Nehemiah 7 - Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The Exiles Return

7 When the wall had been rebuilt and I had the doors installed,(A) the gatekeepers,(B) singers, and Levites were appointed. 2 Then I put my brother Hanani(C) in charge of Jerusalem,(D) along with Hananiah,(E) commander of the fortress,(F) because he was a faithful man who feared God(G) more than most. 3 I said to them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot, and let the doors be shut and securely fastened while the guards are on duty. Station the citizens of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their homes.”(H)

4 The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.(I) 5 Then my God put it into my mind(J) to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who came back first, and I found the following written in it:(K)

6 These are the people of the province who went up among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzar(L) of Babylon. Each of them returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to his own town.(M) 7 They came with Zerubbabel,(N) Jeshua,(O) Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.

The number of the Israelite men included:

8 Parosh’s descendants(P)2,172
9 Shephatiah’s descendants372
10 Arah’s descendants652
11 Pahath-moab’s descendants:
Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants2,818
12 Elam’s descendants1,254
13 Zattu’s descendants845
14 Zaccai’s descendants760
15 Binnui’s descendants648
16 Bebai’s descendants628
17 Azgad’s descendants2,322
18 Adonikam’s descendants(Q)667
19 Bigvai’s descendants2,067
20 Adin’s descendants(R)655
21 Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah98
22 Hashum’s descendants328
23 Bezai’s descendants324
24 Hariph’s descendants112
25 Gibeon’s[a] descendants95
26 Bethlehem’s(S) and Netophah’s(T) men188
27 Anathoth’s(U) men128
28 Beth-azmaveth’s men42
29 Kiriath-jearim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s men743
30 Ramah’s and Geba’s men621
31 Michmas’s men122
32 Bethel’s and Ai’s men(V)123
33 the other Nebo’s men52
34 the other Elam’s people1,254
35 Harim’s people320
36 Jericho’s people(W)345
37 Lod’s,(X) Hadid’s, and Ono’s people721
38 Senaah’s people3,930.

39 The priests included:

Jedaiah’s(Y) descendants of the house of Jeshua973
40 Immer’s descendants1,052
41 Pashhur’s descendants1,247
42 Harim’s descendants1,017.

43 The Levites(Z) included:

Jeshua’s descendants: of Kadmiel
Hodevah’s descendants74.

44 The singers(AA) included:

Asaph’s descendants148.

45 The gatekeepers(AB) included:

Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants,
Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants,
Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants138.

46 The temple servants(AC) included:

Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants,
Tabbaoth’s descendants, 47 Keros’s descendants,
Sia’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,
48 Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants,
Shalmai’s descendants, 49 Hanan’s descendants,
Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,
50 Reaiah’s descendants, Rezin’s descendants,
Nekoda’s descendants, 51 Gazzam’s descendants,
Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,
52 Besai’s descendants, Meunim’s descendants,
Nephishesim’s[b] descendants, 53 Bakbuk’s descendants,
Hakupha’s descendants, Harhur’s descendants,
54 Bazlith’s descendants, Mehida’s descendants,
Harsha’s descendants, 55 Barkos’s descendants,
Sisera’s descendants, Temah’s descendants,
56 Neziah’s descendants, Hatipha’s descendants.

57 The descendants of Solomon’s servants(AD) included:

Sotai’s descendants, Sophereth’s descendants,
Perida’s descendants, 58 Jaala’s descendants,
Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,
59 Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants,
Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, Amon’s descendants.

60 All the temple servants
and the descendants of Solomon’s servants(AE)392.

61 The following(AF) are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their families and ancestors were Israelite:

62 Delaiah’s descendants,
Tobiah’s descendants,
and Nekoda’s descendants642

63 and from the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai—who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name. 64 These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. 65 The governor(AG) ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.(AH)

66 The whole combined assembly numbered42,360
67 not including their 7,337 male and female slaves,
as well as their 245 male and female singers.
68 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,[c]
69 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.(AI)

70 Some of the family leaders gave to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins,[d] 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury. 71 Some of the family leaders gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas[e] to the treasury for the project. 72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments. 73 So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns.[f](AJ)

Public Reading of the Law

When the seventh month(AK) came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:25 = Gibbar’s in Ezr 2:20
  2. Nehemiah 7:52 Alt Hb tradition reads Nephushesim’s
  3. Nehemiah 7:68 Some Hb mss, LXX; Ezr 2:66; other Hb mss omit v. 68
  4. Nehemiah 7:70 Or drachmas, or darics; also in vv. 71-72
  5. Nehemiah 7:71 A Babylonian coin worth 50 shekels
  6. Nehemiah 7:73 The second half of v. 73 is better understood when placed with 8:1.

Cross references

  1. 7:1 : Neh 6:1
  2. 7:1 : Ezr 2:40-42; Neh 7:43-45
  3. 7:2 : Neh 1:2
  4. 7:2 : Neh 3:9, 12
  5. 7:2 : Neh 10:23
  6. 7:2 : Neh 2:8
  7. 7:2 : 1Kg 18:3; Neh 5:9, 15
  8. 7:3 : Neh 4:13, 16, 22-23
  9. 7:4 : Neh 11:1
  10. 7:5 : Pr 2:6
  11. 7:5-73 : Ezr 2:1-70
  12. 7:6 : 2Ch 36:20
  13. 7:6 : Ezr 2:1
  14. 7:7 : Hg 1:1
  15. 7:7 : Ezr 2:2; 5:2; Zch 3:3, 8
  16. 7:8 : Ezr 2:3; 8:3; 10:25; Neh 3:25
  17. 7:18 : Ezr 2:13; 8:13
  18. 7:20 : Ezr 2:15; 8:6
  19. 7:26 : Ezr 2:21; Mc 5:2
  20. 7:26 : 2Sm 23:28; 2Kg 25:23; Ezr 2:22
  21. 7:27 : Ezr 2:23; Neh 11:32; Jr 1:1
  22. 7:32 : Gn 12:8; Jos 7:2; Ezr 2:28
  23. 7:36 : Jos 6:1; Ezr 2:34; Neh 3:2
  24. 7:37 : 1Ch 8:12; Ezr 2:33; Ac 9:32
  25. 7:39 : 1Ch 24:7; Ezr 2:36
  26. 7:43 : Ezr 2:40; 7:7; 8:15; Neh 13:30
  27. 7:44 : 1Ch 15:16; Ezr 2:41-43
  28. 7:45 : 1Ch 9:17-27
  29. 7:46 : Neh 11:21
  30. 7:57 : 1Kg 9:21; Ezr 2:55
  31. 7:60 : Ezr 2:58
  32. 7:61-62 : Ezr 2:59-60
  33. 7:65 : Ezr 2:63; 5:14
  34. 7:65 : Ex 28:30; Lv 8:8; Ezr 2:63
  35. 7:69-72 : Ezr 2:64-70
  36. 7:73 : 1Ch 9:2; Ezr 2:70; Neh 7:6
  37. 7:73 : Lv 23:23-43; Ezr 3:1

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