Ezra 2
1 This is a list of the Jewish exiles from the province who returned from captivity after King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them away to Babylon. They went back to Jerusalem and to their own towns in Judah.
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,
2 Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel:
who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
3 the sons of Parosh, 2,172;
The sons of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy-two.
4 the sons of Shephatiah, 372;
The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
5 the sons of Arah, 775;
The sons of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
6 the sons of Pahath-moab (sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;
The sons of Pahath-moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
7 the sons of Elam, 1,254;
The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.
8 the sons of Zattu, 945;
The sons of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
9 the sons of Zaccai, 760;
The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
10 the sons of Bani, 642;
The sons of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
11 the sons of Bebai, 623;
The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
12 the sons of Azgad, 1,222;
The sons of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty-two.
13 the sons of Adonikam, 666;
The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
14 the sons of Bigvai, 2,056;
The sons of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.
15 the sons of Adin, 454;
The sons of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
16 the sons of Ater, (sons of Hezekiah), 98;
The sons of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
17 the sons of Bezai, 323;
The sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.
18 the sons of Jorah, 112;
The sons of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.
19 the sons of Hashum, 223;
The sons of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.
20 the sons of Gibbar, 95;
The sons of Gibbar, ninety-five.
21 the people from Bethlehem, 123;
The sons of Bethlehem, a hundred twenty-three.
22 the people from Netophah, 56;
The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
23 the people from Anathoth, 128;
The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty-eight.
24 the people from Beth-azmaveth, 42;
The sons of Azmaveth, forty-two.
25 the people from Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
The sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
26 the people from Ramah and Geba, 621;
The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
27 the people from Micmash, 122;
The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty-two.
28 the people from Bethel and Ai, 223;
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
29 the sons of Nebo, 52;
The sons of Nebo, fifty-two.
30 the sons of Magbish, 156;
The sons of Magbish, a hundred fifty-six.
31 the sons of Elam, 1,254;
The sons of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.
32 the sons of Harim, 320;
The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
33 the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;
The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
34 the sons of Jericho, 345;
The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
35 the sons of Senaah, 3,630.
The sons of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
36 This is the number of the priests: the sons of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua), 973;
The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
37 the sons of Immer, 1,052;
The sons of Immer, a thousand fifty-two.
38 the sons of Pashhur, 1,247;
The sons of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty-seven.
39 the sons of Harim, 1,017.
The sons of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
40 This is the number of the Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74;
The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
41 the singers of the sons of Asaph, 128;
The singers: the sons of Asaph, a hundred twenty-eight.
42 the gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139.
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.
43 The descendants of these Temple servants: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon,
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,
46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan,
47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,
49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,
50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim,
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
55 The descendants of King Solomon's servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda,
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Ami.
58 The total of the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants was 392.
All the Nethinim and the sons of Solomon's servants were three hundred ninety-two.
59 Those who came from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer could not prove their family genealogy, or even that they were descendants of Israel.
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:
60 They included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652 in total.
the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
61 In addition there three priestly families, sons of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (Barzillai had married a woman descended from Barzillai of Gilead, and he was called by that name.)
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.
62 They searched for a record of them in the genealogies, but their names weren't found, so they were barred from serving as priests.
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.
63 The governor instructed them not to eat anything from the sanctuary sacrifices until a priest could ask the Lord about the issue by using the Urim and Thummim.
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.
64 The total of number of people returning was 42,360.
The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
65 In addition there were 7,337 servants and 200 male and female singers.
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.
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 and twenty.
68 When they arrived at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary contributions toward the rebuilding of God's Temple where it had once stood.
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.
69 They gave depending on how much they had, putting their gift into the treasury. The total came to 61,000 gold daric coins, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.
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.
70 The priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, as well as some of the people went back to live in their specific towns. The others returned to their own towns throughout Israel.
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.
