Ezra 2

1 Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,

And these [are] the people of the land that went up, of the number of prisoners who were removed, whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away to Babylon, and they returned to Juda and Jerusalem, every man to his city;

2 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

who came with Zorobabel: Jesus, Neemias, Saraias, Reelias, Mardochaeus, Balasan, Masphar, Baguai, Reum, Baana. The number of the people of Israel:

3 the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

the children of Phares, two thousand and one hundred and seventy-two.

4 the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

The children of Saphatia, three hundred and seventy-two.

5 the descendants of Arah, 775;

The children of Ares, seven hundred and seventy-five.

6 the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;

The children of Phaath Moab, belonging to the sons of Jesue [and] Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and twelve.

7 the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

The children of Aelam, a thousand and two hundred and fifty-four.

8 the descendants of Zattu, 945;

The children of Zatthua, nine hundred and forty-five.

9 the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

The children of Zacchu, seven hundred and sixty.

10 the descendants of Bani, 642;

The children of Banui, six hundred and forty-two.

11 the descendants of Bebai, 623;

The children of Babai, six hundred and twenty-three.

12 the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;

The children of Asgad, a thousand and two hundred and twenty-two.

13 the descendants of Adonikam, 666;

The children of Adonicam, six hundred and sixty-six.

14 the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;

The children of Bague, two thousand and fifty-six.

15 the descendants of Adin, 454;

The children of Addin, four hundred and fifty-four.

16 the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;

The children of Ater [the son] of Ezekias, ninety eight.

17 the descendants of Bezai, 323;

The children of Bassu, three hundred and twenty-three.

18 the descendants of Jorah, 112;

The children of Jora, a hundred and twelve.

19 the descendants of Hashum, 223;

The children of Asum, two hundred and twenty-three.

20 the descendants of Gibbar, 95;

The children of Gaber, ninety-five.

21 the men of Bethlehem, 123;

The children of Bethlaem, a hundred and twenty-three.

22 the men of Netophah, 56;

The children of Netopha, fifty-six.

23 the men of Anathoth, 128;

The children of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.

24 the descendants of Azmaveth, 42;

The children of Azmoth, forty-three.

25 the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

The children of Cariathiarim, Chaphira, and Beroth, seven hundred and forty-three.

26 the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

The children of Rama and Gabaa, six hundred and twenty-one.

27 the men of Michmash, 122;

The men of Machmas, a hundred and twenty-two.

28 the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;

The men of Baethel and Aia, four hundred and twenty-three.

29 the descendants of Nebo, 52;

The children of Nabu, fifty-two.

30 the descendants of Magbish, 156;

The children of Magebis, a hundred and fifty-six.

31 the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;

The children of Elamar, a thousand and two hundred and fifty-four.

32 the descendants of Harim, 320;

The children of Elam, three hundred and twenty.

33 the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;

The children of Lodadi and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five.

34 the men of Jericho, 345;

The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.

35 and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.

The children of Senaa, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

36 The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

And the priests, the sons of Jedua, [belonging to] the house of Jesus, [were] nine hundred and seventy-three.

37 the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

The children of Emmer, a thousand [and] fifty-two.

38 the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

The children of Phassur, a thousand and two hundred [and] forty-seven.

39 and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

The children of Erem, a thousand [and] seven.

40 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah ), 74.

And the Levites, the sons of Jesus and Cadmiel, belonging to the sons of Oduia, seventy-four.

41 The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.

The sons of Asaph, singers, a hundred [and] twenty-eight.

42 The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all.

The children of the porters, the children of Sellum, the children of Ater, the children of Telmon, the children of Acub, the children of Atita, the children of Sobai, [in] all a hundred [and] thirty-nine.

43 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

The Nathinim: the children of Suthia, the children of Asupha, the children of Tabaoth,

44 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,

the sons of Cades, the children of Siaa, the children of Phadon,

45 the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,

the children of Labano, the children of Agaba, the sons of Acub,

46 the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan,

the children of Agab, the children of Selami, the children of Anan,

47 the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah,

the children of Geddel, the children of Gaar, the children of Raia,

48 the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam,

the children of Rason, the children of Necoda, the children of Gazem,

49 the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai,

the children of Azo, the children of Phase, the children of Basi,

50 the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim,

the children of Asena, the children of Mounim, the children of Nephusim,

51 the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

the children of Bacbuc, the children of Acupha, the children of Arur,

52 the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

the children of Basaloth, the children of Mauda, the children of Arsa,

53 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,

the children of Barcos, the children of Sisara, the children of Thema,

54 the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

the children of Nasthie, the children of Atupha.

55 The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Peruda,

The children of the servants of Solomon: the children of Sotai, the children of Sephera, the children of Phadura,

56 the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,

the children of Jeela, the children of Darcon, the children of Gedel,

57 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.

the children of Saphatia, the children of Atil, the children of Phacherath, the children of Aseboim, the children of Emei.

58 The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

All the Nathanim, and the sons of Abdeselma [were] three hundred and ninety-two.

59 The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

And these [are] they that went up from Thelmelech, Thelaresa, Cherub, Hedan, Emmer: and they were not able to tell the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

60 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.

the children of Dalaea, the children of Bua, the children of Tobias, the children of Necoda, six hundred [and] fifty-two.

61 And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

And of the children of the priests, the children of Labeia, the children of Akkus, the children of Berzellai, who took a wife of the daughter of Berzellai the Galaadite, and was called by their name.

62 These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

These sought their genealogy [as though] they had been reckoned, but they were not found; and they were removed, [as polluted], from the priesthood.

63 The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

And the Athersastha told them that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should arise with Lights and Perfections.

64 The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

And all the congregation together [were] about forty-two thousand and three hundred and sixty;

65 in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers.

besides their menservants and maidservants, [and] these were seven thousand and three hundred [and] thirty-seven: and [amongst] these were two hundred singing men and singing women.

66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

Their horses [were] seven hundred [and] thirty-six, their mules, two hundred [and] forty-five.

67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Their camels, four hundred [and] thirty-five; their asses, six thousand and seven hundred [and] twenty.

68 When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.

And [some] of the chiefs of families, when they went into the house of the Lord that was in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God, to establish it on its prepared place.

69 According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.

According to their power they gave into the treasury of the work pure gold sixty-one thousand pieces, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.

70 So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.

So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nathinim, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.