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the Week of Proper 3 / Ordinary 8
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Passage Lookup: Nehemiah 6-7
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Nehemiah 6:1
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Further Opposition to the Rebuilding
When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah,(a) Geshem(b) the Arab and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left in it—though up to that time I had not set the doors in the gates—Footnotes:
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Nehemiah 6:2
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Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: "Come, let us meet together in one of the villages[a] on the plain of Ono.(c)" But they were scheming to harm me;
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Nehemiah 6:3
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so I sent messengers to them with this reply: "I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?"
Nehemiah 6:4
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Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave them the same answer.
Nehemiah 6:5
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Then, the fifth time, Sanballat(d) sent his aide to me with the same message, and in his hand was an unsealed letter
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Nehemiah 6:6
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in which was written: "It is reported among the nations—and Geshem[b](e) says it is true—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and therefore you are building the wall. Moreover, according to these reports you are about to become their king
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Nehemiah 6:7
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and have even appointed prophets to make this proclamation about you in Jerusalem: ‘There is a king in Judah!' Now this report will get back to the king; so come, let us meet together."
Nehemiah 6:8
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I sent him this reply: "Nothing like what you are saying is happening; you are just making it up out of your head."
Nehemiah 6:9
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They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, "Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed." But I prayed, "Now strengthen my hands."
Nehemiah 6:10
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One day I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at his home. He said, "Let us meet in the house of God, inside the temple(f), and let us close the temple doors, because men are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you."
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Nehemiah 6:11
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But I said, "Should a man like me run away? Or should someone like me go into the temple to save his life? I will not go!"
Nehemiah 6:12
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I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had prophesied against me(g) because Tobiah and Sanballat(h) had hired him.
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Nehemiah 6:13
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He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would commit a sin by doing this, and then they would give me a bad name to discredit me.(i)
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Nehemiah 6:14
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Remember(j) Tobiah and Sanballat,(k) my God, because of what they have done; remember also the prophet(l) Noadiah and how she and the rest of the prophets(m) have been trying to intimidate me.
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Nehemiah 6:15
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So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days.
Nehemiah 6:16
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When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.
Nehemiah 6:17
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Also, in those days the nobles of Judah were sending many letters to Tobiah, and replies from Tobiah kept coming to them.
Nehemiah 6:18
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For many in Judah were under oath to him, since he was son-in-law to Shekaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah.
Nehemiah 6:19
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Moreover, they kept reporting to me his good deeds and then telling him what I said. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
Nehemiah 7:1
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After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers,(a) the musicians(b) and the Levites(c) were appointed.
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Nehemiah 7:2
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I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani,(d) along with Hananiah(e) the commander of the citadel,(f) because he was a man of integrity and feared(g) God more than most people do.
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Nehemiah 7:3
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I said to them, "The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are still on duty, have them shut the doors and bar them. Also appoint residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some near their own houses."
Nehemiah 7:4
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The List of the Exiles Who Returned(h)
Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it,(i) and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.Footnotes:
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Nehemiah 7:5
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So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return. This is what I found written there:
Nehemiah 7:6
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These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles(j) whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
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Nehemiah 7:7
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in company with Zerubbabel,(k) Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah): The list of the men of Israel:
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Nehemiah 7:8
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the descendants of Parosh | 2,172
Nehemiah 7:9
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of Shephatiah | 372
Nehemiah 7:10
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of Arah | 652
Nehemiah 7:11
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of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab) | 2,818
Nehemiah 7:12
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of Elam | 1,254
Nehemiah 7:13
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of Zattu | 845
Nehemiah 7:14
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of Zakkai | 760
Nehemiah 7:15
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of Binnui | 648
Nehemiah 7:16
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of Bebai | 628
Nehemiah 7:17
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of Azgad | 2,322
Nehemiah 7:18
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of Adonikam | 667
Nehemiah 7:19
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of Bigvai | 2,067
Nehemiah 7:20
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of Adin(l) | 655 Footnotes: Cross References:
Nehemiah 7:21
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of Ater (through Hezekiah) | 98
Nehemiah 7:22
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of Hashum | 328
Nehemiah 7:23
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of Bezai | 324
Nehemiah 7:24
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of Hariph | 112
Nehemiah 7:25
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of Gibeon | 95
Nehemiah 7:26
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the men of Bethlehem and Netophah(m) | 188 Footnotes: Cross References:
Nehemiah 7:27
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of Anathoth(n) | 128 Footnotes: Cross References:
Nehemiah 7:28
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of Beth Azmaveth | 42
Nehemiah 7:29
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of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah(o) and Beeroth(p) | 743 Footnotes: Cross References:
Nehemiah 7:30
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of Ramah and Geba | 621
Nehemiah 7:31
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of Mikmash | 122
Nehemiah 7:32
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of Bethel and Ai(q) | 123 Footnotes: Cross References:
Nehemiah 7:33
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of the other Nebo | 52
Nehemiah 7:34
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of the other Elam | 1,254
Nehemiah 7:35
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of Harim | 320
Nehemiah 7:36
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of Jericho(r) | 345 Footnotes: Cross References:
Nehemiah 7:37
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of Lod, Hadid and Ono(s) | 721 Footnotes: Cross References:
Nehemiah 7:38
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of Senaah | 3,930
Nehemiah 7:39
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the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) | 973
Nehemiah 7:40
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of Immer | 1,052
Nehemiah 7:41
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of Pashhur | 1,247
Nehemiah 7:42
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of Harim | 1,017
Nehemiah 7:43
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the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel through the line of Hodaviah) | 74
Nehemiah 7:44
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the descendants of Asaph | 148 Footnotes: Cross References:
Nehemiah 7:45
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the descendants of | |
Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai | 138 Footnotes: Cross References:
Nehemiah 7:46
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the descendants of |
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, Footnotes: Cross References:
Nehemiah 7:47
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Keros, Sia, Padon,
Nehemiah 7:48
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Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,
Nehemiah 7:49
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Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
Nehemiah 7:50
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Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
Nehemiah 7:51
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Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
Nehemiah 7:52
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Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,
Nehemiah 7:53
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Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
Nehemiah 7:54
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Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
Nehemiah 7:55
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Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
Nehemiah 7:56
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Neziah and Hatipha
Nehemiah 7:57
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Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,
Nehemiah 7:58
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Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
Nehemiah 7:59
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Shephatiah, Hattil, |
Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Amon
Nehemiah 7:60
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The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon(w) | 392 Footnotes: Cross References:
Nehemiah 7:61
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Nehemiah 7:62
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the descendants of | |
Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda | 642
Nehemiah 7:63
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Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).
Nehemiah 7:64
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Nehemiah 7:65
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The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.(x)
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Nehemiah 7:66
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The whole company numbered 42,360,
Nehemiah 7:67
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besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 245 male and female singers.
Nehemiah 7:68
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There were 736 horses, 245 mules,[a]
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Nehemiah 7:69
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435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
Nehemiah 7:70
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Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics[b] of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests.
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Nehemiah 7:71
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Some of the heads of the families(y) gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics[c] of gold and 2,200 minas[d] of silver.
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Nehemiah 7:72
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The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas[e] of silver and 67 garments for priests.(z)
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Nehemiah 7:73
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The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the temple servants,(aa) along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns.(ab)
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