Nehemiah 7:3-5

Tree of Life Version

³ I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem must not be opened until the sun is hot. While those are still on duty, have them shut and bar the doors. Also appoint residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their post and some near their homes.”

⁴ Now the city was spacious and large, but there were few people within it and no houses were being built. ⁵ So my God put into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the scroll of the genealogical record of those who formerly returned. I found the following written there: