Nehemiah 7

Modern

Literal

Securing the City

¹When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.

¹And it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had hung the doors, and the gatekeepers had been appointed, and the singers, and the Levites,

²Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

²that I gave the charge to Hanani my brother and Hananiah the leader of the citadel of Jerusalem, for he was a faithful man and he feared God above many.

³And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”

³And I said to them, “Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. And while they are standing by, let them shut the doors, and fasten, and appoint guards of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each man at his station and a man in front of his house.”

The List of Returning Exiles

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

⁴And the city was was wide on two hands and great, and the people were few in its midst, and the houses had not been rebuilt.

⁵Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:

⁵And my God put it into my heart, and I gathered the nobles and the rulers and the people, that they might be registered by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of those who had come up at the first, and I found written in it:

⁶These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,

⁶These are the sons of the province who came back from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each man to his city,

⁷accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.^a

This is the count of the men of Israel:

⁷who came in with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

⁸the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

⁸The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two;

⁹the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

⁹the sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two;

¹⁰the descendants of Arah, 652;

¹⁰the sons of Arah, six hundred fifty-two;

¹¹the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;

¹¹the sons of Pahath-moab (of the sons of Jeshua and Joab), two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen;

¹²the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

¹²the sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four;

¹³the descendants of Zattu, 845;

¹³the sons of Zattu, eight hundred forty-five;

¹⁴the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

¹⁴the sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty;

¹⁵the descendants of Binnui,^a 648;

¹⁵the sons of Binnui, six hundred forty-eight;

¹⁶the descendants of Bebai, 628;

¹⁶the sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty-eight;

¹⁷the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;

¹⁷the sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty-two;

¹⁸the descendants of Adonikam, 667;

¹⁸the sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-seven;

¹⁹the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;

¹⁹the sons of Bigvai, two thousand sixty-seven;

²⁰the descendants of Adin, 655;

²⁰the sons of Adin, six hundred fifty-five;

²¹the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;

²¹the sons of Ater (of Hezekiah), ninety-eight;

²²the descendants of Hashum, 328;

²²the sons of Hashum, three hundred twenty-eight;

²³the descendants of Bezai, 324;

²³the sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty-four;

²⁴the descendants of Hariph,^a 112;

²⁴the sons of Hariph, a hundred and twelve;

²⁵the descendants of Gibeon,^a 95;

²⁵the sons of Gibeon, ninety-five;

²⁶the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;

²⁶the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, a hundred eighty-eight;

²⁷the men of Anathoth, 128;

²⁷the men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty-eight;

²⁸the men of Beth-azmaveth,^a 42;

²⁸the men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two;

²⁹the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

²⁹the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three;

³⁰the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

³⁰the men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one;

³¹the men of Michmash, 122;

³¹the men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty-two;

³²the men of Bethel and Ai, 123;

³²the men of Bethel and Ai, a hundred twenty-three;

³³the men of the other Nebo,^a 52;

³³the men of the other Nebo, fifty-two;

³⁴the descendants of the other Elam,^a 1,254;

³⁴the sons of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four;

³⁵the descendants of Harim, 320;

³⁵the sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty;

³⁶the men^a of Jericho, 345;

³⁶the sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five;

³⁷the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;

³⁷the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one;

³⁸and the descendants of Senaah, 3,930.

³⁸the sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.

³⁹The priests:

the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

³⁹The priests: The sons of Jedaiah (of the house of Jeshua), nine hundred seventy-three;

⁴⁰the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

⁴⁰the sons of Immer, a thousand fifty-two;

⁴¹the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

⁴¹the sons of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty-seven;

⁴²and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

⁴²the sons of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

⁴³The Levites:

the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah),^a 74.

⁴³The Levites: The sons of Jeshua (of Kadmiel and of the sons of Hodevah), seventy-four.

⁴⁴The singers:

the descendants of Asaph, 148.

⁴⁴The singers: The sons of Asaph, a hundred forty-eight.

⁴⁵The gatekeepers:

the descendants of Shallum,

the descendants of Ater,

the descendants of Talmon,

the descendants of Akkub,

the descendants of Hatita,

and the descendants of Shobai,

138 in all.

⁴⁵The 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, a hundred thirty-eight.

⁴⁶The temple servants:^a

the descendants of Ziha,

the descendants of Hasupha,

the descendants of Tabbaoth,

⁴⁶The Nethinim: The sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,

⁴⁷the descendants of Keros,

the descendants of Sia,^a

the descendants of Padon,

⁴⁷the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon,

⁴⁸the descendants of Lebanah,

the descendants of Hagabah,

the descendants of Shalmai,

⁴⁸the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Shalmai,

⁴⁹the descendants of Hanan,

the descendants of Giddel,

the descendants of Gahar,

⁴⁹the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar,

⁵⁰the descendants of Reaiah,

the descendants of Rezin,

the descendants of Nekoda,

⁵⁰the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda,

⁵¹the descendants of Gazzam,

the descendants of Uzza,

the descendants of Paseah,

⁵¹the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah,

⁵²the descendants of Besai,

the descendants of Meunim,

the descendants of Nephushesim,^a

⁵²the sons of Besai, the sons of the Meunites, the sons of Nephushesim,

⁵³the descendants of Bakbuk,

the descendants of Hakupha,

the descendants of Harhur,

⁵³the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,

⁵⁴the descendants of Bazlith,^a

the descendants of Mehida,

the descendants of Harsha,

⁵⁴the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,

⁵⁵the descendants of Barkos,

the descendants of Sisera,

the descendants of Temah,

⁵⁵the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,

⁵⁶the descendants of Neziah,

and the descendants of Hatipha.

⁵⁶the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha.

⁵⁷The descendants of the servants of Solomon:

the descendants of Sotai,

the descendants of Sophereth,

the descendants of Perida,^a

⁵⁷The sons of the servants of Solomon: The sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida,

⁵⁸the descendants of Jaala,

the descendants of Darkon,

the descendants of Giddel,

⁵⁸the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,

⁵⁹the descendants of Shephatiah,

the descendants of Hattil,

the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim,

and the descendants of Amon.^a

⁵⁹the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon.

⁶⁰The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

⁶⁰All the Nethinim and the sons of the servants of Solomon were three hundred ninety-two.

⁶¹The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon,^a and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

⁶¹And these were those who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, and they were not able to declare the house of their fathers and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

⁶²the descendants of Delaiah,

the descendants of Tobiah,

and the descendants of Nekoda,

642 in all.

⁶²The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.

⁶³And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah,

the descendants of Hakkoz,

and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

⁶³And of the priests: The sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai (who took of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite a wife, and was called by their name).

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

⁶⁴These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found, and they were defiled from the priesthood.

⁶⁵The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.^a

⁶⁵And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat from the holy of holies until the priest stood for Urim and Thummim.

⁶⁶The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

⁶⁶All the assembly was as one—four myriads two thousand three hundred and sixty,

⁶⁷in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers.

⁶⁷besides their menservants and maidservants, these seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven, and to them were singers and songstresses, two hundred and forty-five.

⁶⁸They had 736 horses, 245 mules,^a

⁶⁸Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;

⁶⁹435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

⁶⁹their camels, four hundred thirty-five, and donkeys, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

Offerings by the Exiles

⁷⁰Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold,^a 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.

⁷⁰And some from the extremity of the heads of the fathers gave to the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasury a thousand gold darics, fifty bowls, and thirty and five hundred priestly garments.

⁷¹And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold^a and 2,200 minas of silver.^b

⁷¹And of the heads of the fathers they gave to the treasury of the work two myriads of gold darics, and two thousand and two hundred silver minas.

⁷²The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver,^a and 67 priestly garments.

⁷²That which the rest of the people gave was two myriads of gold darics, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priestly garments.

⁷³So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns.

⁷³And they dwelt—the priests, and the Levites, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel—in their cities. And the seventh month arrived, and the sons of Israel were in their cities.