| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, | 1After the wall had been completed and its doors installed, then the gatekeepers, singers, and descendants of Levi were appointed. |
| 2that I gave the charge of Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the leader of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many. | 2I appointed my brother Hanani and fortress commander Hananiah to be over Jerusalem, since he was a faithful person who revered God more than many others did. |
| 3And I said to them, “Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut and bar the doors; and appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, one at his watch station and another in front of his own house.” | 3I charged them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until mid-day. Until then, let everyone stand watch, keeping the gates shut and locked. Appoint security watches from those who live in Jerusalem. Everyone should maintain his own watch near his house." |
| 4Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt. | 4Even though the city was large and spread out, not many people were living there and not many houses had been built. |
| 5Then my God put it into my heart to gather the nobles, the rulers, and the people, that they might be registered by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of those who had come up in the first return, and found written in it: | 5So my God gave me the idea to gather together the nobles, the officials, and the people so they could be registered according to their genealogies. I found a register of the original inhabitants in which there was recorded |
| 6These are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city. | 6a list of descendants of the province of Judah who returned from captivity, from those who had been exiled by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. They had come back to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his town. |
| 7Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: | 7They were coming with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. Here is the enumeration of: The Men of Israel: |
| 8the sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; | 8Parosh's descendants: 2,172 |
| 9the sons of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; | 9Shephatiah's descendants: 372 |
| 10the sons of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two; | 10Arah's descendants: 652 |
| 11the sons of Pahath-Moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen; | 11Pahath-moab's descendants; that is, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,818 |
| 12the sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; | 12Elam's descendants: 1,254 |
| 13the sons of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five; | 13Zattu's descendants: 845 |
| 14the sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; | 14Zaccai's descendants: 760 |
| 15the sons of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight; | 15Binnui's descendants: 648 |
| 16the sons of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight; | 16Bebai's descendants: 628 |
| 17the sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two; | 17Azgad's descendants: 2,322 |
| 18the sons of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven; | 18Adonikam's descendants: 667 |
| 19the sons of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven; | 19Bigvai's descendants: 2,067 |
| 20the sons of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five; | 20Adin's descendants: 655 |
| 21the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; | 21Ater's descendants through Hezekiah: 98 |
| 22the sons of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight; | 22Hashum's descendants: 328 |
| 23the sons of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four; | 23Bezai's descendants: 324 |
| 24the sons of Hariph, one hundred and twelve; | 24Hariph's descendants: 112 |
| 25the sons of Gibeon, ninety-five; | 25Gibeon's descendants: 95 |
| 26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight; | 26People from Bethlehem and Netophah: 188 |
| 27the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; | 27People from Anathoth: 128 |
| 28the men of Beth Azmaveth, forty-two; | 28People from Beth-azmaveth: 42 |
| 29the men of Kirjath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; | 29People from Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: 743 |
| 30the men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; | 30People from Ramah and Geba: 621 |
| 31the men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two; | 31People from Michmas: 122 |
| 32the men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred and twenty-three; | 32People from Bethel and Ai: 123 |
| 33the men of the other Nebo, fifty-two; | 33People from the other Nebo: 52 |
| 34the sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; | 34The other Elam's descendants: 1,254 |
| 35the sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty; | 35Harim's descendants: 320 |
| 36the sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; | 36Jericho's descendants: 345 |
| 37the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one; | 37Descendants of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 721 |
| 38the sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. | 38Senaah's descendants: 3,930 |
| 39The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; | 39The Priests: Jedaiah's descendants from the household of Jeshua: 973 |
| 40the sons of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two; | 40Immer's descendants: 1,052 |
| 41the sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; | 41Pashhur's descendants: 1,247 |
| 42the sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen. | 42Harim's descendants: 1,017 |
| 43The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the sons of Hodevah, seventy-four. | 43The Descendants of Levi: Jeshua of Kadmiel's descendants: that is, Hodevah's descendants: 74 |
| 44The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight. | 44The Singers: Asaph's descendants: 148 |
| 45The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, one hundred and thirty-eight. | 45The Gatekeepers: Shallum's descendants, Ater's descendants, Talmon's descendants, Akkub's descendants, Hatita's descendants, Shobai's descendants: 138 |
| 46The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, | 46The Temple Servants: Descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, and Tabbaoth. |
| 47the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon, | 47Descendants of Keros, Sia, and Padon. |
| 48the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Salmai, | 48Descendants of Lebanah, Hagabah, and Shalmai. |
| 49the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, | 49Descendants of Hanan, Giddel, and Gahar. |
| 50the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, | 50Descendants of Reaiah, Rezin, and Nekoda. |
| 51the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, | 51Descendants of Gazzam, Uzza, and Paseah. |
| 52the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephishesim, | 52Descendants of Besai, Meunim, and Nephushesim, |
| 53the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, | 53Descendants of Bakbuk, Hakupha, and Harhur. |
| 54the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, | 54Descendants of Bazlith, Mehida, and Harsha. |
| 55the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah, | 55Descendants of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah. |
| 56the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. | 56Descendants of Neziah and Hatipha. |
| 57The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida, | 57The Descendants of Solomon's Servants: Descendants of Sotai, Sophereth, and Perida, |
| 58the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, | 58Descendants of Jaala, Darkon, and Giddel, |
| 59the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of Amon. | 59Descendants of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ammon; |
| 60All the Nethinim, and the sons of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred and ninety-two. | 60All of the Temple Servants and descendants of Solomon's servants numbered 392. |
| 61And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not identify their father’s house nor their lineage, whether they were of Israel: | 61Here is a list of returnees from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, who could not prove their ancestry and lineage from Israel: |
| 62the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two; | 62Descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda: 642 |
| 63and of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name. | 63Of the Priests: Descendants of Habaiah, Koz, and Barzillai, who married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that name. |
| 64These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled. | 64These people searched for their ancestral records, but they couldn't be located. Accordingly, they were considered disqualified from the priesthood. |
| 65And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim. | 65The governor ordered them not to eat anything holy until a priest would be installed with Urim and Thummim. |
| 66Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, | 66The entire assembly numbered 42,360, |
| 67besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five men and women singers. | 67not including their 7,337 male and female servants. They had 245 men and women singers. |
| 68Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five, | 68 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, |
| 69their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty. | 69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. |
| 70And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly garments. | 70Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor contributed 1,000 gold drachmas to the treasury, along with 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments. |
| 71Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand gold drachmas, and two thousand two hundred silver minas. | 71Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver units for the work. |
| 72And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly garments. | 72The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold drachmas, 2,000 silver units , and 67 priestly garments. |
| 73So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel dwelt in their cities. When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities. | 73The priests, descendants of Levi, gatekeepers, singers, some of the people, the Temple Servants, and all the Israelis settled in their cities. Seven months later, the Israelis had settled in their own cities. |
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