Nehemiah 7:5
7:5 My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders,
1 the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records
2 of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record:
3
Nehemiah 7:66
7:66 The entire group numbered 42,360,
Nehemiah 12:47
12:47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel was contributing the portions for the singers and gatekeepers, according to the daily need.
4 They also set aside
5 the portion for the Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.
Nehemiah 13:25
13:25 So I entered a complaint with them. I called down a curse on them, and I struck some of the men and pulled out their hair. I had them swear by God saying, “You will not marry off
6 your daughters to their sons, and you will not take any of their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
1 tn Heb “nobles”; NCV “important men.”
2 tn Heb “the book of genealogy.”
3 tn Heb “in it”; the referent (the genealogical record) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”
5 tn Heb “were sanctifying.”
7 tn Heb “give.”