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 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 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, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
3 the sons of Parosh, 2,172;
The children of Parosh, two thousand and one hundred and seventy-two.
4 the sons of Shephatiah, 372;
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
5 the sons of Arah, 775;
The children of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five.
6 the sons of Pahath-moab (sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;
The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and twelve.
7 the sons of Elam, 1,254;
The children of Elam, one thousand and two hundred and fifty-four.
8 the sons of Zattu, 945;
The children of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five.
9 the sons of Zaccai, 760;
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
10 the sons of Bani, 642;
The children of Bani, six hundred and forty-two.
11 the sons of Bebai, 623;
The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three.
12 the sons of Azgad, 1,222;
The children of Azgad, one thousand and two hundred and twenty-two.
13 the sons of Adonikam, 666;
The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six.
14 the sons of Bigvai, 2,056;
The children of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six.
15 the sons of Adin, 454;
The children of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four.
16 the sons of Ater, (sons of Hezekiah), 98;
The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
17 the sons of Bezai, 323;
The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three.
18 the sons of Jorah, 112;
The children of Jorah, one hundred and twelve.
19 the sons of Hashum, 223;
The children of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three.
20 the sons of Gibbar, 95;
The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
21 the people from Bethlehem, 123;
The children of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three.
22 the people from Netophah, 56;
The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
23 the people from Anathoth, 128;
The men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight.
24 the people from Beth-azmaveth, 42;
The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
25 the people from Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
26 the people from Ramah and Geba, 621;
The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
27 the people from Micmash, 122;
The men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two.
28 the people from Bethel and Ai, 223;
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three.
29 the sons of Nebo, 52;
The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
30 the sons of Magbish, 156;
The children of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six.
31 the sons of Elam, 1,254;
The children of the other Elam, one thousand and two hundred and fifty-four.
32 the sons of Harim, 320;
The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
33 the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five.
34 the sons of Jericho, 345;
The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
35 the sons of Senaah, 3,630.
The children 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 children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
37 the sons of Immer, 1,052;
The children of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two.
38 the sons of Pashhur, 1,247;
The children of Pashhur, one thousand and two hundred and forty-seven.
39 the sons of Harim, 1,017.
The children of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.
40 This is the number of the Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74;
The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
41 the singers of the sons of Asaph, 128;
The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight.
42 the gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139.
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 and thirty-nine.
43 The descendants of these Temple servants: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,
47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
55 The descendants of King Solomon's servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
58 The total of the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants was 392.
All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred and 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.
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 They included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652 in total.
the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-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.)
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 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 place amongst those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed 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.
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 total of number of people returning was 42,360.
The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand and three hundred and sixty,
65 In addition there were 7,337 servants and 200 male and female singers.
in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand and three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had 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 donkeys, six thousand and 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.
Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to the LORD’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house 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 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 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, with some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
