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Nehemiah 7:8-25-61-62 Good News Bible (GNB)

8-25. This is the list of the clans of Israel, with the number of those from each clan who returned from exile:Parosh — 2,172Shephatiah — 372Arah — 652Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) — 2,818Elam — 1,254Zattu — 845Zaccai — 760Binnui — 648Bebai — 628Azgad — 2,322Adonikam — 667Bigvai — 2,067Adin — 655Ater (also called Hezekiah) — 98Hashum — 328Bezai — 324Hariph — 112Gibeon — 95

26-38. People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned:Bethlehem and Netophah — 188Anathoth — 128Beth Azmaveth — 42Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth — 743Ramah and Geba — 621Michmash — 122Bethel and Ai — 123The other Nebo — 52The other Elam — 1,254Harim — 320Jericho — 345Lod, Hadid, and Ono — 721Senaah — 3,930

39-42. This is the list of the priestly clans that returned from exile:Jedaiah (descendants of Jeshua) — 973Immer — 1,052Pashhur — 1,247Harim — 1,017

43-45. Clans of Levites who returned from exile:Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) — 74Temple musicians (descendants of Asaph) — 148Temple guards (descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai) — 138

46-56. Clans of temple workmen who returned from exile:Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,Keros, Sia, Padon,Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,Besai, Meunim, Nephushesim,Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,Bazlith, Mehida, Harsha,Barkos, Sisera, Temah,Neziah, and Hatipha.

57-59. Clans of Solomon's servants who returned from exile:Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Amon.

60. The total number of descendants of the temple workmen and of Solomon's servants who returned from exile was 392.

61-62. There were 642 belonging to the clans of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda who returned from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelites.