Nehemiah 7 - Evangelical Heritage Version - 2021（EHV）

Gatekeepers Are Appointed for the City

1When the wall had been built and I had installed the doors, and when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,

2I placed my brother Hanani along with Hananiah, the commander of the citadel, in charge of Jerusalem, because he was a trustworthy man and feared God more than many.

3I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem should not be left open until the heat of the day, but while the guards are still on duty, they are to shut the doors and secure them. Appoint guards from the residents of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their houses.”

Repopulating the City(Ezra 2:1-70)

4Now the city was wide open and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses were being built.

5So my God placed into my heart a plan to gather the nobles, the officials, and the people so they could be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who were the first to come up from Babylon, and I found this written in it:

6These are the men of the province who went up from the captivity of the exiles, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had exiled. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each man to his city.

7These were the people who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Ra'amiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Ba'anah.

This was the number of men from the people of Israel:

8the male descendants of Parosh: 2,172

9the male descendants of Shephatiah: 372

10the male descendants of Arah: 652

11the male descendants of Pahath Moab

through the descendants of Jeshua and Joab: 2,818

12the male descendants of Elam: 1,254

13the male descendants of Zattu: 845

14the male descendants of Zakkai: 760

15the male descendants of Binnui: 648

16the male descendants of Bebai: 628

17the male descendants of Azgad: 2,322

18the male descendants of Adonikam: 667

19the male descendants of Bigvai: 2,067

20the male descendants of Adin: 655

21the male descendants of Ater through Hezekiah: 98

22the male descendants of Hashum: 328

23the male descendants of Bezai: 324

24the male descendants of Hariph: 112

25the citizens of Gibeon: 95

26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah: 188

27the men of Anathoth: 128

28the men of Beth Azmaveth: 42

29the men of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Be'eroth: 743

30the men of Ramah and Geba: 621

31the men of Mikmash: 122

32the men of Bethel and Ai: 123

33the men of the other Nebo: 52

34the citizens of the other Elam: 1,254

35the citizens of Harim: 320

36the citizens of Jericho: 345

37the citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 721

38the citizens of Sena'ah: 3,930

39The priests:

the descendants of Jedaiah

through the house of Jeshua: 973

40the descendants of Immer: 1,052

41the descendants of Pashhur: 1,247

42the descendants of Harim: 1,017

43The Levites:

the descendants of Jeshua through Kadmiel through the descendants of Hodaviah: 74

44the singers from the descendants of Asaph: 148

45the gatekeepers from 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.

46The temple servants:

the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha,

the descendants of Tabbaoth,

47the descendants of Keros,

the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon,

48the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah,

the descendants of Shalmai,

49the descendants of Hanan,

the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar,

50the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin,

the descendants of Nekoda,

51the descendants of Gazzam,

the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,

52the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim,

the descendants of Nephisim,

53the descendants of Bakbuk,

the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

54the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida,

the descendants of Harsha,

55the descendants of Barkos,

the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,

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

57The descendants of the servants of Solomon:

the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth,

the descendants of Perida,

58the descendents of Ja'alah,

the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,

59the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil,

the descendants of Pokereth Hazzebaim, the descendants of Amon.

60The total of the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants was 392.

61The following are the people who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. They were not to prove their ancestry or descent—whether they were from Israel:

62the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, the descendants of Nekoda: 642,

63and from the priests: the descendants of Habaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai, that is, from a man who married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and so was called by their name.

64These people searched for their genealogical records, but they could not find them, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

65The governor told them that they should not eat from the most holy sacrifices until a priest would arise who could serve with Urim and Thummim.

66The entire assembly together totaled 42,360,

67not counting their male slaves and their female slaves, who numbered 7,337. They also had 245 male and female singers.

68They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

70Some of the heads of the families gave support for the work.

The governor gave to the treasury:

gold darics: 1,000

bowls: 50

garments for the priests: 530.

71Some of the heads of the families gave this to the treasury for the work:

gold darics: 20,000

silver minas: 2,200.

72What the rest of the people gave was this:

gold darics: 20,000

silver minas: 2,000

and garments for the priests: 67.

73The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, and the temple servants, that is, all Israel, settled in their cities.