Discovery BoxNehemiah 7:7 
Context7:7 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.
The number of Israelite men 1 was as follows:
Nehemiah 12:1
ContextThe Priests and the Levites Who Returned to Jerusalem
12:1 These are the priests and Levites who returned 2 with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Nehemiah 12:7
Context12:7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders 3 of the priests and their colleagues 4 in the days of Jeshua.
Nehemiah 12:10
Context12:10 Jeshua was the father of 5 Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
Nehemiah 12:26
Context12:26 These all served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priestly scribe. 6
1 tn Heb “the men of the people of Israel.” Some English versions translate as “the people from Israel” (NCV) or “the Israelite people” (NRSV), but “men” should be retained because the following numbers presumably include only adult males.
2 tn Heb “who went up.”
3 tn Heb “heads” (so also in v. 12).
4 tn Heb “brothers” (also in vv. 8, 9, 24, 36).
5 tn Heb “begat.”
6 tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.”
