Nehemiah
Nehemiah 7
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Nehemiah 7 — Scripture text (King James Version)
Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the were appointed, That I gave my brother , and the ruler of the palace, charge over : for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. And I said unto them, Let not the gates of 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 , every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house. Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded. And my God 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, These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom the king of had carried away, and came again to and to , every one unto his city; Who came with , Jeshua, , Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, , Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of was this; The children of , two thousand an hundred seventy and two. The children of , three hundred seventy and two. The children of , six hundred fifty and two. The children of -, of the children of and , two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. The children of , a thousand two hundred fifty and four. The children of , eight hundred forty and five. The children of , seven hundred and threescore. The children of , six hundred forty and eight. The children of , six hundred twenty and eight. The children of , two thousand three hundred twenty and two. The children of , six hundred threescore and seven. The children of , two thousand threescore and seven. The children of , six hundred fifty and five. The children of Ater of , ninety and eight. The children of , three hundred twenty and eight. The children of , three hundred twenty and four. The children of , an hundred and twelve. The children of , ninety and five. The men of and , an hundred fourscore and eight. The men of , an hundred twenty and eight. The men of -azmaveth, forty and two. The men of -jearim, Chephirah, and , seven hundred forty and three. The men of and , six hundred twenty and one. The men of , an hundred and twenty and two. The men of and , an hundred twenty and three. The men of the other , fifty and two. The children of the other , a thousand two hundred fifty and four. The children of , three hundred and twenty. The children of , three hundred forty and five. 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And these were they which went up also from , Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and : but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of . The children of , the children of , the children of , six hundred forty and two. And of the priests: the children of , the children of , the children of , which took one of the daughters of the to wife, and was called after their name. These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, from the priesthood. And the said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with . The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, Beside 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. Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five: Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses. And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments. And 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 pounds of silver. And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments. So the priests, and the , and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the , and all , dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of were in their cities.