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a list of descendants[a] of the province of Judah[b] who returned from captivity, from those who had been exiled by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. They had come back to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his town. They were coming with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani,[c] Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth,[d] Bigvai, Nehum,[e] and Baanah. Here is the enumeration of:

The Men of Israel:

Parosh’s descendants:[f] 2,172

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:6 Lit. These are the descendants
  2. Nehemiah 7:6 The Heb. lacks of Judah
  3. Nehemiah 7:7 MT of Ezra 2:2 lacks Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani
  4. Nehemiah 7:7 Cf. MT of Ezra 2:2 Mispar
  5. Nehemiah 7:7 Cf. MT of Ezra 2:2 Rehum
  6. Nehemiah 7:8 Lit. Sons of; and so throughout the chapter

These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles(A) whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, in company with Zerubbabel,(B) Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah):

The list of the men of Israel:

the descendants of Parosh2,172
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