Nehemiah 7

¹Forsothe aftir that the wal of Jerusalem was bildid, and Y hadde set yatis, and Y hadde noumbrid porters, and syngeris,

²and dekenys, Y comaundide to Aneny, my brother, and to Ananye, the prince of the hows of Jerusalem; for he semyde a sothefast man, and dredynge God more than othere men diden;

³`and Y seide `to hem, The yatis of Jerusalem ben not openyd `til to the heete of the sunne; and, whanne Y was yit present, the yatis weren closid, and lockid. And Y settide keperis of the dwelleris of Jerusalem, alle men bi her whilis, and ech man ayens his hows.

⁴Sotheli the citee was ful brood and greet, and litil puple was in myddis therof, and housis weren not bildid.

⁵Forsothe God yaf in myn herte, and Y gaderide togidere the principal men, and magistratis, and the comyn puple, for to noumbre hem; and Y foond the book of the noumbre of hem, that hadden stied first. And it was foundun writun ther ynne,

⁶These ben the sones of the prouynce, `that stieden fro the caitifte of men passynge ouer, whiche Nabugodonosor, the kyng of Babiloyne, hadde `translatid, ether led ouer;

⁷and thei that weren comun with Zorobabel turneden ayen in to Jerusalem and in to Judee, ech man in to his citee; Josue, Neemye, Azarie, Raanye, Naanum, Mardochee, Bethsar, Mespharath, Beggaay, Naum, Baana. The noumbre of men of the puple of Israel;

⁸the sones of Pharos, two thousynde an hundrid and two and seuenti; the sones of Saphaie,

⁹thre hundrid and two and seuenti;

¹⁰the sones of Area, sixe hundrid and two and fifti; the sones of Phaeth Moab,

¹¹of the sones of Josue and of Joab, two thousynde eiyte hundrid and eiytene;

¹²the sones of Helam, a thousynde eiyte hundrid and foure and fifti;

¹³the sones of Ezecua, eiyte hundrid and fyue and fourti;

¹⁴the sones of Zachai, seuene hundrid and sixti;

¹⁵the sones of Bennuy, sixe hundrid and eiyte and fourti;

¹⁶the sones of Hebahi, sixe hundrid and eiyte and twenti;

¹⁷the sones of Degad, two thousynde thre hundrid and two and twenti;

¹⁸the sones of Azonicam, sixe hundrid and seuene and sixti;

¹⁹the sones of Bagoamy, two thousynde and seuene and sixti;

²⁰the sones of Adyn, sixe hundrid and fiue and fifti;

²¹the sones of Azer, sone of Ezechie, eiyte and twenti;

²²the sones of Asem, thre hundrid and eiyte and twenti; the sones of Bethsai,

²³thre hundrid and foure and twenti;

²⁴the sones of Areph, an hundrid and seuene and twenti;

²⁵the sones of Zabaon, fyue and twenti;

²⁶the men of Bethleem and of Necupha, an hundrid foure score and eiyte;

²⁷the men of Anatoth, an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;

²⁸the men of Bethamoth, two and fourti;

²⁹the men of Cariathiarym, of Cephura, and Beroth, seuene hundrid and thre and fourti;

³⁰the men of Rama and of Gabaa, sixe hundrid and oon and twenti; the men of Machimas,

³¹two hundrid and two and twenti;

³²the men of Bethel and of Hay, an hundrid and thre and twenti; the men of the tother Nebo,

³³two and fifti;

³⁴the men of the tother Helam, a thousynde two hundrid and foure and fifti;

³⁵the sones of Arem, thre hundrid and twenti;

³⁶the sones of Jerico, thre hundrid and fyue and fourti;

³⁷the sones of Joiadid and Anon, seuene hundrid and oon and twenti;

³⁸the sones of Senaa, thre thousynde nyne hundrid and thritti; preestis,

³⁹the sones of Idaie, in the hous of Josua, nyne hundrid and foure and seuenti; the sones of Emmer,

⁴⁰a thousynde and two and fifti;

⁴¹the sones of Phassur, a thousynd two hundrid and `seuene and fourti;

⁴²the sones of Arem, a thousynde and eiytene;

⁴³dekenes, the sones of Josue and of Gadymel,

⁴⁴sones of Odyna, foure and seuenti;

⁴⁵syngeris, the sones of Asaph, an hundrid and seuene and fourti;

⁴⁶porteris, the sones of Sellum, sones of Ater, sones of Thelmon, sones of Accub, sones of Accita, sones of Sobai, an hundrid and eiyte and thretti;

⁴⁷Nathynneis, sones of Soa, sones of Aspha, sones of Thebaoth, sones of Cheros,

⁴⁸sones of Sicca, sones of Phado, sones of Lebana, sones of Agaba, sones of Selmon,

⁴⁹sones of Anan, sones of Geddel,

⁵⁰sones of Gaer, sones of Raaie, sones of Rasym,

⁵¹sones of Necuda, sones of Jezem, sones of Asa, sones of Phascha, sones of Besai,

⁵²sones of Mynum, sones of Nephusym,

⁵³sones of Bechue, sones of Acupha, sones of Assur,

⁵⁴sones of Belloth, sones of Meida,

⁵⁵sones of Arsa, sones of Berchos, sones of Sisara,

⁵⁶sones of Thema, sones of Nesia,

⁵⁷sones of Atipha, sones of the seruauntis of Salomon, sones of Sothai, sones of Sophoreth,

⁵⁸sones of Pherida, sones of Jacala, sones of Dalcon, sones of Geddel, sones of Saphatie,

⁵⁹sones of Atthal, the sones of Phetereth, `that was borun of Abaim, sone of Amon;

⁶⁰alle Natynneis, and the sones of the seruauntis of Salomon, weren thre hundrid and two and twenti.

⁶¹Forsothe these it ben that stieden, Dethemel, Mela, Thelarsa, Cherub, Addo, and Emmer, and myyten not schewe the hows of her fadris, and her seed, whether thei weren of Israel; the sones of Dalaie,

⁶²the sones of Tobie, the sones of Nethoda, sixe hundrid and two and fourti;

⁶³and of prestis, the sones of Abia, the sones of Achos, the sones of Berzellai, that took a wijf of the douytris of Berzellai of Galaad, and was clepid bi the name of hem;

⁶⁴these souyten the scripture of her genelogie, and founden not, and weren cast out of presthod.

⁶⁵And Athersata seide to hem, that thei schulden not eete of the hooli thingis of hooli men, til a wijs prest `and lerud roos.

⁶⁶Al the multitude as o man, two and fourti thousynde sixe hundrid and sixti,

⁶⁷outakun the seruauntis and handmaidis of hem, that weren seuene thousynde thre hundrid and seuene and thretti; and among the syngeris and syngeressis, sixe hundrid and fyue and fourti.

⁶⁸The horsis of hem, sixe hundrid and sixe and thritti; the mulis of hem, two hundrid and fyue and fourti;

⁶⁹the camels of hem, foure hundrid and fyue and thritti; the assis of hem, sixe thousynde eiyte hundrid and thritti.

⁷⁰Forsothe summe of the princes of meynees yauen costis in to the werk of God; Athersata yaf in to the tresour, a thousynde dragmes of gold, fifti viols, fyue hundrid and thritti cootis of prestis.

⁷¹And of the prynces of meynees thei yauen in to the tresour of the werk, twenti thousynde dragmes of gold, and two thousynde and two hundrid besauntis of siluer.

⁷²And that that the residue puple yaf, twenti thousynde dragmes of gold, and two thousynde besauntis of siluer, and seuene and sixti cootis of prestis. Sotheli prestis, and dekenes, and porteris, and syngeris, and the residue puple, and Natynneis, and al Israel dwelliden in her citees.

Nehemiah 7

¹Now 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,

²That 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.

³And 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.

⁴Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

⁵And 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, and found written therein,

⁶These 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;

⁷Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;

⁸The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

⁹The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

¹⁰The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.

¹¹The children of Pahath–moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.

¹²The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

¹³The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.

¹⁴The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

¹⁵The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.

¹⁶The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.

¹⁷The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.

¹⁸The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.

¹⁹The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.

²⁰The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.

²¹The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

²²The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.

²³The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.

²⁴The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.

²⁵The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.

²⁶The men of Beth–lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.

²⁷The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

²⁸The men of Beth–azmaveth, forty and two.

²⁹The men of Kirjath–jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.

³⁰The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.

³¹The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.

³²The men of Beth–el and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.

³³The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.

³⁴The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

³⁵The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

³⁶The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

³⁷The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.

³⁸The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.

³⁹The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

⁴⁰The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

⁴¹The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

⁴²The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

⁴³The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.

⁴⁴The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.

⁴⁵The porters: 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.

⁴⁶The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

⁴⁷The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,

⁴⁸The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,

⁴⁹The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,

⁵⁰The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,

⁵¹The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,

⁵²The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,

⁵³The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

⁵⁴The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

⁵⁵The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,

⁵⁶The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

⁵⁷The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

⁵⁸The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

⁵⁹The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.

⁶⁰All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

⁶¹And these were they which went up also from Tel–melah, Tel–haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.

⁶²The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

⁶³And 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.

⁶⁴These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

⁶⁵And 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.

⁶⁶The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

⁶⁷Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.

⁶⁸Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:

⁶⁹Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.

⁷⁰And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.

⁷¹And 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.

⁷²And 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.

⁷³So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.