Moff NEH Chapter 7

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7 Once the wall was built and the gates erected and the warders, the singers, and the Levites appointed, 2 I put Jerusalem in charge of my kinsman Hanani and of Hananiah the captain of the castle--for he was a truly reliable man, who reverenced God more than most. 3 I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened till the sun is high, and ... let the doors be closed and barred. Arrange guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every man to take his own watch, and every man to be posted opposite his house.” 4 (The city was wide and large, but there were few people, for houses had not been built.)

5 Now my God put it into my mind to assemble the authorities and the deputies and the people, in order to take a census of them. And I found a census record of those who had come up first of all, as follows:

6 The following belonged to the province of Judah among the deported who returned from exile after being carried away by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; they came back to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, 7 in the company of Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.

8 A list of the laity of Israel: the clan of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; 9 the clan of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; 10 the clan of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two; 11 the clan of Pahath-moab . . . ; the clan of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 12 the clan of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; 13 the clan of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five; 14 the clan of Zakkai, seven hundred and sixty; 15 the clan of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight; 16 the clan of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight; 17 the clan of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two; 18 the clan of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven; 19 the clan of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven; 20 the clan of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five; 21 the clan of Ater . . . ; the clan of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; 22 the clan of Hashum, three Hundred and twenty-eight; 23 the clan of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four; 24 the clan of Haripli, one hundred and twelve; 25 the clan of Gibeon, ninety-five; 26 the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight; 27 the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; 28 the men of Bethazmaveth, forty-two; 29 the men of Kiriath-jearim, Kefirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; 30 the men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; 31 the men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two; 32 the men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred and twenty-three; 33 the men of Nebo, fifty-two; 35 the clan of Harim, three hundred and twenty; 36 the clan of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; 37 the clan of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one; 38 the clan of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. 39 The priests: the clan of Jedaiah, from the household of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; 40 the clan of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two; 41 the clan of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; 42 the clan of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.

43 The Levites: the clan of Jeshua and Kadmiel, from the clan of Hodeiah, seventy-four. 44 The singers: the clan of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight. 45 The warders: a hundred and thirty-eight from the clans of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai.

46 The temple-attendants: the clans of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 47 Keros, Sia, Padon, 48 Lebanah, Hagaba, Salmai, 49 Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, 50 Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, 51 Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, 52 Besai, Meunim, Nephishesliim, 53 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 54 Bazlith, Mehida, Harsha, 55 Barkos, Sisera, Tema, 56 Neziah, and Hatipha.

57 The sons of Solomon’s servants: the clans of Sotai, Sophereth, Perida, 58 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, 59 Shephatiah, Hat- til, Poehereth-hazzebaim, and Amon.

60 The temple-attendants and the sons of Solomon’s servants, all told, were three hundred and ninety-two.

61 The following, who went from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kherub, Addon, and Immer, were unable to prove that their descent and pedigree belonged to Israel: 62 the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekodah, six hundred and forty-two of them. 63 Among the priests also, the families of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (he had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and had taken his name) 64 made search for their record, but the genealogy was not to be found; so they were barred and banished from the priesthood. 65 The governor declared that they were not to partake of the most sacred food till a priest appeared with the oracles.

66 The entire company numbered forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, 67 besides seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven servants, male and female, and two hundred and forty-five singers, male and female; 68 they had seven hundred and thirty-six horses, two hundred and forty-five mules, 69 four hundred and thirty-five camels, and six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.

70 Some of the chiefs of the clans contributed to the work. The governor paid into the funds a thousand guineas in gold, fifty bowls, and five hundred and thirty priestly vestments. 71 Some of the family chiefs paid into the building fund twenty thousand guineas in gold, and fifteen thousand pounds in silver. 72 What the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand guineas in gold, over thirteen thousand pounds in silver, and sixty-seven priestly vestments. 73 Now the priests, the Levites, the warders, the singers, the temple-attendants, and some of the people were living in Jerusalem, and all Israel in their towns; but when the seventh month arrived,

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