Nehemiah 7
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Nehemiah 7:5-38

5Then my GodH430 put itH5414 intoH413 my heartH3820 to assembleH6908 the noblesH2715, the officialsH5461, and the peopleH5971 to be enrolled by genealogyH3187. I foundH4672 the genealogicalH3188 registerH5612 of those who had first returnedH5927H7223, and I foundH4672 the following writtenH3789 in it:

6TheseH428 are the peopleH1121 of the provinceH4082 who came upH5927 from the captivityH7628 of the exilesH1473 carried awayH1540 to BabylonH894 by NebuchadnezzarH5019 its kingH4428. They returnedH7725 to JerusalemH3389 and JudahH3063, eachH376 to his own townH5892, 7accompaniedH935 byH5973 ZerubbabelH2216, JeshuaH3442, NehemiahH5166, AzariahH5838, RaamiahH7485, NahamaniH5167, MordecaiH4782, BilshanH1114, MisperethH4559, BigvaiH902, NehumH5149, and BaanahH1196.1

This is the countH4557 of the menH582H5971 of IsraelH3478:

8the descendantsH1121 of ParoshH6551, 2,172H505H3967H7657H8147; 9the descendantsH1121 of ShephatiahH8203, 372H7969H3967H7657H8147; 10the descendantsH1121 of ArahH733, 652H8337H3967H2572H8147; 11the descendantsH1121 of Pahath-moabH6355 (through the lineH1121 of JeshuaH3442 and JoabH3097), 2,818H505H8083H3967H6240; 12the descendantsH1121 of ElamH5867, 1,254H505H3967H2572H702; 13the descendantsH1121 of ZattuH2240, 845H8083H3967H705H2568; 14the descendantsH1121 of ZaccaiH2140, 760H7651H3967H8346; 15the descendantsH1121 of BinnuiH1131,2 648H8337H3967H705H8083; 16the descendantsH1121 of BebaiH893, 628H8337H3967H6242H8083; 17the descendantsH1121 of AzgadH5803, 2,322H505H7969H3967H6242H8147; 18the descendantsH1121 of AdonikamH140, 667H8337H3967H8346H7651; 19the descendantsH1121 of BigvaiH902, 2,067H505H8346H7651; 20the descendantsH1121 of AdinH5720, 655H8337H3967H2572H2568; 21the descendantsH1121 of AterH333 (through HezekiahH2396), 98H8673H8083; 22the descendantsH1121 of HashumH2828, 328H7969H3967H6242H8083; 23the descendantsH1121 of BezaiH1209, 324H7969H3967H6242H702; 24the descendantsH1121 of HariphH2756,3 112H3967H8147H6240; 25the descendantsH1121 of GibeonH1391,4 95H8673H2568; 26the menH582 ofH1035 BethlehemH1035 and NetophahH5199, 188H3967H8084H8083; 27the menH582 of AnathothH6068, 128H3967H6242H8083; 28the menH582 of Beth-azmavethH1041,5 42H705H8147; 29the menH582 of Kiriath-jearimH7157, ChephirahH3716, and BeerothH881, 743H7651H3967H705H7969; 30the menH582 of RamahH7414 and GebaH1387, 621H8337H3967H6242H259; 31the menH582 of MichmashH4363, 122H3967H6242H8147; 32the menH582 ofH1008 BethelH1008 and AiH5857, 123H3967H6242H7969; 33the menH582 of the otherH312 NeboH5015,6 52H2572H8147; 34the descendantsH1121 of the otherH312 ElamH5867,7 1,254H505H3967H2572H702; 35the descendantsH1121 of HarimH2766, 320H7969H3967H6242; 36the menH11218 of JerichoH3405, 345H7969H3967H705H2568; 37the menH1121 of LodH3850, HadidH2307, and OnoH207, 721H7651H3967H6242H259; 38and the descendantsH1121 of SenaahH5570, 3,930H7969H505H8672H3967H7970.

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 7:7 Parallel text at Ezra 2:2 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 7:15 Binnui is a variant of Bani; see Ezra 2:10. ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 7:24 Hariph is a variant of Jorah; see Ezra 2:18. ↩
  4. 4. Nehemiah 7:25 Gibeon is a variant of Gibbar; see Ezra 2:20. ↩
  5. 5. Nehemiah 7:28 Beth-azmaveth is a variant of Azmaveth; see Ezra 2:24. ↩
  6. 6. Nehemiah 7:33 Or of West Nebo ↩
  7. 7. Nehemiah 7:34 Or of West Elam ↩
  8. 8. Nehemiah 7:36 Literally the sons; here and in verse 37 ↩

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