52. The Bnei Besai, the Bnei Meunim, the Bnei Nephishesim,
53. The Bnei Bakbuk, the Bnei Chakupha, the Bnei Charchur,
54. The Bnei Batzlit, the Bnei Mechida, the Bnei Charsha,
55. The Bnei Barkos, the Bnei Sisra, the Bnei Tamach,
56. The Bnei Netziach, the Bnei Chatipha.
57. The Bnei Avdei Sh'lomo; the Bnei Sotai, the Bnei Sopheret, the Bnei Perida, [T.N. This book teaches that the work of G-d is so difficult, that no one person can do it alone. People working together is a picture of what is involved in being in a Messianic kehillah or any ministry for G-d. We are inspired as we see how the wall came together in only 52 days (see Neh 6:15) when Nehemiah arrived in 445. However, everything was not accomplished quite so fast. The Mizbe'ach and the Beis Hamikdash were restored and the work took place from 538-515 B.C.E. and was finally completed after Darius I (522-486 B.C.E.) gave his official permission, though the foundation of the Beis Hamikdash was laid as early as 536 B.C.E. Then came the reforming work of Ezra in 458 B.C.E. during the reign of Artaxerxes I (465-424).
58. The Bnei Yaala, the Bnei Darkon, the Bnei Giddel,
59. The Bnei Shephatyah, the Bnei Chattil, the Bnei Pocheret-Hatzvayim, the Bnei Amon.
60. All the Netinim, and the Bnei Avdei Sh'lomo, were three hundred ninety and two.
61. And these were they which went up also from Tel-Melach, Tel-Charsha, Keruv, Addon, and Immer, but they could not show their bais avot, nor their zera, whether they were of Yisroel.
62. The Bnei Delayah, the Bnei Toviyah, the Bnei Nekoda, 642.
63. And of the kohanim; the Bnei Chavayah, the Bnei Hakotz, the Bnei Barzillai, which took one of the banot of Barzillai the Gileadi to wife, and was named after their shem.
64. These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore were they, as polluted, put from the Kehunah (Priesthood).
65. And the Tirshata said unto them that they should not eat of the kodesh hakodashim until there stood up a kohen with Urim and Tummim.
66. The kol hakahal together was 42,360,
67. not counting their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were 7,337; and they had 245 meshorarim (singing men) and meshorarot (singing women).
68. Their susim, seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;