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,

Now these are the children 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, everyone 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 Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

3 the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.

4 the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.

5 the descendants of Arah, 775;

The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.

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

The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.

7 the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

8 the descendants of Zattu, 945;

The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.

9 the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.

10 the descendants of Bani, 642;

The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.

11 the descendants of Bebai, 623;

The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.

12 the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;

The children of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.

13 the descendants of Adonikam, 666;

The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.

14 the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;

The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.

15 the descendants of Adin, 454;

The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.

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

The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.

17 the descendants of Bezai, 323;

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.

18 the descendants of Jorah, 112;

The children of Jorah, one hundred twelve.

19 the descendants of Hashum, 223;

The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.

20 the descendants of Gibbar, 95;

The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.

21 the men of Bethlehem, 123;

The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.

22 the men of Netophah, 56;

The men of Netophah, fifty-six.

23 the men of Anathoth, 128;

The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.

24 the descendants of Azmaveth, 42;

The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.

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

The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.

26 the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.

27 the men of Michmash, 122;

The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.

28 the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;

The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.

29 the descendants of Nebo, 52;

The children of Nebo, fifty-two.

30 the descendants of Magbish, 156;

The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.

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

The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

32 the descendants of Harim, 320;

The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.

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

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

34 the men of Jericho, 345;

The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

35 and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.

The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.

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

The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.

37 the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.

38 the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.

39 and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.

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

The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.

41 The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.

The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred 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 gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all one hundred thirty-nine.

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

The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

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

the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,

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

the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,

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

the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,

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

the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

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

the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

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

the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

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

the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,

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

the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

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

the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

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

the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,

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

the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

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

The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,

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

the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

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

the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.

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

All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred 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:

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 offspring, 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 Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred 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).

Of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, and the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after 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 place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed 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.

The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim.

64 The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

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

in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.

66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;

67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred 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.

Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its 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.

They gave according to their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand minas 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, with some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.