Nehemiah 7

And it came about, when the wall had been built, that I set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.

And I gave charge to Anania my brother and to Anania the ruler of the bira in Jerusalem, for he was as a true man and feared God more than many.

And I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem shall not be opened until the sun is up; and while they are still keeping watch, let the doors be shut and bolted. And station guards from those living in Jerusalem, each man at his watch-post and each man opposite his own house.”

And the city was wide and large, but the people in it were few, and houses had not been built.

And God put it into my heart, and I gathered the honored men and the rulers and the people to be enrolled by companies; and I found the book of the company of those who had come up at the first, and I found written in it:

And these are the sons of the province who came up from the captivity of the exile, which Nabouchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away; and they returned to Jerusalem and to Juda, each man to his own city.

with Zorobabel and Iesous and Neemias, Azaria, Daemia, Naemani, Mardochaios, Balsan, Maspharath, Esdra, Bagoi, Naoum, Baana, Masphar. The men of the people of Israel:

The sons of Phoros, two thousand one hundred seventy-two;

the sons of Saphatia, three hundred seventy-two;

the sons of Era, six hundred fifty-two;

the sons of Phaathmoab, belonging to the sons of Iesous and Ioab, two thousand eight hundred eighteen;

the sons of Ailam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four;

the sons of Zathoua, eight hundred forty-five;

the sons of Zakchou, seven hundred sixty;

the sons of Banoui, six hundred forty-eight;

the sons of Bebi, six hundred twenty-eight;

the sons of Asgad, two thousand three hundred twenty-two;

the sons of Adenikam, six hundred sixty-seven;

the sons of Bagoi, two thousand sixty-seven;

the sons of Edin, six hundred fifty-five;

the sons of Ater, belonging to Ezekia, ninety-eight;

the sons of Esam, three hundred twenty-eight;

the sons of Besi, three hundred twenty-four;

the sons of Ariph, one hundred twelve;

the sons of Gabaon, ninety-five;

the sons of Baithleem, one hundred twenty-three; the sons of Netopha, fifty-six;

the sons of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight;

the men of Bethasmoth, forty-two;

the men of Kariathiarim, Kaphira and Beroth, seven hundred forty-three;

the men of Arama and Gabaa, six hundred twenty-one;

the men of Machemas, one hundred twenty-two;

the men of Bethel and Aia, one hundred twenty-three;

the men of Nabi-aar, fifty-two;

the men of Elam-aar, one thousand two hundred fifty-four;

the sons of Eram, three hundred twenty;

the sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five;

the sons of Lod, Adid and Ono, seven hundred twenty-one;

the sons of Sanaa, three thousand nine hundred thirty.

The priests: the sons of Iodae, belonging to the house of Iesous, nine hundred seventy-three;

the sons of Emmer, one thousand fifty-two;

the sons of Phassour, one thousand two hundred forty-seven;

the sons of Eram, one thousand seventeen.

The Levites: the sons of Iesous, belonging to Kadmiel, to the sons of Oudouia, seventy-four.

The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight.

The gatekeepers: the sons of Saloum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Telmon, the sons of Akoub, the sons of Atita, the sons of Sabi, one hundred thirty-eight.

The nathinim: the sons of Sea, the sons of Asipha, the sons of Tabaoth,

the sons of Kiras, the sons of Souia, the sons of Phadon,

the sons of Labana, the sons of Agaba, the sons of Salami,

the sons of Anan, the sons of Gadel, the sons of Gaar,

the sons of Raaia, the sons of Rason, the sons of Nekoda,

the sons of Gezam, the sons of Ozi, the sons of Phese,

the sons of Besi, the sons of Meinom, the sons of Nephosasim,

the sons of Bakbouk, the sons of Achipha, the sons of Arour,

the sons of Basaloth, the sons of Meida, the sons of Adasan,

the sons of Barkous, the sons of Sisara, the sons of Thema,

the sons of Nisia, the sons of Atipha.

The sons of Salomon’s slaves: the sons of Souti, the sons of Sapharath, the sons of Pherida,

the sons of Ieale, the sons of Dorkon, the sons of Gadel,

the sons of Saphatia, the sons of Etel, the sons of Phacharath, the sons of Sabaim, the sons of Emim.

All the nathinim and the sons of Salomon’s slaves: three hundred ninety-two.

And these came up from Thelmeleth, Aresa, Charoub, Eron, Iemer, and they could not declare their ancestral houses and their seed, whether they were of Israel.

The sons of Dalaia, the sons of Tobia, the sons of Nekoda: six hundred forty-two.

And from the priests: the sons of Ebia, the sons of Akos, the sons of Berzelli, because he had taken wives from the daughters of Berzelli the Galaadite and was called by their name.

These sought their register of the company, and it was not found, and they were removed from the priesthood.

And Athersatha said that they should not eat of the holy of holies until a priest should arise to give light.

And the whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

besides their male and female slaves, these being seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and there were male singers and female singers, two hundred forty-five.

Horses, seven hundred thirty-six; mules, two hundred forty-five;

camels, four hundred thirty-five; donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.

And from a portion of the heads of the ancestral houses they gave for the work to Neemias, into the treasury, a thousand of gold, fifty bowls, and chothonoth of the priests, thirty.

And from the heads of the ancestral houses they gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand of gold and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.

And the rest of the people gave twenty thousand of gold and two thousand two hundred minas of silver and chothonoth of the priests, sixty-seven.

And the priests and the Levites and the gatekeepers and the singers and some of the people and the nathinim and all Israel settled in their cities. And the seventh month arrived, and the sons of Israel were in their cities.