattu845
14 of Zakkai760
15 of Binnui648
16 of Bebai628
17 of Azgad2,322
18 of Adonikam667
19 of Bigvai2,067
20 of Adin(L)655
21 of Ater (through Hezekiah)98
22 of Hashum328
23 of Bezai324
24 of Hariph112
25 of Gibeon95
26 the men of Bethlehem and Netophah(M)188
27 of Anathoth(N)128
28 of Beth Azmaveth42
29 of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah(O) and Beeroth(P)743
30 of Ramah and Geba621
31 of Mikmash122
32 of Bethel and Ai(Q)123
33 of the other Nebo52
34 of the other Elam1,254
35 of Harim320
36 of Jericho(R)345
37 of Lod, Hadid and Ono(S)721
38 of Senaah3,930

39 The priests:

the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua)973
40 of Immer1,052
41 of Pashhur1,247
42 of Harim1,017

43 The Levites:

the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel through the line of Hodaviah)74

44 The musicians:(T)

the descendants of Asaph148

45 The gatekeepers:(U)

the descendants of
Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai138

46 The temple servants:(V)

the descendants of
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
47 Keros, Sia, Padon,
48 Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,
49 Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
50 Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
51 Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
52 Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,
53 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
54 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
55 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
56 Neziah and Hatipha

57 The descendants of the servants of Solomon:

the descendants of
Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,
58 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
59 Shephatiah, Hattil,
Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Amon
60 The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon(W)392

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:

62 the descendants of
Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda642

63 And from among the priests:

the descendants of
Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).

64 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 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.(X)

66 The whole company numbered 42,360, 67 besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 245 male and female singers. 68 There were 736 horses, 245 mules,[a] 69 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics[b] of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests. 71 Some of the heads of the families(Y) gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics[c] of gold and 2,200 minas[d] of silver. 72 The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas[e] of silver and 67 garments for priests.(Z)

73 The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the temple servants,(AA) along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns.(AB)

Ezra Reads the Law

When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,(AC)

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:68 Some Hebrew manuscripts (see also Ezra 2:66); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have this verse.
  2. Nehemiah 7:70 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms
  3. Nehemiah 7:71 That is, about 375 pounds or about 170 kilograms; also in verse 72
  4. Nehemiah 7:71 That is, about 1 1/3 tons or about 1.2 metric tons
  5. Nehemiah 7:72 That is, about 1 1/4 tons or about 1.1 metric tons
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