Nehemiah:7-8
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Now it came to pass ,
when the wall was built ,
and I had set up the doors ,
and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed ,
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That I gave my brother Hanani ,
and Hananiah the ruler of the palace ,
charge over Jerusalem :
for he was a faithful man ,
and feared God above many .
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And I said unto them ,
Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot ;
and while they stand by ,
let them shut the doors ,
and bar them :
and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem ,
every one in his watch ,
and every one to be over against his house .
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Now the city was large rachab #
and great :
but the people were few therein ,
and the houses were not builded .
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And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles ,
and the rulers ,
and the people ,
that they might be reckoned by genealogy .
And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first ri #
shown #,
and found written therein ,
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These are the children of the province ,
that went up out of the captivity ,
of those that had been carried away ,
whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away ,
and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah ,
every one unto his city ;
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Who came with Zerubbabel ,
Jeshua ,
Nehemiah ,
Azariah ,
Raamiah ,
Nahamani ,
Mordecai ,
Bilshan ,
Mispereth ,
Bigvai ,
Nehum ,
Baanah Ba #
anah #.
The number ,
I say ,
of the men of the people of Israel was this ;
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The children of Parosh Par #
osh #,
two thousand an hundred seventy and two .
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The children of Shephatiah ,
three hundred seventy and two .
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The children of Arah ,
six hundred fifty and two .
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The children of Pahathmoab Pachath Mow #
ab #,
of the children of Jeshua and Joab Yow #
ab #,
two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen sh @
moneh #.
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The children of Elam ,
a thousand two hundred fifty and four .
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The children of Zattu ,
eight hundred forty #
arba #
iym #
and five .
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The children of Zaccai ,
seven hundred and threescore .
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The children of Binnui ,
six hundred forty #
arba #
iym #
and eight .
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The children of Bebai ,
six hundred twenty and eight .
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The children of Azgad ,
two thousand three hundred twenty and two .
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The children of Adonikam ,
six hundred threescore and seven .
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The children of Bigvai ,
two thousand threescore and seven .
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The children of Adin ,
six hundred fifty and five .
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The children of Ater of Hezekiah ,
ninety and eight .
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The children of Hashum ,
three hundred twenty and eight .
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The children of Bezai ,
three hundred twenty and four .
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The children of Hariph ,
an hundred and twelve sh @
nayim #.
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The children of Gibeon Gib #
own #,
ninety and five .
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The men of Bethlehem Beythand Netophah ,
an hundred fourscore and eight .
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The men of Anathoth ,
an hundred twenty and eight .
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The men of Bethazmaveth Beyth ,
forty #
arba #
iym #
and two .
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The men of Kirjathjearim Qiryath Y @#
ariym #,
Chephirah ,
and Beeroth B @#
erowth #,
seven hundred forty #
arba #
iym #
and three .
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The men of Ramah and Geba ,
six hundred twenty and one .
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The men of Michmas ,
an hundred and twenty and two .
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The men of Bethel Beyth -#
El #
and Ai ,
an hundred twenty and three .
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The men of the other Nebo ,
fifty and two .
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The children of the other Elam ,
a thousand two hundred fifty and four .
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The children of Harim ,
three hundred and twenty .
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The children of Jericho ,
three hundred forty #
arba #
iym #
and five .
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The children of Lod ,
Hadid ,
and Ono ,
seven hundred twenty and one .
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The children of Senaah C @
na #
ah #,
three thousand nine hundred and thirty .
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The priests :
the children of Jedaiah Y @
kda #
yah #,
of the house of Jeshua ,
nine hundred seventy and three .
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The children of Immer ,
a thousand fifty and two .
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The children of Pashur ,
a thousand two hundred forty #
arba #
iym #
and seven .
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The children of Harim ,
a thousand and seventeen sheba #.
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The Levites :
the children of Jeshua ,
of Kadmiel Qadmiy #
el #,
and of the children of Hodevah ,
seventy and four .
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The singers :
the children of Asaph ,
an hundred forty #
arba #
iym #
and eight .
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The porters show #
er #:
the children of Shallum ,
the children of Ater ,
the children of Talmon ,
the children of Akkub ,
the children of Hatita ,
the children of Shobai ,
an hundred thirty and eight .
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The Nethinims :
the children of Ziha ,
the children of Hashupha ,
the children of Tabbaoth Tabba #
owth #,
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The children of Keros ,
the children of Sia ,
the children of Padon ,
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The children of Lebana ,
the children of Hagaba ,
the children of Shalmai ,
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The children of Hanan ,
the children of Giddel ,
the children of Gahar ,
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The children of Reaiah R @#
ayah #,
the children of Rezin ,
the children of Nekoda ,
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The children of Gazzam ,
the children of Uzza ,
the children of Phaseah ,
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The children of Besai ,
the children of Meunim M @#
uwniy #,
the children of Nephishesim N @
phuwsh @,
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The children of Bakbuk ,
the children of Hakupha ,
the children of Harhur ,
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The children of Bazlith ,
the children of Mehida ,
the children of Harsha ,
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The children of Barkos ,
the children of Sisera ,
the children of Tamah ,
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The children of Neziah ,
the children of Hatipha .
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The children of Solomons servants :
the children of Sotai ,
the children of Sophereth ,
the children of Perida ,
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The children of Jaala ,
the children of Darkon ,
the children of Giddel ,
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The children of Shephatiah ,
the children of Hattil ,
the children of Pochereth of Zebaim Pokereth ,
the children of Amon .
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All the Nethinims ,
and the children of Solomons servants ,
were three hundred ninety and two .
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And these were they which went up also from Telmelah Tel ,
Telharesha Tel ,
Cherub ,
Addon ,
and Immer :
but they could not shew their fathers house ,
nor their seed ,
whether they were of Israel Yisra #
el #.
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The children of Delaiah ,
the children of Tobiah ,
the children of Nekoda ,
six hundred forty #
arba #
iym #
and two .
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And of the priests :
the children of Habaiah ,
the children of Koz ,
the children of Barzillai ,
which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife ,
and was called after their name .
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These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy ,
but it was not found :
therefore were they ,
as polluted ,
put from the priesthood .
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And the Tirshatha said unto them ,
that they should not eat of the most holy things ,
till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim .
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The whole congregation together was forty #
H7239and two thousand three hundred and threescore ,
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Beside their manservants and their maidservants ,
of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven :
and they had two hundred forty #
arba #
iym #
and five singing men and singing women .
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Their horses ,
seven hundred thirty and six :
their mules ,
two hundred forty #
arba #
iym #
and five :
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Their camels ,
four hundred thirty and five :
six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses .
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And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work m @
la #
kah #.
The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold ,
fifty basons ,
five hundred and thirty priests garments .
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And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold ,
and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver .
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And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold ,
and two thousand pound of silver ,
and threescore and seven priests garments .
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So the priests ,
and the Levites ,
and the porters show #
er #,
and the singers ,
and some of the people ,
and the Nethinims ,
and all Israel Yisra #
el #,
dwelt in their cities ;
and when the seventh month came ,
the children of Israel were in their cities .
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And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate sha #
ar #;
and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses ,
which the LORD had commanded to Israel Yisra #
el #.
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And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women ,
and all that could hear with understanding ,
upon the first day of the seventh month .
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And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday machatsiyth #,
before the men and the women ,
and those that could understand ;
and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law .
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And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood ,
which they had made for the purpose ;
and beside him stood Mattithiah ,
and Shema ,
and Anaiah ,
and Urijah ,
and Hilkiah ,
and Maaseiah Ma #
aseyah #,
on his right hand ;
and on his left hand s @
mo #
wl #,
Pedaiah ,
and Mishael Miysha #
el #,
and Malchiah ,
and Hashum ,
and Hashbadana ,
Zechariah ,
and Meshullam .
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And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people ; (
for he was above all the people ; )
and when he opened it ,
all the people stood up :
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And Ezra blessed the LORD ,
the great God .
And all the people answered ,
Amen ,
Amen ,
with lifting up their hands :
and they bowed their heads ,
and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground .
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Also Jeshua ,
and Bani ,
and Sherebiah ,
Jamin ,
Akkub ,
Shabbethai ,
Hodijah ,
Maaseiah Ma #
aseyah #,
Kelita ,
Azariah ,
Jozabad ,
Hanan ,
Pelaiah ,
and the Levites ,
caused the people to understand the law :
and the people stood in their place .
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So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly ,
and gave the sense ,
and caused them to understand the reading .
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And Nehemiah ,
which is the Tirshatha ,
and Ezra the priest the scribe ,
and the Levites that taught the people ,
said unto all the people ,
This day is holy unto the LORD your God ;
mourn not ,
nor weep .
For all the people wept ,
when they heard the words of the law .
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Then he said unto them ,
Go your way ,
eat the fat ,
and drink the sweet ,
and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared :
for this day is holy unto our Lord :
neither be ye sorry ;
for the joy of the LORD is your strength ma #
owz #.
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So the Levites stilled all the people ,
saying ,
Hold your peace ,
for the day is holy ;
neither be ye grieved .
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And all the people went their way to eat ,
and to drink ,
and to send portions ,
and to make great mirth ,
because they had understood the words that were declared unto them .
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And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people ,
the priests ,
and the Levites ,
unto Ezra the scribe ,
even to understand the words of the law .
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And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses ,
that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month :
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And that they should publish and proclaim #
in all their cities ,
and in Jerusalem ,
saying ,
Go forth unto the mount ,
and fetch olive branches ,
and pine branches #
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and myrtle branches ,
and palm branches ,
and branches of thick trees ,
to make booths ,
as it is written .
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So the people went forth ,
and brought them ,
and made themselves booths ,
every one upon the roof of his house ,
and in their courts ,
and in the courts of the house of God ,
and in the street of the water gate sha #
ar #,
and in the street of the gate of Ephraim .
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And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths ,
and sat under the booths :
for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so .
And there was very great gladness .
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Also day by day ,
from the first day unto the last day ,
he read in the book of the law of God .
And they kept the feast seven days ;
and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly ,
according unto the manner .
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Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting ,
and with sackclothes ,
and earth upon them .