Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

And it was, when the wall had been built, and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites had been installed,

that I gave my brother Ḥanani, and Ḥananya the ruler of the palace, charge over Yerushalayim: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

that I charged Chanani my brother and Chananiah, chief of the capital with [the guarding of the gates of] Jerusalem, for he was a man of truth and feared G-d of yore.

And I said to them, Let not the gates of Yerushalayim be opened until the sun is hot; and while people are still standing there, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches among the inhabitants of Yerushalayim everyone in his watch, and everyone to be over against his house.

And I said to them: Let the gates of Jerusalem not be opened until the heat of the day [i.e., midday]. [(While the gates were open, they were to remain standing there, and whoever wished to leave or enter did so at that time.)] And while they were [yet] standing [there], they were to take hold of the doors to close (them). And [("I said to them":)] Station watches (of) the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each in his watch and each opposite his house.

Now the city was large and great: but the people in it were few, and the houses were not yet built.

And the city was spacious and large, and the people few in its midst, and the houses not built up.

And my God put into my 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 those who came up at the first, and found written there.

And my G-d put it in my heart to gather the nobles and the officers and the people to trace their genealogies, and I found the book of genealogies of those who had come up first [(with Ezra)], and I found it written there:

These are the children of the province, who went up out of the captivity, of the exile, whom Nevukhadneżżar the king of Bavel had carried away, and came back to Yerushalayim and to Yehuda, everyone to his city,

These are the men of the land [(Eretz Yisrael)] who went up from the captivity of the exile, where they were exiled by Nevuchadnezzar king of Bavel. And they returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his city.

who came with Zerubbavel, Yeshua, Neĥemya, ῾Azarya, Ra῾amya, Naĥamani, Mordekhay, Bilshan, Misperet, Bigvay, Neĥum, Ba῾ana. The number of the men of the people of Yisra᾽el:

Those who came with Zerubavel: Yeshua [(Yehoshua the son of Yehotzadak, the high-priest)], Nechemiah, Azaryah, Ra'amyah, Nachmani, Mordachai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nechum, Ba'anah — the number of the men [i.e., the dignitaries] of the people of Israel.

the children of Par῾osh, two thousand one hundred and seventy two;

The men of Parosh, two thousand and one hundred and seventy-two.

the children of Shefatya, three hundred and seventy two;

The men of Shefatyah, three hundred and seventy-two.

the children of Araĥ, six hundred and fifty two;

The men of Arach, three hundred and fifty-two.

the children of Paĥat-mo᾽av, of the children of Yeshua and Yo᾽av, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen;

The men of the governor of Moav: Of the men of Yeshua and Yoav, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.

the children of ῾Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty four;

The men of Eilam, one thousand and two hundred and fifty-four.

the children of Zattu, eight hundred and forty five;

The men of Zatu, eight hundred and forty-five.

the children of Zakkay, seven hundred and sixty;

The men of Zakkai, seven hundred and sixty.

the children of Binnuy, six hundred and forty eight;

The men of Binui, six hundred and forty-eight.

the children of Bevay six hundred and twenty eight;

The men of Bevai, six hundred and twenty-eight.

the children of ῾Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty two;

The men of Azgad, two thousand and three hundred and twenty-two.

the children of Adoniqam, six hundred and sixty seven;

The men of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven.

the children of Bigvay, two thousand and sixty seven;

The men of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven.

the children of ῾Adin, six hundred and fifty five;

The men of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five.

the children of Ater of Ḥizqiyya, ninety eight;

The men of Ater, of Chizkiyah, ninety-eight.

the children of Ḥashum, three hundred and twenty eight;

The men of Chusham, three hundred and twenty-eight.

the children of Beżay, three hundred and twenty four;

The men of Beitzai, three hundred and twenty-four.

the children of Ḥarif, one hundred and twelve;

The men of Charif, one hundred and twelve.

the children of Giv῾on, ninety five;

The men of Giveon, ninety-five.

the men of Bet-leĥem and Netofa, one hundred and eighty eight;

The men of Beth-lechem and Netofa, one hundred and eighty-five.

the men of ῾Anatot, one hundred and twenty eight;

The men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight.

the men of Bet-῾azmavet, forty two;

The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.

the men of Qiryat-ye῾arim, Kefira, and Be᾽erot, seven hundred and forty three;

The men of Kiryath-ye'arim, Kefirah, and Be'eiroth, seven hundred and forty-three.

the men of Rama and Geva, six hundred and twenty one;

The men of Haramah and Gava, six hundred and twenty-one.

the men of Mikhmas, one hundred and twenty two;

The men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two.

the men of Bet-el and ῾Ay, one hundred and twenty three;

The men of Beth-el and Ai, one hundred and twenty-three.

the men of the other Nevo, fifty two;

The men of Nevo-acher, fifty-two.

the children of the other ῾Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty four;

The men of Eilam-acher, one thousand and two hundred and fifty-four.

the children of Ḥarim, three hundred and twenty;

The men of Charim, three hundred and twenty.

the children of Yereĥo, three hundred and forty five;

The men of Yerecho, three hundred and forty-five.

the children of Lod, Ḥadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty one;

The men of Lod, Chadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.

the children of Sena᾽a, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.

The men of Sena'ah, three thousand and nine hundred and thirty.

The priests: the children of Yeda῾ya, of the house of Yeshua, nine hundred and seventy three;

The priests: the children of Yedayah of the house of Yeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.

the children of Immer, one thousand and fifty two;

The men of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two.

the children of Pashĥur, one thousand two hundred and forty seven;

The men of Pashchur, one thousand and two hundred and forty-seven.

the children of Ḥarim, one thousand and seventeen.

The men of Charim, one thousand and seventeen.

The Levites: the children of Yeshua, of Qadmi᾽el, and of the children of Hodeya, seventy four.

The Levites: the men of Yeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodvah, seventy-four.

The singers: the children of Asaf, one hundred and forty eight.

The singers, the men of Asaf, one hundred and forty-eight.

The gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of ῾Aqquv, the children of Ḥatita, the children of Shovay, one hundred and thirty eight.

The gatekeepers: the sons of Shalum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akuv, the sons of Chatita, the sons of Shovai, one hundred and thirty-eight.

The temple servants: the children of Żiĥa, the children of Ḥasufa, the children of Tabba῾ot,

The Nethinim [(hewers of wood and drawers of water)]: the sons of Tzicha, the sons of Chasufa, the sons of Tabaoth.

the children of Qeros, the children of Si῾a, the children of Padon,

The sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon.

the children of Levana, the children of Ḥagava, the children of Salmay,

The sons of Levana, the sons of Chagava, the sons of Salmai.

the children of Ḥanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gaĥar,

The sons of Chanan, the sons of Gidel, the sons of Gachar.

the children of Re᾽aya, the children of Reżin, the children of Neqoda,

The sons of Re'ayah, the sons of Retzin, the sons of Nekoda.

the children of Gazzam, the children of ῾Uzza, the children of Paseaĥ,

The sons of Gazam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseyach.

the children of Besay, the children of Me῾unim, the children of Nefishesim,

The sons of Bessai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nefissim.

the children of Baqbuq, the children of Ḥaqufa, the children of Ḥarĥur,

The sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Chakufa, the sons of Charchur.

the children of Bażlit, the children of Meĥida, the children of Ḥarsha,

The sons of Batzlith, the sons of Mechida, the sons of Charsha.

the children of Barqos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temaĥ,

The sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisra, the sons of Tamach.

the children of Neżiaĥ, the children of Ḥatifa.

The sons of Netziach, the sons of Chatifa.

The children of the servants of Shelomo: the children of Sotay, the children of Soferet, the children of Perida,

The sons [i.e., the descendants] of the servants of Solomon: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sofereth, the sons of Preida.

the children of Ya῾ala, the children of Darqon, the children of Giddel,

The sons of Yalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Gidel.

the children of Shefatya, the children of Ḥattil, the children of Pokheret of Żevayim, the children of Amon.

The sons of Shefatyah, the sons of Chatil, the sons of Pochereth-hatzvayim, the sons of Amon.

All the temple servants and the children of the servants of Shelomo were three hundred and ninety two.

All of the Nethinim and the sons of the servants of Solomon, three hundred and ninety-two.

And these were they who went up from Tel-melaĥ, Tel-ĥarsha, Keruv, Addon, and Immer: but they could not tell their father’s houses, nor their seed, Whether they were of Yisra᾽el.

And those who went up from Tel-melach, Tel-charshah, Keruv, Addon (and) Immer could not tell [the origin of] the house of their fathers or their seed [(having lost their genealogical records and not knowing)] whether they were Israelites.

The children of Delaya, the children of Toviyya, the children of Neqoda, six hundred and forty two.

[(The above included)] the sons of Delayah, the sons of Toviyah (and) the sons of Nekodah — six hundred and forty-two.

And of the priests: the children of Ḥavaya, the children of Qoż, the children of Barzillay, who took one of the daughters of Barzillay the Gil῾adite to wife, and was called after their name.

And of the priests, the sons of Chavayah, the sons of Hakotz, the sons of Barzilai [each of whose sons] took of the daughters of Barzilai as a wife, and whose [(Barzilai's)] name was called upon them —

These sought their register, that is, the genealogy, but it was not found: therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as unfit.

these [priests], who would trace themselves [to the priesthood] sought their [genealogical] records, and they could not be found, and they were rejected from the priesthood.

And the Tirshata said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until there stood up a priest with Urim and Tummim.

And Hatirshatha [(Nechemiah the son of Chachalyah)] told them that they should not [(as other priests)] eat of the holy of holies [(sin-offerings and guilt-offerings)] until a priest should arise for the urim vetumim [(to all intents and purposes, "until the days of the Messiah")].

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

All the congregation together [(including the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim and the other tribes — those counted above being only those of Judah and Benjamin —)] were forty-two thousand and three hundred and sixty.

besides their men servants and their women servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty seven: and they had two hundred and forty five singing men and singing women. [This verse is inserted in some versions: Their horses, seven hundred and thirty six: their mules, two hundred and forty five: ]

Aside from their men-servants and their maid-servants, who numbered seven thousand and three hundred and thirty-seven. And with them were men-singers and women-singers, two hundred and forty-five [(to bring them back to Eretz Yisrael with joy)].

their camels, four hundred and thirty five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses:

(Their horses, seven hundred and thirty-six. Their mules, two hundred and forty-five.) Their camels, four hundred and thirty-five. Asses, six thousand and seven hundred and twenty.

and some of the chief of the fathers’ houses gave for the work. The Tirshata gave to the treasury a thousand drachmas of gold, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.

And some of the heads of the fathers' houses contributed to the work [viz. Ezra 2:68-69]. Hatirshatha [(Nechemiah)] gave to the [Temple] treasury one thousand golden darkemonim, fifty basins, and three hundred and fifty priestly tunics [(in which to minister)].

And some of the chiefs of the fathers’ houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand drachmas of gold, and two thousand and two hundred minas of silver.

And some of the heads of the fathers' houses gave to the building fund twenty thousand golden darkemonim and two thousand and five hundred silver manim.

And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drachmas of gold, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty seven priests’ garments.

And what the rest of the people gave — twenty thousand golden darkemonim, two thousand silver manim, and sixty-seven priestly tunics.

So the priests, and the Levites, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and some of the people, and the temple servants, and all Yisra᾽el, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, and the children of Yisra᾽el were in their cities,

And the priests and the Levites and the gatekeepers and the singers and some of the people [(those of Judah and Benjamin)] and the Nethinim and all of Israel [(those of the other tribes)] dwelt in their cities [(i.e., what had been the cities of their inheritance before they were exiled)]. And the seventh month arrived and the children of Israel were in their cities.