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- Chapter 2 -

(Nehemiah 7:4–69)
1
Now these are the sons of the province, who ascended from the captivity, whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had transferred to Babylon, and who were returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his own city.
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They arrived with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
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The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
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The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
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The sons of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
6
The sons of Pahath-moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
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The sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
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The sons of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
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The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
10
The sons of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
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The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
12
The sons of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.
13
The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
14
The sons of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.
15
The sons of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
16
The sons of Ater, who were of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
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The sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.
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The sons of Jorah, one hundred twelve.
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The sons of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.
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The sons of Gibbar, ninety-five.
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The sons of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
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The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
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The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
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The sons of Azmaveth, forty-two.
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The sons of Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
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The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
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The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
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The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
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The sons of Nebo, fifty-two.
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The sons of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.
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The sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-five.
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The sons of Harim, three hundred twenty.
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The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
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The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
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The sons of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
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The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
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The sons of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
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The sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
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The sons of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
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The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
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The singing men: the sons of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.
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The sons of the 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: altogether one hundred thirty-nine.
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The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
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the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon,
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the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,
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the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan,
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the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,
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the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,
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the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,
50
the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim,
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the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
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the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
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the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
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the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha;
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the sons of the servants of Solomon, the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda,
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the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
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the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth, who were of Hazzebaim, the sons of Ami:
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all the temple servants and the sons of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-two.
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And these were the ones who ascended from Telmelah, Telharsha, Cherub, and Addan, and Immer. And they were not able to indicate the house of their fathers and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
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The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.
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And from the sons of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and who were called by their name.
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These sought the writing of their genealogy, and they did not find it, and so they were cast out of the priesthood.(a)
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And the cupbearer(b) said to them that they should not eat from the Holy of Holies, until there would arise a priest, learned and perfect.(c)
64
The entire multitude joined together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,(d)
65
not including their men and women servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. And among these were singing men and singing women, two hundred.
66
Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules were two hundred forty-five;
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their camels were four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys were six thousand seven hundred twenty.

Offerings by the Exiles

(Exodus 38:21–31; Nehemiah 7:70–73)
68
And some of the leaders among the fathers, when they entered into the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, freely offered some of these to the house of God, in order to construct it in its location.
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They gave to the expenses of the work in accord with their ability: sixty-one thousand gold coins, five thousand silver minas, and one hundred priestly vestments.
70
Therefore, the priests and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singing men, and the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all of Israel lived in their cities.

Footnotes

(a)2:62 This removal from the priesthood of those who could not show their genealogical succession is a figure for a time in the Church when those persons who claim to be ordained will be cast out of the priesthood because they cannot show that they were validly ordained by bishops who have Apostolic succession.(Conte)
(b)2:63 cupbearerAthersatha means cupbearer, or more literally, he who is permitted to drink. this term refers to Nehemiah (cf. Nehemiah 10:1) because he was permitted to drink from the king’s wine, ordinarily considered sacrilegious by devout Jews.(Conte)
(c)2:63 learned and perfectThe term in Latin ‘doctus atque perfectus’ is a loose translation into Latin of the Hebrew ‘Urim’ and ‘Thummim’ which are obscure terms apparently referring to a means (akin to casting lots) of determining the will of God. A priest who could effectively use such lots to determine the will of God was considered particularly insightful.(Conte)
(d)2:64 Forty-two thousand, etc:Those who are reckoned up above of the tribes of Juda, Benjamin, and Levi, fall short of this number. The rest, who must be taken in to make up the whole sum, were of the other tribes.(Challoner)
(Nehemiah 7:4–69)
1
Now these are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city;
2
who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
3
The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
4
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
5
The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
6
The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
7
The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
8
The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
9
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
10
The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
11
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
12
The children of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.
13
The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
14
The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.
15
The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
16
The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
17
The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.
18
The children of Jorah, one hundred twelve.
19
The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.
20
The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
21
The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
22
The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
23
The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
24
The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
25
The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
26
The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
27
The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
28
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
29
The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
30
The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.
31
The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
32
The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.
33
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
34
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
35
The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
36
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
37
The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
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The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
39
The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
40
The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
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The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.
42
The children of the gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all one hundred thirty-nine.
43
The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
44
the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
45
the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
46
the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,
47
the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
48
the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
49
the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
50
the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,
51
the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
52
the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
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the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
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the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
55
The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,
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the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
57
the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
58
All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.
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These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses and their offspring,(a) whether they were of Israel:
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the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.
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Of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, and the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
62
These sought their place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
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The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim.
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The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
65
in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.
66
Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;
67
their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.

Offerings by the Exiles

(Exodus 38:21–31; Nehemiah 7:70–73)
68
Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to the LORD’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its place.
69
They gave according to their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold,(b) five thousand minas (c) of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
70
So the priests and the Levites, with some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

Footnotes

(a)2:59 or, seed
(b)2:69 a daric was a gold coin issued by a Persian king, weighing about 8.4 grams or about 0.27 troy ounces each.
(c)2:69 A mina is about 600 grams or 1.3 U. S. pounds, so 5,000 minas is about 3 metric tons.
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