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[This is] the count of the men of Israel:","f":["Parallel text at Nehemiah 7:7 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah."},{"style":"reg","t":"[This is] the count of the men of Israel:"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"the descendants of Parosh,2,172;","f":[],"style":"list1stline"},{"v":4,"t":"the descendants of Shephatiah,372;","f":[],"style":"list1"},{"v":5,"t":"the descendants of Arah,775;","f":[],"style":"list1"},{"v":6,"t":"the descendants of Pahath-moab ( through the line of Jeshua and Joab ),2,812;","f":[],"style":"list1"},{"v":7,"t":"the descendants of Elam,1,254;","f":[],"style":"list1"},{"v":8,"t":"the descendants of Zattu,945;","f":[],"style":"list1"},{"v":9,"t":"the descendants of Zaccai,760;","f":[],"style":"list1"},{"v":10,"t":"the descendants of Bani,642;","f":["Bani is a variant of Binnui; 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