Nehemiah 7:6-69

6These were the people in the province. They were the ones who left the place where the exiles had been taken captive. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had taken them captive. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah. All of them went to their own cities.

7They went with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the number of Israelite men from the people in exile:

8the descendants of Parosh … 2,172

9of Shephatiah … 372

10of Arah … 652

11of Pahath Moab, that is, of Jeshua and Joab … 2,818

12of Elam … 1,254

13of Zattu … 845

14of Zaccai … 760

15of Binnui … 648

16of Bebai … 628

17of Azgad … 2,322

18of Adonikam … 667

19of Bigvai … 2,067

20of Adin … 655

21of Ater, that is, Hezekiah … 98

22of Hashum … 328

23of Bezai … 324

24of Hariph … 112

25of Gibeon … 95

26the people of Bethlehem and Netophah … 188

27of Anathoth … 128

28of Beth Azmaveth … 42

29of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth … 743

30of Ramah and Geba … 621

31of Michmas … 122

32of Bethel and Ai … 123

33of the other Nebo … 52

34of the other Elam … 1,254

35of Harim … 320

36of Jericho … 345

37of Lod, Hadid, and Ono … 721

38of Senaah … 3,930

39These priests returned from exile: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) … 973

40of Immer … 1,052

41of Pashhur … 1,247

42of Harim … 1,017

43These Levites returned from exile: the descendants of Jeshua, that is, of Kadmiel ⌞and⌟ of Hodeiah … 74

44These singers returned from exile: the descendants of Asaph … 148

45These gatekeepers returned from exile: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai … 138

46These temple servants returned from exile: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

47Keros, Sia, Padon,

48Lebanah, Hagabah, Shalmai,

49Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,

50Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,

51Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,

52Besai, Meunim, Nephusheshim,

53Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

54Bazlith, Mehida, Harsha,

55Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

56Neziah, and Hatipha.

57These descendants of Solomon’s servants returned from exile: the descendants of Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,

58Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

59Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Amon.

60The temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants totaled 392.

61The following people came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they couldn’t prove they were Israelites on the basis of their father’s family or their genealogy:

62the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda. These people totaled 642.

63These priests ⌞couldn’t prove they were Israelites⌟: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that ⌞family⌟ name).

64These people searched for their ⌞family⌟ names in the genealogical records, but their names couldn’t be found there. For this reason they were considered contaminated and couldn’t be priests.

65The governor told them not to eat any of the most holy food until a priest could use the Urim and Thummim  ⌞to settle the problem⌟.

66The whole assembly totaled 42,360.

67In addition to the male and female servants who numbered 7,337, they also had 245 male and female singers.

68They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.