Nehemiah 7

1 After the wall once buylded, is the watche appointed. 6 They that returned from the captivitie are numbered.
1.Now *when the wall was buylded, and I had set up the dores, and the porters, and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
2.Then I commanded my brother Hanáni and Hananiáh the prince of the palace in Jerusalém (for he was doutles a faithful man, and feared God above manie)
3.And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalém be opened, until the heat of the sunne: and while athey stand by, let them shut the dores, and ^make them fast; and I appointed wards of the inhabitants of Jerusalém, everie one in his ward, and everie one over against his house.
4.Now the citie was large and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not buylded.
5.And my God put into mine heart, & I gathered the princes, and the rulers, and the people, to count their genealogies: and I found a boke of the genealogie of them, *which came up at the first, and founde writen therein,
6.These are the bsonnes of the province that came up from the captivitie that was carried away (whom Nebuchadnezzár King of Babél had carried away) and they returned to Jerusalém and to Judáh, every one unto his citie.
7.They which came with Zerubbabél, Jeshúa, Nehemiáh, cAzariáh, Raamiáh, Nahamáni, Mordecái, Bilshán, Mispéreth, Bigvái, Nehúm, Bannáh. This is the number of the men of the people of Israél.
8.The sonnes of Parósh, two thousand an hundreth seventie and two.
9.The sonnes of Shephatiáh, three hundreth seventie & two.
10.The sonnes of Aráh, six hundreth fiftie and two.
11.The sonnes of ^Paháth Moáb of the sonnes of Jeshúa, and Joáb, two thousand, eight hundreth and eightene.
12.The sonnes of Elám, a thousand, two hundreth fiftie and foure.
13.The sonnes of Zattú, eight hundreth and fyve and fourtie.
14.The sonnes of Zacchái, seven hundreth and three score.
15.The sonnes of Binnúi, six hundreth and eight and fourtie.
16.The sonnes of Bebái, six hundreth and eight and twentie.
17.The sonnes of Azgád, two thousand, three hundreth and two and twentie.
18.The sonnes of Adonikám, six hundreth three score and seven.
19.The sonnes of Bigvái, two thousand three score & seven.
20.The sonnes of Adin, six hundreth, and fyve and fiftie.
21.The sonnes of Atér of Hizkiáh, ninetie and eight.
22.The sonnes of Hashúm, three hundreth and eight and twentie.
23.The sonnes of Bezái, three hundreth & foure and twentie.
24.The sonnes of Haríph, an hundreth and twelve.
25.The dsonnes of Gibeón, ninetie and fyve.
26.The men of Beth-léhem and Netopháh, an hundreth foure score and eight.
27.The men of Anathóth, an hundreth and eight and twentie.
28.The men of Beth-azmáveth, two and fourtie.
29.The men of Kirjath-jearím, Chephiráh and Beeróth, seven hundreth, and three and fourtie.
30.The men of Ramáh and Gába, six hundreth and one and twentie.
31.The men of Michmás, an hundreth and two and twentie.
32.The men of Beth-él & Ai, an hundreth & three & twentie.
33.The men eof the other Nebó, two and fiftie.
34.The sonnes of the other Elám, a thousand, two hundreth and foure and fiftie.
35.The sonnes of Harím, three hundreth and twentie.
36.The sonnes of Jerichó, three hundreth & fyve and fourtie.
37.The sonnes of Lod-hadíd and Onó, seven hundreth, and one and twentie. The number of The Congregacion. Nehemi
38.The sonnes of Senaáh, three thousand, nine hundreth and thirtie.
39.The Priests: the sonnes of Jedaiáh of the house of Jeshúa, nine hundreth seventie and three.
40.The sonnes of Immér, a thousand and two and fiftie.
41.The sonnes of Pashúr, a thousand, two hundreth and seven and fourtie.
42.The sonnes of Harím, a thousand and seventeen.
43.¶ The Levites: the sonnes of Jeshúa of Kadmiél, and of the sonnes of ^Hodiváh, seventie and foure.
44.¶ The singers: the children of Asáph, an hundreth, and eight and fourtie.
45.The porters: the sonnes of Shallúm, the sonnes of Atér, the sonnes of Talmón, the sonnes of Akkúb, the sonnes of Hatitá, the sonnes of Shobái, an hundreth & eight and thirtie.
46.¶ The fNethinims: the sonnes of Zihá, the sonnes of Hashuphá, the sonnes of Tabaóth,
47.The sonnes of Kerós, the sonnes of Siá, the sonnes of Padón,
48.The sonnes of Lebaná, the sonnes of Hagabá, the sonnes of Shalmái,
49.The sonnes of Hanán, the sonnes of Giddél, the sonnes of Gahar,
50.The sonnes of Reaiáh, the sonnes of Rezín, the sonnes of Nekodá,
51.The sonnes of Gazzám, the sonnes of Uzzá, the sonnes of Paséah,
52.The sonnes of Besái, the sonnes of Meuním, the sonnes of Nephishesim,
53.The sonnes of Bakbúk, the sonnes of Hakuphá, the sonnes of Harhúr,
54.The sonnes of Bazlíth, the sonnes of Mehidá, the sonnes of Harshá,
55.The sonnes of Barkós, the sonnes of Sissera, the sonnes of Támah,
56.The sonnes of Nezíah, the sonnes of Hatiphá,
57.The sonnes of Salomon’s servants, the sonnes of Sotai, the sonnes of Sophéreth, the sonnes of Peridá,
58.The sonnes of Jaalá, the sonnes of Darkón, the sonnes of Giddél,
59.The sonnes of Shephatiáh, the sonnes of Hattíl, the sonnes of Pochéreth of Zebaím, the sonnes of Amón.
60.All the Nethinims, and the sonnes of Salomon’s servants were three hundreth, ninetie and two.
61.¶ And these came up from Tel-meláh, Tel-hareshá, Cherúb, Addón, and Immér: but thei could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, or if they were of Israél.
62.The sonnes of Delaiáh: the sonnes of Tobiáh, the sonnes of Nekodá, six hundreth and two and fourtie.
63.And of the Priests: the sonnes of Habaiáh, the sonnes of Hakkóz, the sonnes of Barzillái, which took one of the daughters of Barzillái the Giliadite to wife, and was named after their name.
64.These sought their writing of the genealogies, but it was not found: therefore they were put from the Priesthood.
65.And gthe Tirshátha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy, til there rose up a Priest with *Urím and Thummím.
66.All the Congregacion together was two and fourtie thousand, three hundreth and threescore,
67.Besides their servants and their maids, which were seven thousand, three hundreth and seven and thirtie: and ah The Law red. they had two hundreth and five and fourtie singing men and singing women.
68.Their horses were seven hundreth and six and thirtie, and their mules two hundreth and five and fourtie.
69.The camels foure hundreth and five and thirtie, and six thousand, seven hundreth and twentie asses.
70.And certain of the chief fathers gave unto the worke. The Tirshátha gave to the treasure, a thousand hdrammes of gold, fiftie basins, five hundreth and thirtie Priest’s garments.
71.And some of the chief fathers gave unto the treasure of the work, twentie thousand drammes of gold and two thousand and two hundreth ^pieces of silver.
72.And the rest of the people gave twentie thousand drammes of gold, and two thousand pieces of silver, and three score and seven Priest’s garments.
73.And the Priests and Levites, and the porters and the singers and the rest of the people and the Nethinims, and all Israél dwelt in their cities: and when the isevent moneth came, the children of Israél were in their cities.

Notes

1-*.
Eccles, 49.13. 5
3-^.
Ebr., hold them, meaning till the bars were put in.
3-a.
To wit, they that are mentioned, verse 2.
5-*.
Ezr. 2.1.
6-b.
That is, the inhabitants of Judah.
7-c.
In Ezra chap. 2.2, Azariah is called Seraiah, & Raamiah is called Reeliah.
11-^.
Or, the captain of Moab.
25-d.
That is, the inhabitants of Gibeon.
33-e.
For there were two cities of this name.
43-^.
Or, Hodaiah.
46-f.
Read Ezra 2.43.
65-*.
Exodus 28.30. 6
65-g.
Meaning Nehemiah for Tirshatha in the Chaldean tongue signifies a butler.
70-h.
Read Ezra 2.69.
71-^.
Or, mines.
73-i.
Which contained part of September and part of October.