to reckon them. And I found a register of their reckoning, 6. Who came up from the prison which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon carried away, and dwelt at Jerusalem, and in Judah, every man in his own city;

And were come with Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and Nehemiah, and Azariah, and Raamiah, and Nahemani, and Mordecai, and Bilsan, and Mispereth, and Bigevai, and Nehum, and Baena.
This is the number of the men of the people of Israel.

The children of Pareo were two thousand and two hundred and seventy; 9. The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two;

Of the children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two;

Of the sons of Pahathmoab, among the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen;

Of the children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four; 13: of the children of Sathu, eight hundred and forty-five;

Of the children of Sakai, seven hundred threescore and ten;

Of the children of Benui, six hundred forty and eight;

Of the children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight;

Of the children of Asgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two; 18. Of the children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven; 19. Of the children of Bigevai, two thousand and threescore and seven; 20. The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five;

Of the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight;

Of the children of Hasum, three hundred twenty and eight;

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four;

The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve;

of the children of Gibeon ninety and five;

Of the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred threescore and eight; 27. Of the men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight;

Of the men of Beth-asmaveth forty and two;

Of the men of Kiriathjearim, Caphira, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three; 30.. Of the men of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one;

Of the men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two; 32. Of the men of Bethel, and Ai, an hundred twenty and three;

Of the men of the other Nebo, fifty and two;

The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four; 35. Of the children of Harim, three hundred and twenty;
36.. Of the children of Jereho, three hundred forty and five;

Of the children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one; 38. Of the children of Senaa, three thousand nine hundred thirty.

The priests: of the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred threescore and three;

of the children Always a thousand and fifty-two;

Of the children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven; 42. Of the children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

The Levites: Of the children of Jeshua of Kadmiel, among the children of Hodua, seventy and four.

the singers: of the children of Assaph, an hundred and forty-eight.

The keepers of the gate were: The children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Thalmon, the children of Akub, the children of Hatita, the children of Sobai, all of them an hundred thirty and eight.

The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabaoth, 47. the children. Keros, the children Sia, the children Padon,

The children of Libana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai, 49. The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, 50. The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, 51. The children of Gasam, the children of Uzzah, the children of Passeah, 52. The children of Besai, the children of Megunim, the children of Nephussim, 53. The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 54. The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsa, 55. The children of Barkos, the children of Sissera, the children of Thamah, 56. The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

The children of Solomon’s servants were: The children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Prida,

the children of Jaela, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 59. The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hatil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.

Of all the Nethinims and. The children of Solomon’s servants were three hundred ninety and two.

And these also went up with them, Mithel, Melah, Thelharsa, Cherub-Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew the house of their fathers, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel: 62. And the children of Delaiah, and the children of Tobiah, and the children of Nekoda, were six hundred forty and two.

And of the priests were the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by her name.

These sought their register of birth: and when they found it not, they were loosed from the priesthood.

And Hathirsatha said unto them, They shall not eat of the most holy things, till a priest arise with light and judgment.

Of all the congregation as one man there were forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore;

Except their menservants and their maidservants, which were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singers and singers’ wives, 68. Seven hundred and thirty-six race, two hundred and forty-five mouths, 69. Four hundred thirty and five camels, six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.

and some of the chief fathers gave for the work. Hathirsatha gave to the treasury a thousand shekels, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.

And some of the chief fathers gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand talents, two thousand and two hundred pounds of silver.

And the other people gave twenty thousand shekels, and two thousand pounds of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.

And the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, sat down in their cities.
(Nehemiah)
Chapter 8
Nehemiah and Ezra direct the service.

And it came to pass, when the seventh moon was come, and the children of Israel were in their cities, that all the people gathered themselves together as one man unto the broad street before the water gate, and spake unto Ezra the scribe to fetch the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD commanded Israel.

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation, both men and women, and all that heard it, on the first day of the seventh month,

And he read within in the broad street that is before the water gate, from light in the morning until noon, before man and woman, and whosoever might hear. And the ears of all the people were turned unto the book of the law.

And Ezra the scribe stood upon a high wooden throne, which they had made for preaching: and next unto him stood Mathithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hand; and on his left hand Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchiah, Hazum, Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

And Ezra opened the book before all the people: for he towered above all the people: and when he had opened it, all the people stood.

And Ezra praised the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, amen, with their hands upward: and they bowed themselves, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, and Jamin, and Akub, and Zabthai, and Hodiah, and Maesiah, and Clita, and Azariah, and Jozabad, and Hanan, and Plaiah, and the Levites, made the people to observe the law: and the people stood in their place.

And they read in the book of the law of God plainly and understandingly, that they understood it when they read it.

And Nehemiah, which is Hathirsatha, and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites, which made the people watch, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God: therefore be not sad, and weep not. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

Therefore said he unto them: Go ye, eat that which is fat, and drink that which is sweet; and send part also unto them that have nothing prepared for them: for this day is holy unto our Lord: wherefore be not dismayed, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

And the Levites quieted all the people, and said, Be still, for the day is holy; be not troubled.

And all the people went to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth: for they had understood the words which were made known unto them.

And the next day the chief fathers of all the people, and the priests, and the Levites, gathered themselves together unto Ezra the scribe, to teach them the words of the law.

And they found it written in the law, that the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses that the children of Israel should dwell in tabernacles for the feast of the seventh month.

And they made a noise and proclaimed it in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go ye out into the mountains, and gather olive branches, and balsam branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.

And the people went out, and took, and made them tabernacles, every man upon his own roof, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad street of the
water gate, and in the broad street of the gate of Ephraim.

And all the congregation of them that came again out of prison made tabernacles, and dwelt therein. For