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Text -- Nehemiah 7:1-36 (NET)
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7:1 When the wall had been rebuilt and I had positioned the doors , and the gatekeepers , the singers , and the Levites had been appointed ,
7:2 I then put in charge over Jerusalem my brother Hanani and Hananiah the chief of the citadel , for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do.
7:3 I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem must not be opened in the early morning , until those who are standing guard close the doors and lock them. Position residents of Jerusalem as guards , some at their guard stations and some near their homes .”
7:4 Now the city was spread out and large , and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt .
7:5 My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders , the officials , and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy . I found the genealogical records of those who had formerly returned . Here is what I found written in that record:
7:6 These are the people of the province who returned from the captivity of the exiles , whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile . They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah , each to his own city .
7:7 They came with Zerubbabel , Jeshua , Nehemiah , Azariah , Raamiah , Nahamani , Mordecai , Bilshan , Mispereth , Bigvai , Nehum , and Baanah . The number of Israelite men was as follows:
7:8 the descendants of Parosh , 2,172 ;
7:9 the descendants of Shephatiah , 372 ;
7:10 the descendants of Arah , 652 ;
7:11 the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line of Jeshua and Joab ), 2,818 ;
7:12 the descendants of Elam , 1,254 ;
7:13 the descendants of Zattu , 845 ;
7:14 the descendants of Zaccai , 760 ;
7:15 the descendants of Binnui , 648 ;
7:16 the descendants of Bebai , 628 ;
7:17 the descendants of Azgad , 2,322 ;
7:18 the descendants of Adonikam , 667 ;
7:19 the descendants of Bigvai , 2,067 ;
7:20 the descendants of Adin , 655 ;
7:21 the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah ), 98 ;
7:22 the descendants of Hashum , 328 ;
7:23 the descendants of Bezai , 324 ;
7:24 the descendants of Harif , 112 ;
7:25 the descendants of Gibeon , 95 ;
7:26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah , 188 ;
7:27 the men of Anathoth , 128 ;
7:28 the men of the family of Azmaveth , 42 ;
7:29 the men of Kiriath Jearim , Kephirah , and Beeroth , 743 ;
7:30 the men of Ramah and Geba , 621 ;
7:31 the men of Micmash , 122 ;
7:32 the men of Bethel and Ai , 123 ;
7:33 the men of the other Nebo , 52 ;
7:34 the descendants of the other Elam , 1,254 ;
7:35 the descendants of Harim , 320 ;
7:36 the descendants of Jericho , 345 ;
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NET Notes: Neh 7:2 Some have suggested that “Hananiah” is another name for Hanani, Nehemiah’s brother, so that only one individual is mentioned here. H...
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NET Notes: Neh 7:3 Presumably this would mean the gates were not to be opened until later in the morning and were to remain open until evening. Some, however, have under...
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NET Notes: Neh 7:5 Heb “in it”; the referent (the genealogical record) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Neh 7:7 Heb “the men of the people of Israel.” Some English versions translate as “the people from Israel” (NCV) or “the Israeli...
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NET Notes: Neh 7:28 The translation reads בְּנֵי (bÿne, “the sons of”) rather than the MT reading בֵ...
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