It is not clear who chose these men, so if you have to translate in active form, use your language's most general way of doing so. AT: "whom they had chosen to be gatekeepers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# numbered 212
"numbered two hundred and twelve" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
# Their names were recorded in the people's records in their villages
This can be translated in active form. AT: "The records in peoples' villages included the names of these men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])