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The Book of Nehemiah, Chapter 7, Verse 5

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Now the city [was] large and great: but the people [were] few therein, and the houses [were] not builded.
King James Version
And 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,
American Standard Version
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 the book of the genealogy of them that came up at the first, and I found written therein:
New English Translation
My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders, the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record:
World English Bible
My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found written therein:
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These [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;
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Who 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];
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The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
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The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
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The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
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The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred [and] eighteen.
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The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
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The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.
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The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
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The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.