Ezra 2
1 Now these are the sons of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, every man to his city,
King Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] had captured many [Israeli] people and taken them to Babylonia. [Many years later, ] some Israeli people returned to Judah. Some returned to Jerusalem, and some returned to [other places in] Judah. They went to the towns where their ancestors had lived. This is a list of the groups who returned.
2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
The leaders of those groups were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. There were:
3 The sons of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy-two.
2,172 descendants of Parosh
4 The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
372 descendants of Shephatiah
5 The sons of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
775 descendants of Arah
6 The sons of Pahath-moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
2,812 descendants of Pahath-Moab, from the families of Jeshua and Joab
7 The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.
1,254 descendants of Elam
8 The sons of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
945 descendants of Zattu
9 The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
760 descendants of Zaccai
10 The sons of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
642 descendants of Bani
11 The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
623 descendants of Bebai
12 The sons of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty-two.
1,222 descendants of Azgad
13 The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
666 descendants of Adonikam
14 The sons of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.
2,056 descendants of Bigvai
15 The sons of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
454 descendants of Adin
16 The sons of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
98 descendants of Ater, whose other name was Hezekiah
17 The sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.
323 descendants of Bezai
18 The sons of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.
112 descendants of Jorah
19 The sons of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.
223 descendants of Hashum
20 The sons of Gibbar, ninety-five.
95 descendants of Gibbar. [People whose ancestors had lived in these towns in Judah: ]
21 The sons of Bethlehem, a hundred twenty-three.
123 from Bethlehem
22 The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
56 from Netophah
23 The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty-eight.
128 from Anathoth
24 The sons of Azmaveth, forty-two.
42 from Azmaveth
25 The sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth
26 The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
621 from Ramah and Geba
27 The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty-two.
122 from Micmash
28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
223 from Bethel and Ai
29 The sons of Nebo, fifty-two.
52 from Nebo
30 The sons of Magbish, a hundred fifty-six.
156 from Magbish
31 The sons of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.
1,254 from Elam
32 The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
320 from Harim
33 The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
34 The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
345 from Jericho
35 The sons of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
3,630 from Senaah.
36 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
Priests who returned: 973 descendants of Jedaiah (that is, those from the family of Jeshua)
37 The sons of Immer, a thousand fifty-two.
1,052 descendants of Immer
38 The sons of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty-seven.
1,247 descendants of Pashhur
39 The sons of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
1,017 descendants of Harim. The ones from the [rest of the] tribe of Levi who returned were:
40 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
74 descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodaviah
41 The singers: the sons of Asaph, a hundred twenty-eight.
128 singers who were descendants of Asaph
42 The sons of the porters: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, in all a hundred thirty-nine.
139 (gatekeepers/men who guarded the gates of the temple) who were descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai.
43 The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
The (temple workers/men who would work in the temple) who were descendants of these men: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44 the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon,
Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,
Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan,
Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47 the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,
Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,
Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,
Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim,
Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
51 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
Neziah, and Hatipha.
55 The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda,
These descendants of [King] Solomon’s servants [returned]: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Ami.
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 All the Nethinim and the sons of Solomon's servants were three hundred ninety-two.
Altogether, there were 392 temple workers and descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned.
59 And these were those who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not show their fathers' houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
There was another group who returned [to Judah] from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer [towns in Babylonia]. But they could not prove that they were descendants of [people who previously lived in] Israel.
60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
This group included 652 people who were descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
61 And of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
Hobaiah’s clan, Hakkoz’s clan, and Barzillai’s clan also returned. Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai from [the] Gilead [region], and he had taken for himself the name of his father-in-law’s clan.
62 These sought their registration among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found. Therefore they were deemed polluted and put away from the priesthood.
The people in that group searched in the documents that had the names of the ancestors of all the clans, but these men’s names were not found. So they were not permitted do the work that priests did.
63 And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
The governor told them that they would need to ask a priest to consult Yahweh by [(casting/throwing] the sacred lots/stones [that had been marked]), to determine if those men were truly Israelis. When the priests did that, [if the stones showed that those men were Israelis], they would be permitted to eat the shares of the sacrifices that were given to the priests.
64 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
Altogether 42,360 Israeli people who returned to Judah.
65 besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. And they had two hundred singing men and singing women.
There were also 7,337 servants and 200 musicians, both men and women, who returned.
66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six, their mules, two hundred forty-five,
The Israelis brought with them [from Babylonia] 736 horses, 245 mules,
67 their camels, four hundred thirty-five, their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68 And some of the heads of fathers, when they came to the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place.
When they arrived at the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem, some of the clan leaders gave money [for the supplies needed] to rebuild the temple at the place where the temple had been previously.
69 They gave after their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
They all gave as much money as they were able to give. Altogether they gave 61,000 gold coins, (6,250 pounds/3,000 kg.) of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.
70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
Then the priests, the [other] descendants of Levi, the musicians, the temple guards, and some of the [other] people started to live in the towns and villages [near Jerusalem]. The rest of the people went to the other places in Israel where their ancestors had lived.
