Nehemiah 7
7And now the wall had been rebuilt, the gates had all been put in place, and the Temple guards, the members of the sacred choir, and the other Levites had been assigned their work.H2346H1129H5975H1817H7778H7891H3881H64852I put two men in charge of governing the city of Jerusalem: my brother Hanani and Hananiah, commanding officer of the fortress. Hananiah was a reliable and God-fearing man without equal.H251H2607H2608H8269H1002H6680H3389H571H376H3372H430H72273I told them not to have the gates of Jerusalem opened in the morning until well after sunrise and to have them closed and barred before the guards went off duty at sunset. I also told them to appoint guards from among the people who lived in Jerusalem and to assign some of them to specific posts and others to patrol the area around their own houses.H559H8179H3389H6605H8121H2527H5975H1479H1817H270H5975H4931H3427H3389H376H4929H376H10044Jerusalem was a large city, but not many people were living in it, and not many houses had been built yet.H5892H7342H3027H1419H5971H4592H8432H1004H11295God inspired me to assemble the people and their leaders and officials and to check their family records. I located the records of those who had first returned from captivity, and this is the information I found:H430H5414H3820H6908H2715H5461H5971H3187H4672H5612H3188H5927H7223H4672H37896Many of the exiles left the province of Babylon and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own hometown. Their families had been living in exile in Babylonia ever since King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them there as prisoners.H1121H4082H5927H7628H1473H5019H4428H894H1540H7725H3389H3063H376H58927Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.H935H2216H3442H5166H5838H7485H5167H4782H1114H4559H902H5149H1196H4557H582H5971H34788This is the list of the clans of Israel, with the number of those from each clan who returned from exile: Parosh - 2,172,H1121H6551H8147H505H3967H7657H81479Shephatiah - 372,H1121H8203H7969H3967H7657H814710Arah - 652,H1121H733H8337H3967H2572H814711Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) - 2,818,H1121H6355H1121H3442H3097H505H8083H3967H8083H624012Elam - 1,254,H1121H5867H505H3967H2572H70213Zattu - 845,H1121H2240H8083H3967H705H256814Zaccai - 760,H1121H2140H7651H3967H834615Binnui - 648,H1121H1131H8337H3967H705H808316Bebai - 628,H1121H893H8337H3967H6242H808317Azgad - 2,322,H1121H5803H8147H505H7969H3967H6242H814718Adonikam - 667,H1121H140H8337H3967H8346H765119Bigvai - 2,067,H1121H902H505H8346H765120Adin - 655,H1121H5720H8337H3967H2572H256821Ater (also called Hezekiah) - 98,H1121H333H2396H8673H808322Hashum - 328,H1121H2828H7969H3967H6242H808323Bezai - 324,H1121H1209H7969H3967H6242H70224Hariph - 112,H1121H2756H3967H8147H624025Gibeon - 95.H1121H1391H8673H256826People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned: Bethlehem and Netophah - 188,H582H1035H5199H3967H8084H808327Anathoth - 128,H582H6068H3967H6242H808328Beth Azmaveth - 42,H582H1041H705H814729Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth - 743,H582H7157H3716H881H7651H3967H705H796930Ramah and Geba - 621,H582H7414H1387H8337H3967H6242H25931Michmash - 122,H582H4363H3967H6242H814732Bethel and Ai - 123.H582H1008H5857H3967H6242H796933The other Nebo - 52.H582H312H5015H2572H814734The other Elam - 1,254,H1121H312H5867H505H3967H2572H70235Harim - 320,H1121H2766H7969H3967H624236Jericho - 345,H1121H3405H7969H3967H705H256837Lod, Hadid, and Ono - 721,H1121H3850H2307H207H7651H3967H6242H25938Senaah - 3,930.H1121H5570H7969H505H8672H3967H797039This is the list of the priestly clans that returned from exile: Jedaiah (descendants of Jeshua) - 973,H3548H1121H3048H1004H3442H8672H3967H7657H796940Immer - 1,052,H1121H564H505H2572H814741Pashhur - 1,247,H1121H6583H505H3967H705H765142Harim - 1,017.H1121H2766H505H7651H624043Clans of Levites who returned from exile: Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) - 74,H3881H1121H3442H6934H1121H1937H7657H70244Temple musicians (descendants of Asaph) - 148,H7891H1121H623H3967H705H808345Temple guards (descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai) - 138.H7778H1121H7967H1121H333H1121H2929H1121H6126H1121H2410H1121H7630H3967H7970H808346Clans of Temple workers who returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,H5411H1121H6727H1121H2817H1121H288447Keros, Sia, Padon,H1121H7026H1121H5517H1121H630348Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,H1121H3838H1121H2286H1121H801449Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,H1121H2605H1121H1435H1121H151550Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,H1121H7211H1121H7526H1121H535351Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,H1121H1502H1121H5798H1121H645452Besai, Meunim, Nephushesim,H1121H1153H1121H4586H1121H5300H530453Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,H1121H1227H1121H2709H1121H274454Bazlith, Mehida, Harsha,H1121H1213H1121H4240H1121H279755Barkos, Sisera, Temah,H1121H1302H1121H5516H1121H854756Neziah, and Hatipha.H1121H5335H1121H241257Clans of Solomon's servants who returned from exile: Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,H1121H8010H5650H1121H5479H1121H5618H1121H651458Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,H1121H3279H1121H1874H1121H143559Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Amon.H1121H8203H1121H2411H1121H6380H1121H52660The total number of descendants of the Temple workers and of Solomon's servants who returned from exile was 392.H5411H1121H8010H5650H7969H3967H8673H814761There were 642 belonging to the clans of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda who returned from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer;H5927H8528H8521H3743H114H564H3201H5046H1H1004H2233H347862but they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelites.H1121H1806H1121H2900H1121H5353H8337H3967H705H814763The following priestly clans could find no record to prove their ancestry: Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (The ancestor of the priestly clan of Barzillai had married a woman from the clan of Barzillai of Gilead and taken the name of his father-in-law's clan.)H3548H1121H2252H1121H6976H1121H1271H3947H1323H1271H1569H802H7121H803464Since they were unable to prove who their ancestors were, they were not accepted as priests.H1245H3791H3187H4672H1351H355065The Jewish governor told them that they could not eat the food offered to God until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim.H8660H559H398H6944H6944H5975H3548H224H855066Total number of exiles who returned - 42,360.H6951H259H702H7239H505H7969H3967H834667Their male and female servants - 7,337. Male and female musicians - 245.H5650H519H7651H505H7969H3967H7970H7651H3967H705H2568H7891H789168Horses - 736. Mules - 245.H5483H7651H3967H7970H8337H6505H3967H705H256869Camels - 435. Donkeys - 6,720.H1581H702H3967H7970H2568H8337H505H7651H3967H6242H254370Many of the people contributed to help pay the cost of restoring the Temple: The governor: 270 ounces of gold & 50 ceremonial bowls & 530 robes for priests.H7117H7218H1H5414H4399H8660H5414H214H505H1871H2091H2572H4219H2568H3967H7970H3548H380171Heads of clans: 337 pounds of gold & 3,215 pounds of silver.H7218H1H5414H214H4399H8147H7239H1871H2091H505H3967H4488H370172The rest of the people: 337 pounds of gold & 2,923 pounds of silver & 67 robes for priests.H7611H5971H5414H8147H7239H1871H2091H505H4488H3701H8346H7651H3548H380173The priests, the Levites, the Temple guards, the musicians, many of the ordinary people, the Temple workers - all the people of Israel - settled in the towns and cities of Judah.H3548H3881H7778H7891H5971H5411H3478H3427H5892H7637H2320H5060H1121H3478H5892
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