| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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, | 1Now when the wall was rebuilt and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites 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. | 2then I put Hanani my brother, and Hananiah the commander of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many. |
| 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.” | 3Then I said to them, "Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot, and while they are standing guard, let them shut and bolt the doors. Also appoint guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each at his post, and each in front of his own house." |
| 4Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt. | 4Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not 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: | 5Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogies. Then I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up first in which I found the following record: |
| 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. | 6These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city, |
| 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: | 7who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of men of the people of Israel: |
| 8the sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; | 8the sons of Parosh, 2,172; |
| 9the sons of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; | 9the sons of Shephatiah, 372; |
| 10the sons of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two; | 10the sons of Arah, 652; |
| 11the sons of Pahath-Moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen; | 11the sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818; |
| 12the sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; | 12the sons of Elam, 1,254; |
| 13the sons of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five; | 13the sons of Zattu, 845; |
| 14the sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; | 14the sons of Zaccai, 760; |
| 15the sons of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight; | 15the sons of Binnui, 648; |
| 16the sons of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight; | 16the sons of Bebai, 628; |
| 17the sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two; | 17the sons of Azgad, 2,322; |
| 18the sons of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven; | 18the sons of Adonikam, 667; |
| 19the sons of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven; | 19the sons of Bigvai, 2,067; |
| 20the sons of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five; | 20the sons of Adin, 655; |
| 21the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; | 21the sons of Ater, of Hezekiah, 98; |
| 22the sons of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight; | 22the sons of Hashum, 328; |
| 23the sons of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four; | 23the sons of Bezai, 324; |
| 24the sons of Hariph, one hundred and twelve; | 24the sons of Hariph, 112; |
| 25the sons of Gibeon, ninety-five; | 25the sons of Gibeon, 95; |
| 26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight; | 26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188; |
| 27the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; | 27the men of Anathoth, 128; |
| 28the men of Beth Azmaveth, forty-two; | 28the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42; |
| 29the men of Kirjath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; | 29the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah and Beeroth, 743; |
| 30the men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; | 30the men of Ramah and Geba, 621; |
| 31the men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two; | 31the men of Michmas, 122; |
| 32the men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred and twenty-three; | 32the men of Bethel and Ai, 123; |
| 33the men of the other Nebo, fifty-two; | 33the men of the other Nebo, 52; |
| 34the sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; | 34the sons of the other Elam, 1,254; |
| 35the sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty; | 35the sons of Harim, 320; |
| 36the sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; | 36the men of Jericho, 345; |
| 37the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one; | 37the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 721; |
| 38the sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. | 38the sons of Senaah, 3,930. |
| 39The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; | 39The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973; |
| 40the sons of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two; | 40the sons of Immer, 1,052; |
| 41the sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; | 41the sons of Pashhur, 1,247; |
| 42the sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen. | 42the sons of Harim, 1,017. |
| 43The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the sons of Hodevah, seventy-four. | 43The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodevah, 74. |
| 44The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight. | 44The singers: the sons of Asaph, 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: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, 138. |
| 46The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, | 46The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, |
| 47the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon, | 47the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon, |
| 48the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Salmai, | 48the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai, |
| 49the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, | 49the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, |
| 50the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, | 50the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, |
| 51the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, | 51the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, |
| 52the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephishesim, | 52the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephushesim, |
| 53the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, | 53the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, |
| 54the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, | 54the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, |
| 55the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah, | 55the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, |
| 56the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. | 56the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha. |
| 57The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida, | 57The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida, |
| 58the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, | 58the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, |
| 59the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of Amon. | 59the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon. |
| 60All the Nethinim, and the sons of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred and ninety-two. | 60All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 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: | 61These were they who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses or their descendants, whether they were of Israel: |
| 62the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two; | 62the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of 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: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and was named after them. |
| 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 searched among their ancestral registration, but it could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded 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 said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim. |
| 66Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, | 66The whole assembly together was 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. | 67besides their male and their female servants, of whom there were 7,337; and they had 245 male and female singers. |
| 68Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five, | 68Their horses were 736; their mules, 245; |
| 69their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty. | 69their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720. |
| 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 from among the heads of fathers' households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 basins, 530 priests' 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 fathers' households gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas. |
| 72And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly garments. | 72That which the rest of the people gave was 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,000 silver minas and 67 priests' 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. | 73Now the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants and all Israel, lived in their cities. And when the seventh month came, the sons of Israel were in their cities. |
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