1 And it came to pass when the wall הַחוֹמָ֔ה ha.cho.Mah H2346 was H1961 built H1129 , and I had set וָאַעֲמִ֖יד va.'a.'a.Mid H5975 up the doors הַדְּלָת֑וֹת ha.de.la.Tot H1817 , that the doorkeepers and the singers וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים ve.ham.sho.re.Rim H7891 and the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ ve.hal.vi.Yim H3881 were appointed H5975 . 2 And I gave my brother אָחִ֗י 'a.Chi H251 Hanani חֲנָ֣נִי cha.Na.ni H2607 , and Hananiah חֲנַנְיָ֛ה cha.nan.Yah H2608 the ruler of the citadel הַבִּירָ֖ה ha.bi.Rah H1002 , charge over Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם ye.ru.sha.Lim H3389 ; for he was a faithful man כְּאִ֣ישׁ ke.'Ish H376 and feared H3372 God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים ha.'E.lo.Him H430 above many מֵרַבִּֽים׃ me.ra.Bim H7227 . 3 And I said H559 to them that the gates H8179 of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ ye.ru.sha.Lim H3389 should not be opened יִפָּֽתְח֞וּ yi.pa.te.Chu H6605 until the sun הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ ha.She.mesh H8121 was hot , and that they should shut the doors הַדְּלָת֖וֹת ha.de.la.Tot H1817 and bar them while they stood H5975 by ; and that there should be appointed H5975 watches of the inhabitants יֹשְׁבֵ֣י yo.she.Vei H3427 of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם ye.ru.sha.Lim H3389 , every one H376 in his watch H4931 , and every one H376 over against his house בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ bei.To H1004 . 5 And my God אֱלֹהַי֙ 'e.lo.Hai H430 put וַיִּתֵּ֤ן vai.yi.Ten H5414 into my heart לִבִּ֔י li.Bi H3820 to gather H6908 together H6908 the nobles , and the rulers , and the people הָעָ֖ם ha.'Am H5971 , for registration by genealogy H3187 . And I found H4672 a genealogical H3187 register of those that had come H5927 up at the first בָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֔ה ba.ri.sho.Nah H7223 , and I found H4672 written H3789 in it : 6 These are the children of the province הַמְּדִינָ֗ה ha.me.di.Nah H4082 that went H5927 up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away H7725 , whom Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar H5019 the king מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh H4428 of Babylon בָּבֶ֑ל ba.Vel H894 had carried away H7725 , and who came H5927 again to Jerusalem לִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם li.ru.sha.Lim H3389 and to Judah וְלִיהוּדָ֖ה ve.li.hu.Dah H3063 , every one אִ֥ישׁ 'ish H376 to his city לְעִירֽוֹ׃ le.'i.Ro H5892 ; 7 those who came H935 with Zerubbabel זְרֻבָּבֶ֗ל ze.ru.ba.Vel H2216 , Jeshua יֵשׁ֡וּעַ ye.Shu.a' H3442 , Nehemiah נְחֶמְיָ֡ה ne.chem.Yah H5166 , Azariah עֲ֠זַרְיָה 'A.zar.yah H5838 , Raamiah , Nahamani , Mordecai מָרְדֳּכַ֥י ma.re.do.Khai H4782 , Bilshan בִּלְשָׁ֛ן bil.Shan H1114 , Mispereth , Bigvai בִּגְוַ֖י big.Vai H902 , Nehum , Baanah בַּעֲנָ֑ה ba.'a.Nah H1196 . The number מִסְפַּ֕ר mis.Par H4557 of the men H376 of the people עַ֥ם 'am H5971 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס Yis.ra.'El H3478 : 8 The children of Parosh פַרְעֹ֔שׁ far.'Osh H6551 , two וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ ס u.she.Na.yim H8147 thousand אַלְפַּ֕יִם 'al.Pa.yim H505 one hundred מֵאָ֖ה me.'Ah H3967 and seventy-two. 9 The children of Shephatiah שְׁפַטְיָ֔ה she.fat.Yah H8203 , three שְׁלֹ֥שׁ she.Losh H7969 hundred H3967 and seventy-two. 10 The children of Arah אָרַ֔ח 'a.Rach H733 , six שֵׁ֥שׁ shesh H8337 hundred H3967 and fifty-two חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים cha.mi.Shim H2572 . 11 The children of Pahath-Moab H6355 , of the children of Jeshua יֵשׁ֖וּעַ ye.Shu.a' H3442 and Joab וְיוֹאָ֑ב ve.yo.'Av H3097 , two H3967 thousand אַלְפַּ֕יִם 'al.Pa.yim H505 eight H8083 hundred H3967 and eighteen . 12 The children of Elam עֵילָ֔ם 'ei.Lam H5867 , a thousand אֶ֕לֶף 'E.lef H505 two מָאתַ֖יִם ma.Ta.yim H3967 hundred H3967 and fifty-four. 13 The children of Zattu זַתּ֔וּא za.Tu' H2240 , eight שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה she.mo.Neh H8083 hundred H3967 and forty-five אַרְבָּעִ֥ים 'ar.ba.'Im H705 . 14 The children of Zaccai זַכָּ֔י za.Kai H2140 , seven שְׁבַ֥ע she.Va' H7651 hundred H3967 and sixty וְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃ ס ve.shi.Shim H8346 . 15 The children of Binnui בִנּ֔וּי vi.Nui H1131 , six שֵׁ֥שׁ shesh H8337 hundred H3967 and forty-eight . 16 The children of Bebai בֵבָ֔י ve.Vai H893 , six שֵׁ֥שׁ shesh H8337 hundred H3967 and twenty-eight . 17 The children of Azgad עַזְגָּ֔ד 'az.Gad H5803 , two וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ ס u.she.Na.yim H8147 thousand אַלְפַּ֕יִם 'al.Pa.yim H505 three שְׁלֹ֥שׁ she.Losh H7969 hundred H3967 and twenty-two . 18 The children of Adonikam אֲדֹ֣נִיקָ֔ם 'a.Do.ni.Kam H140 , six שֵׁ֥שׁ shesh H8337 hundred H3967 and sixty-seven. 19 The children of Bigvai בִגְוָ֔י vig.Vai H902 , two thousand אַלְפַּ֖יִם 'al.Pa.yim H505 and sixty-seven. 20 The children of Adin עָדִ֔ין 'a.Din H5720 , six שֵׁ֥שׁ shesh H8337 hundred H3967 and fifty-five חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים cha.mi.Shim H2572 . 21 The children of Ater אָטֵ֥ר 'a.Ter H333 of [ the family of ] Hezekiah לְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה le.chiz.ki.Yah H2396 , ninety-eight. 22 The children of Hashum חָשֻׁ֔ם cha.Shum H2828 , three שְׁלֹ֥שׁ she.Losh H7969 hundred H3967 and twenty-eight . 23 The children of Bezai בֵצָ֔י ve.Tzai H1209 , three שְׁלֹ֥שׁ she.Losh H7969 hundred H3967 and twenty-four . 24 The children of Hariph חָרִ֔יף cha.Rif H2756 , a hundred מֵאָ֖ה me.'Ah H3967 and twelve . 25 The children of Gibeon גִבְע֖וֹן giv.'on H1391 , ninety-five. 26 The men H376 of Bethlehem and Netophah וּנְטֹפָ֔ה u.ne.to.Fah H5199 , a hundred מֵאָ֖ה me.'Ah H3967 and eighty-eight שְׁמֹנִ֥ים she.mo.Nim H8084 . 27 The men H376 of Anathoth עֲנָת֔וֹת a.na.Tot H6068 , a hundred מֵאָ֖ה me.'Ah H3967 and twenty-eight . 28 The men H376 of Beth-azmaveth , forty-two . 29 The men H376 of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth וּבְאֵר֔וֹת u.ve.'e.Rot H881 , seven שְׁבַ֥ע she.Va' H7651 hundred H3967 and forty-three. 31 The men H376 of Michmas , a hundred מֵאָ֖ה me.'Ah H3967 and twenty-two . 32 The men H376 of Bethel and Ai , a hundred מֵאָ֖ה me.'Ah H3967 and twenty-three. 34 The children of the other אַחֵ֔ר 'a.Cher H312 Elam עֵילָ֣ם 'ei.Lam H5867 , a thousand אֶ֕לֶף 'E.lef H505 two מָאתַ֖יִם ma.Ta.yim H3967 hundred H3967 and fifty-four. 35 The children of Harim חָרִ֔ם cha.Rim H2766 , three שְׁלֹ֥שׁ she.Losh H7969 hundred H3967 and twenty וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ס ve.'es.Rim H6242 . 36 The children of Jericho יְרֵח֔וֹ ye.re.Cho H3405 , three שְׁלֹ֥שׁ she.Losh H7969 hundred H3967 and forty-five אַרְבָּעִ֥ים 'ar.ba.'Im H705 . 37 The children of Lod, Hadid חָדִ֣יד cha.Did H2307 , and Ono וְאוֹנ֔וֹ ve.'o.No H207 , seven שְׁבַ֥ע she.Va' H7651 hundred H3967 and twenty-one. 38 The children of Senaah סְנָאָ֔ה se.na.'Ah H5570 , three שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת she.Lo.shet H7969 thousand אֲלָפִ֔ים 'a.la.Fim H505 nine תְּשַׁ֥ע te.Sha' H8672 hundred H3967 and thirty וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ פ u.she.lo.Shim H7970 . 39 The priests הַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑ים ha.ko.ha.Nim H3548 : the children of Jedaiah יְדַֽעְיָה֙ ye.da'.Yah H3048 , of the house לְבֵ֣ית le.Veit H1004 of Jeshua יֵשׁ֔וּעַ ye.Shu.a' H3442 , nine תְּשַׁ֥ע te.Sha' H8672 hundred H3967 and seventy-three. 40 The children of Immer אִמֵּ֔ר 'i.Mer H564 , a thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 and fifty-two חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים cha.mi.Shim H2572 . 41 The children of Pashhur פַשְׁח֔וּר fash.Chur H6583 , a thousand אֶ֕לֶף 'E.lef H505 two מָאתַ֖יִם ma.Ta.yim H3967 hundred H3967 and forty-seven. 42 The children of Harim חָרִ֔ם cha.Rim H2766 , a thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 and seventeen . 43 The Levites הַלְוִיִּ֑ם hal.vi.Yim H3881 : the children of Jeshua יֵשׁ֧וּעַ ye.Shu.a' H3442 [ and ] of Kadmiel לְקַדְמִיאֵ֛ל le.kad.mi.'El H6934 , of the children of Hodvah, seventy-four. 44 The singers הַֽמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים ham.sho.re.Rim H7891 : the children of Asaph אָסָ֔ף 'a.Saf H623 , a hundred מֵאָ֖ה me.'Ah H3967 and forty-eight . 45 The doorkeepers: the children of Shallum שַׁלּ֤וּם sha.Lum H7967 , the children of Ater אָטֵר֙ 'a.Ter H333 , the children of Talmon טַלְמֹ֣ן tal.Mon H2929 , the children of Akkub עַקּ֔וּב 'a.Kuv H6126 , the children of Hatita חֲטִיטָ֖א cha.ti.Ta' H2410 , the children of Shobai שֹׁבָ֑י sho.Vai H7630 , a hundred מֵאָ֖ה me.'Ah H3967 and thirty-eight. 46 The Nethinim: the children of Ziha צִחָ֥א tzi.Cha' H6727 , the children of Hasupha חֲשֻׂפָ֖א cha.su.Fa' H2817 , the children of Tabbaoth טַבָּעֽוֹת׃ ta.ba.'ot H2884 , 47 the children of Keros קֵירֹ֥ס kei.Ros H7026 , the children of Sia , the children of Padon פָדֽוֹן׃ fa.Don H6303 , 48 the children of Lebana , the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai, 49 the children of Hanan חָנָ֥ן cha.Nan H2605 , the children of Giddel גִדֵּ֖ל gi.Del H1435 , the children of Gahar גָֽחַר׃ Ga.char H1515 , 50 the children of Reaiah רְאָיָ֥ה re.'a.Yah H7211 , the children of Rezin רְצִ֖ין re.Tzin H7526 , the children of Nekoda נְקוֹדָֽא׃ ne.ko.Da' H5353 , 51 the children of Gazzam גַזָּ֥ם ga.Zam H1502 , the children of Uzza , the children of Phaseah, 52 the children of Besai בֵסַ֥י ve.Sai H1153 , the children of Meunim מְעוּנִ֖ים me.'u.Nim H4586 , the children of Nephishesim, 53 the children of Bakbuk בַקְבּ֥וּק vak.Buk H1227 , the children of Hakupha חֲקוּפָ֖א cha.ku.Fa' H2709 , the children of Harhur, 54 the children of Bazlith , the children of Mehida מְחִידָ֖א me.chi.Da' H4240 , the children of Harsha חַרְשָֽׁא׃ char.Sha' H2797 , 55 the children of Barkos בַרְק֥וֹס var.Kos H1302 , the children of Sisera סִֽיסְרָ֖א sis.Ra' H5516 , the children of Thamah, 56 the children of Neziah נְצִ֖יחַ ne.Tzi.ach H5335 , the children of Hatipha חֲטִיפָֽא׃ cha.ti.Fa' H2412 . 57 The children of Solomon's servants עַבְדֵ֣י 'av.Dei H5650 : the children of Sotai סוֹטַ֥י so.Tai H5479 , the children of Sophereth סוֹפֶ֖רֶת so.Fe.ret H5618 , the children of Perida , 58 the children of Jaala יַעְלָ֥א ya'.La' H3279 , the children of Darkon דַרְק֖וֹן dar.Kon H1874 , the children of Giddel גִדֵּֽל׃ gi.Del H1435 , 59 the children of Shephatiah שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה she.fat.Yah H8203 , the children of Hattil חַטִּ֗יל cha.Til H2411 , the children of Pochereth-Hazzebaim H6380 , the children of Amon אָמֽוֹן׃ 'a.Mon H526 . 60 All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants עַבְדֵ֣י 'av.Dei H5650 , three שְׁלֹ֥שׁ she.Losh H7969 hundred H3967 and ninety-two. 61 And these are they that went H5927 up from Tel-melah H8528 , Tel-harsha H8521 , Cherub-Addon and Immer וְאִמֵּ֑ר ve.'i.Mer H564 ; but they could not shew their father's house בֵּית־ beit- H1004 , nor their seed H2233 , whether they were of Israel מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל mi.Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 62 The children of Delaiah דְלָיָ֥ה de.la.Yah H1806 , the children of Tobijah , the children of Nekoda נְקוֹדָ֑א ne.ko.Da' H5353 , six שֵׁ֥שׁ shesh H8337 hundred H3967 and forty-two . 63 And of the priests הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים ha.Ko.ha.Nim H3548 : the children of Hobaiah חֳבַיָּ֖ה choai.Yah H2252 , the children of Koz , the children of Barzillai בַרְזִלַּ֗י var.zi.Lai H1271 , who took H3947 a wife אִשָּׁ֔ה 'i.Shah H802 of the daughters מִבְּנ֞וֹת mi.be.Not H1323 of Barzillai בַּרְזִלַּ֤י bar.zi.Lai H1271 the Gileadite הַגִּלְעָדִי֙ ha.gil.'a.Di H1569 and was called וַיִּקָּרֵ֖א vai.yi.ka.Re' H7121 after their name שְׁמָֽם׃ she.Mam H8034 . 64 These sought H1245 their genealogical H3187 register , but it was not found H4672 ; therefore were they , as polluted, removed from the priesthood הַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ ha.ke.hu.Nah H3550 . 65 And the Tirshatha said H559 to them that they should not eat יֹאכְל֖וּ yo.khe.Lu H398 of the most holy מִקֹּ֣דֶשׁ mi.Ko.desh H6944 things הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים ha.ko.da.Shim H6944 , till there stood H5975 up the priest הַכֹּהֵ֖ן ha.ko.Hen H3548 with Urim לְאוּרִ֥ים le.'u.Rim H224 and Thummim וְתוּמִּֽים׃ ve.tu.Mim H8550 . 66 The whole congregation together was forty-two thousand אַלְפַּ֖יִם 'al.Pa.yim H505 three שְׁלֹשׁ־ she.losh- H7969 hundred H3967 and sixty וְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃ ve.shi.Shim H8346 , 67 besides their servants עַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם 'av.dei.Hem H5650 and their maids , of whom there were seven H7651 thousand אֲלָפִ֔ים 'a.la.Fim H505 three שְׁלֹ֥שׁ she.Losh H7969 hundred H3967 and thirty-seven; and they had two H3967 hundred H3967 and forty-five וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים ve.'ar.ba.'Im H705 singing-men and singing-women. 69 the camels, four hundred H3967 and thirty-five; the asses, six thousand H505 seven hundred H3967 and twenty. 71 And [ some ] of the chief fathers gave H5414 to the treasure of the work twenty thousand אַלְפָּ֑יִם 'al.Pa.yim H505 darics of gold H2091 , and two שְׁתֵּ֣י she.Tei H8147 thousand אַלְפַּ֥יִם 'al.Pa.yim H505 two שְׁתֵּ֣י she.Tei H8147 hundred pounds of silver H3701 . 72 And that which the rest of the people H5971 gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' coats. 73 And the priests, and the Levites, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in their cities, ← Nehemiah 6 Nehemiah 8 → Commentaries on Nehemiah 7 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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