Nehemiah 7:73 - Prayer Tents

The Exiles Return

7When the wall had been rebuilt and I had the doors installed, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.H2346H1129H5975H1817H7778H7891H3881H6485

2Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.H251H2607H2608H8269H1002H6680H3389H571H376H3372H430H7227

3I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot, and let the doors be shut and securely fastened while the guards are on duty. Station the citizens of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their homes."H559H8179H3389H6605H8121H2527H5975H1479H1817H270H5975H4931H3427H3389H376H4929H376H1004

4The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.H5892H7342H3027H1419H5971H4592H8432H1004H1129

5Then my God put it into my mind to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who came back first, and I found [the following] written in it:H430H5414H3820H6908H2715H5461H5971H3187H4672H5612H3188H5927H7223H4672H3789

6These are the people of the province who went up from among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Each of them returned to his own town in Jerusalem and Judah.H1121H4082H5927H7628H1473H5019H4428H894H1540H7725H3389H3063H376H5892

7They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men [included]:H935H2216H3442H5166H5838H7485H5167H4782H1114H4559H902H5149H1196H4557H582H5971H3478

8Parosh's descendants 2,172H1121H6551H8147H505H3967H7657H8147

9Shephatiah's descendants 372H1121H8203H7969H3967H7657H8147

10Arah's descendants 652H1121H733H8337H3967H2572H8147

11Pahath-moab's descendants: Jeshua's and Joab's descendants 2,818H1121H6355H1121H3442H3097H505H8083H3967H8083H6240

12Elam's descendants 1,254H1121H5867H505H3967H2572H702

13Zattu's descendants 845H1121H2240H8083H3967H705H2568

14Zaccai's descendants 760H1121H2140H7651H3967H8346

15Binnui's descendants 648H1121H1131H8337H3967H705H8083

16Bebai's descendants 628H1121H893H8337H3967H6242H8083

17Azgad's descendants 2,322H1121H5803H8147H505H7969H3967H6242H8147

18Adonikam's descendants 667H1121H140H8337H3967H8346H7651

19Bigvai's descendants 2,067H1121H902H505H8346H7651

20Adin's descendants 655H1121H5720H8337H3967H2572H2568

21Ater's descendants: of Hezekiah 98H1121H333H2396H8673H8083

22Hashum's descendants 328H1121H2828H7969H3967H6242H8083

23Bezai's descendants 324H1121H1209H7969H3967H6242H702

24Hariph's descendants 112H1121H2756H3967H8147H6240

25Gibeon's descendants 95H1121H1391H8673H2568

26Bethlehem's and Netophah's men 188H582H1035H5199H3967H8084H8083

27Anathoth's men 128H582H6068H3967H6242H8083

28Beth-azmaveth's men 42H582H1041H705H8147

29Kiriath-jearim's, Chephirah's, and Beeroth's men 743H582H7157H3716H881H7651H3967H705H7969

30Ramah's and Geba's men 621H582H7414H1387H8337H3967H6242H259

31Michmas's men 122H582H4363H3967H6242H8147

32Bethel's and Ai's men 123H582H1008H5857H3967H6242H7969

33the other Nebo's men 52H582H312H5015H2572H8147

34the other Elam's people 1,254H1121H312H5867H505H3967H2572H702

35Harim's people 320H1121H2766H7969H3967H6242

36Jericho's people 345H1121H3405H7969H3967H705H2568

37Lod's, Hadid's, and Ono's people 721H1121H3850H2307H207H7651H3967H6242H259

38Senaah's people 3,930H1121H5570H7969H505H8672H3967H7970

39The priests [included]: Jedaiah's descendants of the house of Jeshua 973H3548H1121H3048H1004H3442H8672H3967H7657H7969

40Immer's descendants 1,052H1121H564H505H2572H8147

41Pashhur's descendants 1,247H1121H6583H505H3967H705H7651

42Harim's descendants 1,017H1121H2766H505H7651H6240

43The Levites [included]: Jeshua's descendants: of Kadmiel Hodevah's descendants 74H3881H1121H3442H6934H1121H1937H7657H702

44The singers [included]: Asaph's descendants 148H7891H1121H623H3967H705H8083

45The gatekeepers [included]: Shallum's descendants, Ater's descendants, Talmon's descendants, Akkub's descendants, Hatita's descendants, Shobai's descendants 138H7778H1121H7967H1121H333H1121H2929H1121H6126H1121H2410H1121H7630H3967H7970H8083

46The temple servants [included]: Ziha's descendants, Hasupha's descendants, Tabbaoth's descendants,H5411H1121H6727H1121H2817H1121H2884

47Keros's descendants, Sia's descendants, Padon's descendants,H1121H7026H1121H5517H1121H6303

48Lebana's descendants, Hagaba's descendants, Shalmai's descendants,H1121H3838H1121H2286H1121H8014

49Hanan's descendants, Giddel's descendants, Gahar's descendants,H1121H2605H1121H1435H1121H1515

50Reaiah's descendants, Rezin's descendants, Nekoda's descendants,H1121H7211H1121H7526H1121H5353

51Gazzam's descendants, Uzza's descendants, Paseah's descendants,H1121H1502H1121H5798H1121H6454

52Besai's descendants, Meunim's descendants, Nephishesim's descendants,H1121H1153H1121H4586H1121H5300H5304

53Bakbuk's descendants, Hakupha's descendants, Harhur's descendants,H1121H1227H1121H2709H1121H2744

54Bazlith's descendants, Mehida's descendants, Harsha's descendants,H1121H1213H1121H4240H1121H2797

55Barkos's descendants, Sisera's descendants, Temah's descendants,H1121H1302H1121H5516H1121H8547

56Neziah's descendants, Hatipha's descendants.H1121H5335H1121H2412

57The descendants of Solomon's servants [included]: Sotai's descendants, Sophereth's descendants, Perida's descendants,H1121H8010H5650H1121H5479H1121H5618H1121H6514

58Jaala's descendants, Darkon's descendants, Giddel's descendants,H1121H3279H1121H1874H1121H1435

59Shephatiah's descendants, Hattil's descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim's descendants, Amon's descendants.H1121H8203H1121H2411H1121H6380H1121H526

60All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants 392H5411H1121H8010H5650H7969H3967H8673H8147

61The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their families and ancestry were Israelite:H5927H8528H8521H3743H114H564H3201H5046H1H1004H2233H3478

62Delaiah's descendants, Tobiah's descendants, and Nekoda's descendants 642H1121H1806H1121H2900H1121H5353H8337H3967H705H8147

63and from the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai— who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name.H3548H1121H2252H1121H6976H1121H1271H3947H1323H1271H1569H802H7121H8034

64These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.H1245H3791H3187H4672H1351H3550

65The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.H8660H559H398H6944H6944H5975H3548H224H8550

66The whole combined assembly numbered 42,360H6951H259H702H7239H505H7969H3967H8346

67not including their 7,337 male and female slaves, as well as their 245 male and female singers.H5650H519H7651H505H7969H3967H7970H7651H3967H705H2568H7891H7891

68They had 736 horses, 245 mules,H5483H7651H3967H7970H8337H6505H3967H705H2568

69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.H1581H702H3967H7970H2568H8337H505H7651H3967H6242H2543

70Some of the family leaders gave to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury.H7117H7218H1H5414H4399H8660H5414H214H505H1871H2091H2572H4219H2568H3967H7970H3548H3801

71Some of the family leaders gave 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project.H7218H1H5414H214H4399H8147H7239H1871H2091H505H3967H4488H3701

72The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold drachmas, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments.H7611H5971H5414H8147H7239H1871H2091H505H4488H3701H8346H7651H3548H3801

Public Reading of the Law

73So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns.H3548H3881H7778H7891H5971H5411H3478H3427H5892H7637H2320H5060H1121H3478H5892