\v 2 I gave my brother Hanani charge over Jerusalem, along with Hananiah who had oversight of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
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\v 3 And I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are on guard, you may shut the doors and bar them. Appoint guards from those who live in Jerusalem, some at the place of their guard station, and some in front of their own homes."
\v 4 Now the city was wide and large, but there were few people within it, and no houses had yet been rebuilt.
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\v 5 My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, the officials, and the people to enroll them by their families. I found The Book of the Genealogy of those who returned at the first and found the following written in it.
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\v 6 "These are the people of the province who went up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon took into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his city.
\v 7 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.
\v 45 The gatekeepers of the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, the descendants of Shobai, 138.
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\v 46 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
\v 47 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon,
\v 48 the descendants of Lebana, the descendants of Hagaba, the descendants of Shalmai,
\v 49 the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar.
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\v 50 The descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,
\v 51 the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,
\v 52 the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim.
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\v 53 The descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
\v 54 the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
\v 55 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
\v 56 the descendants of Neziah, the descendants of Hatipha.
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\v 57 The descendants of Solomon's servants: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,
\v 58 the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
\v 61 These were the people who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Charsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer. But they could not prove that they or their ancestors' families were descendants from Israel:
\v 63 And from the priests: The descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who took his wife from the daughters of Barzillai of Gilead and was called by their name).
\v 64 These sought their records among those enrolled by their genealogy, but they could not be found, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
\v 65 And the governor said to them that they should not be allowed to eat the priests' share of food from the sacrifices until there rose up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
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\v 66 The whole assembly together was 42,360,
\v 67 besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were 7,337. They had 245 singing men and women.
\v 70 Some from among the heads of ancestors' families gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments.
\f + \ft The Hebrew text has \fqa thirty priestly garments \fqb , but it is difficult to understand. Most modern versions have \fqa 530 priestly garments \fqb . However, some recommend reading \fqa thirty priestly garments and five hundred minas of silver \fqb . \f*
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