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Census of First Returned Exiles
Now when the wall was rebuilt and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
Now when the wall was rebuilt and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
Securing the City
And it came to pass when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, that the doorkeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.
And it came to pass when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, that the doorkeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.
then I put Hanani my brother, and Hananiah the commander of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
And I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the citadel, charge over Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man and feared God above many.
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.”
And I said to them that the gates of Jerusalem should not be opened until the sun was hot, and that they should shut the doors and bar them while they stood by; and that there should be appointed watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one over against his house.
Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.
Census of First Returned Exiles
Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
Then 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 in which I found the following record:
And my God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, for registration by genealogy. And I found a genealogical register of those that had come up at the first, and I found written in it:
These are the people 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,
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 who came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his city;
who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah.
The number of men of the people of Israel:
The number of men of the people of Israel:
those 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:
the sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818;
The children of Pahath-Moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
the sons of Ater, of Hezekiah, 98;
The children of Ater of [the family of] Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;
The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, a hundred and eighty-eight.
the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah and Beeroth, 743;
The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
the sons of the other Elam, 1,254;
The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 721;
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;
The Priests
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodevah, 74.
The Levites
The Levites: the children of Jeshua [and] of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodvah, seventy-four.
The Levites: the children of Jeshua [and] of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodvah, seventy-four.
The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148.
The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.
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.
The doorkeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-eight.
The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
The Temple Servants
The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon,
the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai,
the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai,
the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar,
the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda,
the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah,
the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,
the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephushesim,
the children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida,
Descendants of Solomon's Servants
The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon.
the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-Hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants were 392.
All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, three hundred and ninety-two.
These were they who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses or their descendants, whether they were of Israel:
And these are they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub-Addon and Immer; but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 642.
The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobijah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.
Of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and was named after them.
Priests who Could Not Find Their Pedigree
And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called after their name.
And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called after their name.
These searched among their ancestral registration, but it could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.
These sought their genealogical register, but it was not found; therefore were they, as polluted, removed from the priesthood.
The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.
And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up the priest with Urim and Thummim.
Total of People and Gifts
The whole assembly together was 42,360,
Accounting of People and Offerings
The whole congregation together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
The whole congregation together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
besides their male and their female servants, of whom there were 7,337; and they had 245 male and female singers.
besides their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five singing-men and singing-women.
Their horses were 736; their mules, 245;
Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six; their mules, two hundred and forty-five;
their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720.
the camels, four hundred and thirty-five; the asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 basins, 530 priests’ garments.
And some of the chief fathers gave to the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand darics of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' coats.
Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas.
And [some] of the chief fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred pounds of silver.
That which the rest of the people gave was 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,000 silver minas and 67 priests’ garments.
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' coats.
Now the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants and all Israel, lived in their cities.
And when the seventh month came, the sons of Israel were in their cities.
And when the seventh month came, the sons of Israel were in their cities.
And the priests, and the Levites, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in their cities,