NASB — Nehemiah 7 — KJV

Census of First Returned Exiles

1 Now when° athe wall° was rebuilt° and I had set° up the doors°, and the gatekeepers° and the singers° and the Levites° were appointed°, 2 then I put° aHanani° my brother°, and bHananiah° the commander° of cthe fortress°, in charge° of Jerusalem°, for he was da faithful° man° and feared° God° more° than° many°. 3 Then I said° to them, “Do not let the gates° of Jerusalem° be opened° until° the sun° is hot°, and while° they are standing° [guard], let them shut° and bolt° the doors°. Also appoint° guards° from the inhabitants° of Jerusalem°, each° at his post°, and each° in front° of his own house°.” 4 Now the city° was large°° and spacious°, but the people° in it were few° and the houses° were not built°.

[1] aNe 6:1, 15
[2] aNe 1:2 bNe 10:23 cNe 2:8 dNe 13:13

5aThen my God° put° it into my heart° to assemble° the nobles°, the officials° and the people° to be enrolled° by genealogies°. Then I found° the book° of the genealogy° of those who came° up first° Iin which I found° the following record°:

[5] ILit and I found written in it aPv 2:6; 3:6

6aThese° are the Ipeople° of the province° who came° up from the captivity° of the exiles° whom° Nebuchadnezzar° the king° of Babylon° had carried° away°, and who returned° to Jerusalem° and Judah°, each° to his city°, 7 who came° with Zerubbabel°, Jeshua°, Nehemiah°, IAzariah°, IIRaamiah°, Nahamani°, Mordecai°, Bilshan°, IIIMispereth°, Bigvai°, IVNehum°, Baanah°.

¶ The number° of men° of the people° of Israel°: 8 the sons° of Parosh°, 2,172°°°°; 9 the sons° of Shephatiah°, 372°°°°; 10 the sons° of Arah°, 652°°°°; 11 the sons° of Pahath-moab° of the sons° of Jeshua° and Joab°, 2,818°°°°°; 12 the sons° of Elam°, 1,254°°°°; 13 the sons° of Zattu°, 845°°°°; 14 the sons° of Zaccai°, 760°°°; 15 the sons° of IBinnui°, 648°°°°; 16 the sons° of Bebai°, 628°°°°; 17 the sons° of Azgad°, 2,322°°°°°; 18 the sons° of Adonikam°, 667°°°°; 19 the sons° of Bigvai°, 2,067°°°; 20 the sons° of Adin°, 655°°°°; 21 the sons° of Ater°, of Hezekiah°, 98°°; 22 the sons° of Hashum°, 328°°°°; 23 the sons° of Bezai°, 324°°°°; 24 the sons° of IHariph°, 112°°°; 25 the sons° of IGibeon°, 95°°; 26 the men° of Bethlehem° and Netophah°, 188°°°; 27 the men° of Anathoth°, 128°°°; 28 the men° of IBeth-azmaveth°, 42°°; 29 the men° of IKiriath-jearim°, Chephirah° and Beeroth°, 743°°°°; 30 the men° of Ramah° and Geba°, 621°°°°; 31 the men° of Michmas°, 122°°°; 32 the men° of Bethel° and Ai°, 123°°°; 33 the men° of the other° Nebo°, 52°°; 34 the sons° of the other° Elam°, 1,254°°°°; 35 the sons° of Harim°, 320°°°; 36 the Imen° of Jericho°, 345°°°°; 37 the sons° of Lod°, Hadid° and Ono°, 721°°°°; 38 the sons° of Senaah°, 3,930°°°°°.

[6] ILit sons aEzr 2:1-70
[7] IIn Ezr 2:2, Seraiah IIIn Ezr 2:2, Reelaiah IIIIn Ezr 2:2, Mispar IVIn Ezr 2:2, Rehum
[15] IIn Ezr 2:10, Bani
[24] IIn Ezr 2:18, Jorah
[25] IIn Ezr 2:20, Gibbar
[28] IIn Ezr 2:24, Azmaveth
[29] IIn Ezr 2:25, Kiriath-arim
[36] ILit sons

39 ¶ The priests°: the sons° of Jedaiah° of the house° of Jeshua°, 973°°°°; 40 the sons° of Immer°, 1,052°°°; 41 the sons° of Pashhur°, 1,247°°°°; 42 the sons° of Harim°, 1,017°°°.

43 ¶ The Levites°: the sons° of Jeshua°, of Kadmiel°, of the sons° of IHodevah°, 74°°. 44 The singers°: the sons° of Asaph°, 148°°°. 45 The gatekeepers°: the sons° of Shallum°, the sons° of Ater°, the sons° of Talmon°, the sons° of Akkub°, the sons° of Hatita°, the sons° of Shobai°, 138°°°.

[43] IIn Ezr 2:40, Hodaviah

46 ¶ The temple° servants°: the sons° of Ziha°, the sons° of Hasupha°, the sons° of Tabbaoth°, 47 the sons° of Keros°, the sons° of ISia°, the sons° of Padon°, 48 the sons° of Lebana°, the sons° of Hagaba°, the sons° of Shalmai°, 49 the sons° of Hanan°, the sons° of Giddel°, the sons° of Gahar°, 50 the sons° of Reaiah°, the sons° of Rezin°, the sons° of Nekoda°, 51 the sons° of Gazzam°, the sons° of Uzza°, the sons° of Paseah°, 52 the sons° of Besai°, the sons° of Meunim°, the sons° of INephushesim°, 53 the sons° of Bakbuk°, the sons° of Hakupha°, the sons° of Harhur°, 54 the sons° of IBazlith°, the sons° of Mehida°, the sons° of Harsha°, 55 the sons° of Barkos°, the sons° of Sisera°, the sons° of Temah°, 56 the sons° of Neziah°, the sons° of Hatipha°.

[47] IIn Ezr 2:44, Siaha
[52] IIn Ezr 2:50, Nephisim
[54] IIn Ezr 2:52, Bazluth

57 ¶ The sons° of Solomon’s° servants°: the sons° of Sotai°, the sons° of ISophereth°, the sons° of IIPerida°, 58 the sons° of Jaala°, the sons° of Darkon°, the sons° of Giddel°, 59 the sons° of Shephatiah°, the sons° of Hattil°, the sons° of Pochereth-hazzebaim°, the sons° of IAmon°.

[57] IIn Ezr 2:55, Hassophereth IIIn Ezr 2:55, Peruda
[59] IIn Ezr 2:57, Ami

60 ¶ All° the temple° servants° and the sons° of Solomon’s° servants° [were] 392°°°°.

61 ¶ These° [were] they who came° up from Tel-melah°, Tel-harsha°, Cherub°, IAddon° and Immer°; but they could° not show° their fathers’° houses° or their IIdescendants°, whether° they were of Israel°: 62 the sons° of Delaiah°, the sons° of Tobiah°, the sons° of Nekoda°, 642°°°°. 63 Of the priests°: the sons° of IHobaiah°, the sons° of Hakkoz°, the sons° of Barzillai°, who° took° a wife° of the daughters° of Barzillai°, the Gileadite°, and was named°° after° them. 64 These° searched° [among] their ancestral° registration°°, but it could not be located°; therefore they were considered unclean° [and excluded] from the priesthood°. 65 aThe Igovernor° said° to them that they should not eat° from the most° holy° things° until° a priest° arose° with bUrim° and Thummim°.

[61] IIn Ezr 2:59, Addan IILit seed
[63] IIn Ezr 2:61, Habaiah
[65] IHeb Tirshatha, a Persian title aNe 8:9; 10:1 bEx 28:30; Dt 33:8

Total of People and Gifts

66 ¶ The whole° assembly° together° [was] 42,360°°°°°°, 67 besides°° their male° and their female° servants°°, Iof whom° [there were] 7,337°°°°°°; and they had 245°°° male and female singers°. 68 IaTheir horses° were 736°°°°; their mules°, 245°°°; 69 [their] camels°, 435°°°°; [their] donkeys°, 6,720°°°°°.

[67] ILit these
[68] ISo with some ancient mss and Gr aEzr 2:66

70 ¶ Some° from among the heads° of fathers’° [households] gave° to the work°. The Iagovernor° gave° to the treasury° 1,000° gold° drachmas°, 50° basins°, 530°°° priests’° garments°. 71 Some° of the heads° of fathers’° [households] gave° into the treasury° of the work° 20,000°° gold° drachmas° and 2,200°° silver° minas°. 72 That which° the rest° of the people° gave° was 20,000°° gold° drachmas° and 2,000° silver° minas° and 67°° priests’° garments°.

[70] IHeb Tirshatha, a Persian title aNe 7:65; 8:9

73 ¶ Now athe priests°, the Levites°, the gatekeepers°, the singers°, some° of the people°, the temple° servants° and all° Israel°, lived° in their cities°.

bAnd when the seventh° month° came°, the sons° of Israel° [were] in their cities°.

[73] a1Ch 9:2 bEzr 3:1


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Nehemiah committeth the charge of Jerusalem to Hanani and Hananiah.

1 ¶ Now it came to pass,² when² the wallº was built,ºª and I had set upºª the doors,º and the portersº and the singersºª and the Levitesº were appointed,ºª 2 That I gave² my brotherº Hanani,º and Hananiahº the rulerº of the palace,º chargeºª over² Jerusalem:º for² he² [was] a faithfulº man,º and fearedºª² Godº above many.º² 3 And I saidºª unto them, Let not² the gatesº of Jerusalemº be openedºª until² the sunº be hot;¹² and while² they² stand² by,¹ª let them shutºª the doors,º and barºª [them]: and appointºª watchesº of the inhabitantsºª of Jerusalem,º every oneº in his watch,º and every oneº [to be] over against² his house.º 4 Now the cityº [was] largeºº and great:º but the peopleº [were] fewº therein,º and the housesº [were] not² builded.ºª

[1] 1Ch 23:1; 25:1; 2Ch 31:2; Ezr 3:8; Ne 3:1, 3; 6:1, 15; 10:39; 11:3; 12:24.
[2] Gn 42:18; Ex 18:21; Nu 12:7; 2S 23:3; 1K 18:3, 12; Ne 1:2; 2:8; 5:15; 10:23; Jb 1:1; Ps 101:6; Is 33:5; Dn 6:4; Mt 24:45; 25:21; Lk 16:10; 1Co 4:2; 2Ti 2:2.
[3] Ne 3:23, 28; 13:19; Ps 127:1; Mt 10:16.
[4] Is 58:12; Hg 1:4; Mt 6:33.

A register of the genealogy of them which came at the first out of Babylon,

5 ¶ And my Godº putºª into² mine heartº to gather togetherºª² the nobles,º and the rulers,º and the people,º that they might be reckoned by genealogy.ºª And I foundºª a registerº of the genealogyº of them which came upºª at the first,º and foundºª writtenºª therein, 6 These² [are] the childrenº of the province,º that went upºª out of the captivity,º² of those that had been carried away,º whom² Nebuchadnezzarº the kingº of Babylonº had carried away,ºª and came againºª to Jerusalemº and to Judah,º every oneº unto his city;º 7 Who cameºª with² Zerubbabel,º Jeshua,º Nehemiah,º Azariah,º Raamiah,º Nahamani,º Mordecai,º Bilshan,º Mispereth,º Bigvai,º Nehum,º Baanah.º The number,º [I say], of the men¹² of the peopleº of Israelº [was this];

[5] 1Ch 9:1; Ezr 2:62; 7:27; Ne 5:19; 6:14; 7:64; Is 28:26; 1Co 15:10; 2Co 3:5; 8:16; Php 2:12; Col 1:29; Jm 1:16.
[6] 2K 24:14; 25:11; 2Ch 36:1; Ezr 2:1; 5:8; 6:2; Jr 39:1; 52:1.
[7] Ezr 2:2; 3:8; 5:2; Ne 2:2; 12:1, 3, 7, 10; Ezk 1:11; Hg 1:1; Zc 3:1; Mt 1:12.

of the people,

8 The childrenº of Parosh,º two¹ thousandº an hundredº seventyº and two.º 9 The childrenº of Shephatiah,º threeº hundredº seventyº and two.º 10 The childrenº of Arah,º sixº hundredº fiftyº and two.º 11 The childrenº of Pahathmoab,º of the childrenº of Jeshuaº and Joab,º two thousandº and eightº hundredº [and] eighteen.ºº 12 The childrenº of Elam,º a thousandº two hundredº fiftyº and four.º 13 The childrenº of Zattu,º eightº hundredº fortyº and five.º 14 The childrenº of Zaccai,º sevenº hundredº and threescore.º 15 The childrenº of Binnui,º sixº hundredº fortyº and eight.º 16 The childrenº of Bebai,º sixº hundredº twentyº and eight.º 17 The childrenº of Azgad,º two¹ thousandº threeº hundredº twentyº and two.º 18 The childrenº of Adonikam,º sixº hundredº threescoreº and seven.º 19 The childrenº of Bigvai,º two thousandº threescoreº and seven.º 20 The childrenº of Adin,º sixº hundredº fiftyº and five.º 21 The childrenº of Aterº of Hezekiah,º ninetyº and eight.º 22 The childrenº of Hashum,º threeº hundredº twentyº and eight.º 23 The childrenº of Bezai,º threeº hundredº twentyº and four.º 24 The childrenº of Hariph,º an hundredº and twelve.ºº 25 The childrenº of Gibeon,º ninetyº and five.º 26 The men¹² of Bethlehemº and Netophah,º an hundredº fourscoreº and eight.º 27 The men¹² of Anathoth,º an hundredº twentyº and eight.º 28 The men¹² of Bethazmaveth,º fortyº and two.º 29 The men¹² of Kirjathjearim,º Chephirah,º and Beeroth,º sevenº hundredº fortyº and three.º 30 The men¹² of Ramahº and Geba,º sixº hundredº twentyº and one.º 31 The men¹² of Michmas,º an hundredº and twentyº and two.º 32 The men¹² of Bethelº and Ai,º an hundredº twentyº and three.º 33 The men¹² of the otherº Nebo,º fiftyº and two.º 34 The childrenº of the otherº Elam,º a thousandº two hundredº fiftyº and four.º 35 The childrenº of Harim,º threeº hundredº and twenty.º 36 The childrenº of Jericho,º threeº hundredº fortyº and five.º 37 The childrenº of Lod,º Hadid,º and Ono,º sevenº hundredº twentyº and one.º 38 The childrenº of Senaah,º threeº thousandº nineº hundredº and thirty.º

[8] Ezr 2:3; 8:3; Ne 10:14, 25.
[9] Ezr 2:4; 8:8.
[10] Ezr 2:5; Ne 6:18.
[11] Ezr 2:6; 8:4; Ne 10:14.
[12] Ezr 2:7; 8:7; 10:26.
[13] Ezr 2:8.
[14] Ezr 2:9.
[15] Ezr 2:10.
[16] Ezr 2:11.
[17] Ezr 2:12.
[18] Ezr 2:13.
[19] Ezr 2:2, 14, 56.
[20] Ezr 2:15.
[21] Ezr 2:16.
[22] Ezr 2:19.
[23] Ezr 2:17.
[24] Ezr 2:18.
[25] Ezr 2:20.
[26] Ezr 2:21.
[27] Ezr 2:23; Is 10:30; Jr 1:1; 11:21.
[28] Ezr 2:24.
[29] Jsh 9:17; 18:25; Jg 18:12; Ezr 2:25.
[30] Jsh 18:24; Ezr 2:26.
[31] 1S 13:5, 23; Ezr 2:27; Is 10:28.
[32] Jsh 8:9, 17; Ezr 2:28.
[33] Ezr 2:29, 30.
[34] Ezr 2:31; Ne 7:12.
[35] Ezr 2:32; 10:31.
[36] Ezr 2:34.
[37] 1Ch 8:12; Ezr 2:33; Ne 6:2; 11:34.
[38] Ezr 2:35.

of the priests,

39 ¶ The priests:º the childrenº of Jedaiah,º of the houseº of Jeshua,º nineº hundredº seventyº and three.º 40 The childrenº of Immer,º a thousandº fiftyº and two.º 41 The childrenº of Pashur,º a thousandº two hundredº fortyº and seven.º 42 The childrenº of Harim,º a thousandº and seventeen.ºº

[39] 1Ch 24:7; Ezr 2:36.
[40] 1Ch 24:14; Ezr 2:37.
[41] 1Ch 9:12; 24:9; Ezr 2:38; 10:22.
[42] 1Ch 24:8; Ezr 2:39; 10:31.

of the Levites,

43 ¶ The Levites:º the childrenº of Jeshua,º of Kadmiel,º [and] of the childrenº of Hodevah,º seventyº and four.º

[43] Ezr 2:40; Ne 3:9.

44 ¶ The singers:ºª the childrenº of Asaph,º an hundredº fortyº and eight.º

[44] 1Ch 25:2; Ezr 2:41.

45 ¶ The porters:º the childrenº of Shallum,º the childrenº of Ater,º the childrenº of Talmon,º the childrenº of Akkub,º the childrenº of Hatita,º the childrenº of Shobai,º an hundredº thirtyº and eight.º

[45] 1Ch 26:1; Ezr 2:42.

of the Nethinims,

46 ¶ The Nethinims:º the childrenº of Ziha,º the childrenº of Hashupha,º the childrenº of Tabbaoth,º 47 The childrenº of Keros,º the childrenº of Sia,º the childrenº of Padon,º 48 The childrenº of Lebana,º the childrenº of Hagaba,º the childrenº of Shalmai,º 49 The childrenº of Hanan,º the childrenº of Giddel,º the childrenº of Gahar,º 50 The childrenº of Reaiah,º the childrenº of Rezin,º the childrenº of Nekoda,º 51 The childrenº of Gazzam,º the childrenº of Uzza,º the childrenº of Phaseah,º 52 The childrenº of Besai,º the childrenº of Meunim,º the childrenº of Nephishesim,º¹ª 53 The childrenº of Bakbuk,º the childrenº of Hakupha,º the childrenº of Harhur,º 54 The childrenº of Bazlith,º the childrenº of Mehida,º the childrenº of Harsha,º 55 The childrenº of Barkos,º the childrenº of Sisera,º the childrenº of Tamah,º 56 The childrenº of Neziah,º the childrenº of Hatipha.º

[46] Lv 27:2; Jsh 9:23; 1Ch 9:2; Ezr 2:43.
[47] Ezr 2:44.
[48] Ezr 2:45, 46.
[51] Ezr 2:49.
[52] Ezr 2:50.
[54] Ezr 2:52.
[55] Ezr 2:53.

of Solomon's servants,

57 ¶ The childrenº of Solomon'sº servants:º the childrenº of Sotai,º the childrenº of Sophereth,º the childrenº of Perida,º 58 The childrenº of Jaala,º the childrenº of Darkon,º the childrenº of Giddel,º 59 The childrenº of Shephatiah,º the childrenº of Hattil,º the childrenº of Pochereth² of Zebaim,º the childrenº of Amon.º 60 All² the Nethinims,º and the childrenº of Solomon'sº servants,º [were] threeº hundredº ninetyº and two.º 61 And these² [were] they which went upºª [also] from Telmelah,º² Telharesha,º Cherub,º Addon,º and Immer:º but they couldºª not² shewºª their father'sº house,º nor their seed,º whether² they² [were] of Israel.º² 62 The childrenº of Delaiah,º the childrenº of Tobiah,º the childrenº of Nekoda,º sixº hundredº fortyº and two.º

[57] Ezr 2:55; Ne 11:3.
[58] Ezr 2:56.
[59] Ezr 2:57.
[60] Ezr 2:58.
[61] Ezr 2:59.
[62] Ezr 2:60.

and of the priests which could not find their pedigree.

63 ¶ And of² the priests:º the childrenº of Habaiah,º the childrenº of Koz,º the childrenº of Barzillai,º which² tookºª [one] of the daughtersº² of Barzillaiº the Gileaditeº to wife,º and was calledºª after² their name.º 64 These² soughtºª their registerº [among] those that were reckoned by genealogy,ºª but it was not² found:ºª therefore were they, as polluted,ºª put from² the priesthood.º 65 And the Tirshathaº saidºª unto them, that² they should not² eatºª of the most¹ holy things,º² till² there stoodºª [up] a priestº with Urimº and Thummim.º

[63] 2S 17:27; 19:31; 1K 2:7; Ezr 2:61.
[64] Lv 4:3; 1Ch 9:1; Ne 7:5; 13:29; Mt 22:11; 25:11.
[65] Ex 28:30; Lv 2:3, 10; 6:17; 7:19; 10:17; 21:21; Nu 27:21; Dt 33:8; Ezr 2:63; Ne 8:9; 10:1.

The whole number of them, with their substance.

66 ¶ The whole² congregationº togetherº [was] fortyºº and two thousandº threeº hundredº and threescore,º 67 Beside²² their manservantsº and their maidservants,º of whom² [there were] sevenº thousandº threeº hundredº thirtyº and seven:º and they had two hundredº fortyº and fiveº singing² men¹ª and singing² women.¹ª 68 Their horses,º sevenº hundredº thirtyº and six:º their mules,º two hundredº fortyº and five:º 69 [Their] camels,º fourº hundredº thirtyº and five:º sixº thousandº sevenº hundredº and twentyº asses.º

[66] Ezr 2:64.
[67] Ezr 2:65; Is 45:1; Jr 27:7.
[68] Ezr 2:66.
[69] He 6:10.

Their obligations.

70 ¶ And some²² of¹ the chiefº of the fathersº gaveºª unto the work.º The Tirshathaº gaveºª to the treasureº a thousandº dramsº of gold,º fiftyº basons,º fiveº hundredº and thirtyº priests'º garments.º 71 And [some] of the chiefº² of the fathersº gaveºª to the treasureº of the workº twenty¹ thousandº² dramsº of gold,º and two thousandº and two hundredº poundº of silver.º 72 And [that] which² the restº of the peopleº gaveºª [was] twentyº thousandº dramsº of gold,º and two thousandº poundº of silver,º and threescoreº and sevenº priests'º garments.º 73 So the priests,º and the Levites,º and the porters,º and the singers,ºª and [some] of² the people,º and the Nethinims,º and all² Israel,º dweltºª in their cities;º and when the seventhº monthº came,ºª the childrenº of Israelº [were] in their cities.º

[70] Ex 12:22; 24:6; Nu 7:2; 1K 7:45; 1Ch 28:17; 29:3; 2Ch 4:8, 11; Ezr 2:68; Ne 8:9; 10:1; Jr 52:19.
[71] Jb 34:19; Lk 21:1; 2Co 8:12.
[73] Ezr 2:70; 3:1.


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