Nehemiah 7, side by side

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

¹Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

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 my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and 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 unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.

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

⁴Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

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 into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,

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 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 came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;

⁷accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

⁷Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;

⁸the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

⁸The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

⁹the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

⁹The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

¹⁰the descendants of Arah, 652;

¹⁰The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.

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

¹¹The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.

¹²the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

¹²The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

¹³the descendants of Zattu, 845;

¹³The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.

¹⁴the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

¹⁴The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

¹⁵the descendants of Binnui, 648;

¹⁵The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.

¹⁶the descendants of Bebai, 628;

¹⁶The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.

¹⁷the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;

¹⁷The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.

¹⁸the descendants of Adonikam, 667;

¹⁸The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.

¹⁹the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;

¹⁹The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.

²⁰the descendants of Adin, 655;

²⁰The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.

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

²¹The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

²²the descendants of Hashum, 328;

²²The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.

²³the descendants of Bezai, 324;

²³The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.

²⁴the descendants of Hariph, 112;

²⁴The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.

²⁵the descendants of Gibeon, 95;

²⁵The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.

²⁶the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;

²⁶The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.

²⁷the men of Anathoth, 128;

²⁷The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

²⁸the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42;

²⁸The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two.

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

²⁹The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.

³⁰the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

³⁰The men of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.

³¹the men of Michmash, 122;

³¹The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.

³²the men of Bethel and Ai, 123;

³²The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.

³³the men of the other Nebo, 52;

³³The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.

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

³⁴The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

³⁵the descendants of Harim, 320;

³⁵The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

³⁶the men of Jericho, 345;

³⁶The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

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

³⁷The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.

³⁸and the descendants of Senaah, 3,930.

³⁸The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.

³⁹The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

³⁹The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

⁴⁰the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

⁴⁰The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

⁴¹the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

⁴¹The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

⁴²and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

⁴²The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

⁴³The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74.

⁴³The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.

⁴⁴The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.

⁴⁴The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and 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 porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.

⁴⁶The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

⁴⁶The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

⁴⁷the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon,

⁴⁷The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,

⁴⁸the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai,

⁴⁸The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,

⁴⁹the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar,

⁴⁹The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,

⁵⁰the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,

⁵⁰The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,

⁵¹the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,

⁵¹The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,

⁵²the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim,

⁵²The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,

⁵³the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

⁵³The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

⁵⁴the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

⁵⁴The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

⁵⁵the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,

⁵⁵The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,

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

⁵⁶The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

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

⁵⁷The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

⁵⁸the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,

⁵⁸The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

⁵⁹the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon.

⁵⁹The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.

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

⁶⁰All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

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

⁶¹And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.

⁶²the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all.

⁶²The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and 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 children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after 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 register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put 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.

⁶⁵And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.

⁶⁶The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

⁶⁶The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

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

⁶⁷Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.

⁶⁸They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

⁶⁸Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:

⁶⁹435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

⁶⁹Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.

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

⁷⁰And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.

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

⁷¹And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.

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

⁷²And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ 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.

⁷³So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.