Nehemiah 7 — FBV

7Verse 1Once the wall had been rebuilt and I had put up the doors, I appointed the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites.^{Verse 2}I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, together with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was an honest man who respected God more than many others.^{Verse 3}I told them, “Don't allow the gates of Jerusalem to be opened until the sun is hot,⁺and make sure the guards shut and bolt the doors while they're still on duty. Appoint some of the residents of Jerusalem as guards, to be at their posts, standing in front of their own houses.”^{Verse 4}In those times the city was large with plenty of space, but there weren't many people in it, and the houses hadn't been rebuilt.^{Verse 5}My God encouraged me to have everyone—the nobles, the officials, and the people—all come to be registered according to their family genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had returned first. This what I discovered written there.^{Verse 6}This is a list of the people of the province who returned from the captivity. These were the exiles who had been taken away to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to their home towns.^{Verse 7}They were led by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the number of men of the people of Israel:^{+Verse 8}The sons of Parosh, 2,172;^{Verse 9}the sons of Shephatiah, 372;^{Verse 10}the sons of Arah, 652;^{Verse 11}the sons of Pahath-moab (the sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;^{Verse 12}the sons of Elam, 1,254;^{Verse 13}The sons of Zattu, 845;^{Verse 14}the sons of Zaccai, 760;^{Verse 15}the sons of Binnui, 648;^{Verse 16}the sons of Bebai, 628;^{Verse 17}the sons of Azgad, 2,322;^{Verse 18}the sons of Adonikam, 667;^{Verse 19}the sons of Bigvai, 2,067.^{Verse 20}The sons of Adin, 655.^{Verse 21}The sons of Ater (sons of Hezekiah), 98;^{Verse 22}the sons of Hashum, 328;^{Verse 23}the sons of Bezai, 324;^{Verse 24}the sons of Hariph, 112;^{Verse 25}the sons of Gibeon, 95;^{Verse 26}the people from Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;^{Verse 27}the people from Anathoth, 128;^{Verse 28}the people from Beth-azmaveth 42;^{Verse 29}the people from Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;^{Verse 30}the people from Ramah and Geba, 621;^{Verse 31}the people from Michmas, 122;^{Verse 32}the people from Bethel and Ai, 123;^{Verse 33}the people from the other Nebo, 52;^{Verse 34}the sons of the other Elam, 1,254;^{Verse 35}the sons of Harim, 320;^{Verse 36}the sons of Jericho, 345;^{Verse 37}the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 721;^{Verse 38}the sons of Senaah, 3,930.^{Verse 39}This is the number of the priests: the sons of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua), 973;^{Verse 40}the sons of Immer, 1,052;^{Verse 41}the sons of Pashhur, 1,247;^{Verse 42}the sons of Harim, 1,017.^{Verse 43}This is the number of the Levites: the sons of Jeshua through Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74;^{Verse 44}the singers of the sons of Asaph, 148;^{Verse 45}the gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 138.^{Verse 46}The descendants of these Temple servants: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,^{Verse 47}Keros, Sia, Padon,^{Verse 48}Lebanah, Hagabah, Shalmai,^{Verse 49}Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,^{Verse 50}Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,^{Verse 51}Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,^{Verse 52}Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,^{Verse 53}Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,^{Verse 54}Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,^{Verse 55}Barkos, Sisera, Temah,^{Verse 56}Neziah, and Hatipha.^{Verse 57}The descendants of King Solomon's servants: Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,^{Verse 58}Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,^{Verse 59}Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Amon.^{Verse 60}The total of the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants was 392.^{Verse 61}Those who came from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer could not prove their family genealogy, or even that they were descendants of Israel.^{Verse 62}They included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 642 in total.^{Verse 63}In addition there were three priestly families, sons of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (Barzillai had married a woman descended from Barzillai of Gilead, and he was called by that name.)^{Verse 64}They searched for a record of them in the genealogies, but their names weren't found, so they were barred from serving as priests.^{Verse 65}The governor instructed them not to eat anything from the sanctuary sacrifices until a priest could ask the Lord about the issue by using the Urim and Thummim.^{Verse 66}The total number of people returning was 42,360.^{Verse 67}In addition there were 7,337 servants and 245 male and female singers.^{Verse 68}They had 736 horses, 245 mules,^{+Verse 69}435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.^{Verse 70}Some of the family leaders made voluntary contributions toward the work. The governor presented to the treasury 1,000 gold darics, 50 bowls and 530⁺sets of clothes for the priests.^{Verse 71}Some of the family leaders donated to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.^{Verse 72}The rest of the people donated 20,000 gold darics, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 sets of clothes for the priests.^{Verse 73}The priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and Temple servants, as well as some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, went back to live in their specific towns. By the seventh month the Israelites were living in their towns,