Ezra 2

1 These also are the sonnes of the prouince, that went vp out of the captiuitie (whome Nebuchadnezzar King of Babel had caried away vnto Babel) and returned to Ierusalem, and to Iudah, euery one vnto his citie,

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,

2 Which came with Zerubbabel, to wit, Ieshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Biguai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel was,

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

3 The sonnes of Parosh, two thousand, an hudreth seuentie and two:

the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

4 The sonnes of Shephatiah, three hundreth, seuentie and two:

the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

5 The sonnes of Arah, seuen hundreth, and seuentie and fiue:

the descendants of Arah, 775;

6 The sonnes of Pahath Moab, of the sonnes of Ieshua and Ioab, two thousand, eight hundreth and twelue:

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

7 The sonnes of Elam, a thousande, two hundreth and foure and fiftie:

the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

8 The sonnes of Zattu, nine hundreth and fiue and fourtie:

the descendants of Zattu, 945;

9 The sonnes of Zaccai, seuen hundreth and threescore:

the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

10 The sonnes of Bani, sixe hundreth and two and fourtie:

the descendants of Bani, 642;

11 The sonnes of Bebai, sixe hundreth, and three and twentie:

the descendants of Bebai, 623;

12 The sonnes of Azgad a thousand, two hundreth and two and twentie:

the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;

13 The sonnes of Adonikam, sixe hundreth, three score and sixe:

the descendants of Adonikam, 666;

14 The sonnes of Biguai, two thousand, and sixe and fiftie:

the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;

15 The sonnes of Adin, foure hundreth and foure and fiftie:

the descendants of Adin, 454;

16 The sonnes of Ater of Hizkiah, ninetie and eight:

the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;

17 The sonnes of Bezai, three hundreth and three and twentie:

the descendants of Bezai, 323;

18 The sonnes of Iorah, an hudreth and twelue:

the descendants of Jorah, 112;

19 The sonnes of Hasshum, two hundreth and three and twentie:

the descendants of Hashum, 223;

20 The sonnes of Gibbar, ninetie and fiue:

the descendants of Gibbar, 95;

21 The sonnes of Beth-lehem, an hundreth and three and twentie:

the men of Bethlehem, 123;

22 The men of Netophah, sixe and fiftie:

the men of Netophah, 56;

23 The men of Anothoth, an hundreth and eight and twentie:

the men of Anathoth, 128;

24 The sonnes of Azmaueth, two and fourtie:

the descendants of Azmaveth, 42;

25 The sonnes of Kiriath-arim, of Chephirah, and Beeroth, seuen hundreth and three and fourtie:

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

26 The sonnes of Haramah and Gaba, six hundreth, and one and twentie:

the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

27 The men of Michmas, an hundreth and two and twentie:

the men of Michmash, 122;

28 The sonnes of Beth-el and Ai, two hundreth, and three and twentie:

the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;

29 The sonnes of Nebo, two and fiftie:

the descendants of Nebo, 52;

30 The sonnes of Magbish, an hundreth and sixe and fiftie:

the descendants of Magbish, 156;

31 The sonnes of the other Elam, a thousand, and two hundreth, and foure and fiftie:

the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;

32 The sonnes of Harim, three hundreth and twentie:

the descendants of Harim, 320;

33 The sonnes of Lod-hadid, and Ono, seuen hundreth, and fiue and twentie:

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

34 The sonnes of Iericho, three hundreth and fiue and fourtie:

the men of Jericho, 345;

35 The sonnes of Senaah, three thousand, sixe hundreth and thirtie.

and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.

36 The Priests: of the sonnes of Iedaiah of the house of Ieshua, nine hundreth seuentie and three:

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

37 The sonnes of Immer, a thousand and two and fiftie:

the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

38 The sonnes of Pashur, a thousand, two hundreth and seuen and fourtie:

the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

39 The sonnes of Harim, a thousande and seuenteene.

and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

40 The Leuites: the sonnes of Ieshua, and Kadmiel of the sonnes of Hodauiah, seuentie and foure.

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

41 The Singers: the sonnes of Asaph, an hundreth and eight and twentie.

The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.

42 The sonnes of the porters: the sonnes of Shallum, the sonnes of Ater, the sonnes of Talmon, the sonnes of Akkub, the sonnes of Hatita, the sonnes of Shobai: all were an hundreth and nine and thirtie.

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.

43 The Nethinims: the sonnes of Ziha, the sonnes of Hasupha, the sonnes of Tabbaoth,

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

44 The sonnes of Keros, the sonnes of Siaha, the sonnes of Padon,

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

45 The sonnes of Lebanah, the sonnes of Hagabah, the sonnes of Akkub,

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

46 The sonnes of Hagab, the sonnes of Shamlai, the sonnes of Hanan,

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

47 The sonnes of Giddel, the sonnes of Gahar, the sonnes of Reaiah,

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

48 The sonnes of Rezin, the sonnes of Nekoda, the sonnes of Gazzam,

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

49 The sonnes of Vzza, the sonnes of Paseah, the sonnes of Besai,

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

50 The sonnes of Asnah, the sonnes of Meunim, the sonnes of Nephusim,

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

51 The sonnes of Bakbuk, the sonnes of Hakupa, the sonnes of Harhur,

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

52 The sonnes of Bazluth, the sonnes of Mehida, the sonnes of Harsha,

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

53 The sonnes of Barcos, the sonnes of Sisara, the sonnes of Thamah,

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

54 The sonnes of Neziah, the sonnes of Hatipha,

the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

55 The sonnes of Salomons seruantes: the sonnes of Sotai, the sonnes of Sophereth, the sonnes of Peruda,

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

56 The sonnes of Iaalah, the sonnes of Darkon, the sonnes of Giddel,

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

57 The sonnes of Shephatiah, the sonnes of Hattil, the sonnes of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the sonnes of Ami.

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

58 All the Nethinims, and the sonnes of Salomons seruants were three hundreth ninetie and two.

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

59 And these went vp from Telmelah, and from Telharsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not discerne their fathers house and their seede, whether they were of Israel.

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

60 The sonnes of Delaiah, the sonnes of Tobiah, the sonnes of Nekoda, six hundreth and two and fiftie.

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

61 And of the sonnes of the Priestes, the sonnes of Habaiah, the sonnes of Coz, the sonnes of Barzillai: which tooke of the daughters of Barzillai the Giliadite to wife, and was called after their name.

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).

62 These sought their writing of the genealogies, but they were not founde: therefore were they put from the Priesthood.

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

63 And Tirshatha saide vnto them, that they should not eate of the most holy thing, tell there rose vp a Priest with Vrim and Thummim.

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

64 The whole Congregation together was two and fourtie thousande, three hundreth and threescore,

The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

65 Beside their seruants and their maydes: of whome were seuen thousande, three hundreth and seuen and thirtie: and among them were two hundreth singing men and singing women.

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

66 Their horses were seuen hundreth, and sixe and thirtie: their mules, two hundreth and fiue and fourtie:

They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

67 Their camels foure hundreth, and fiue and thirtie: their asses, sixe thousand, seuen hundreth and twentie.

435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

68 And certeine of the chiefe fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord, which was in Ierusalem, they offred willingly for the house of God, to set it vp vpon his fundation.

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.

69 They gaue after their abilitie vnto the treasure of the worke, euen one and threescore thousand drammes of golde, and fiue thousand pieces of siluer, and an hundreth Priests garments.

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.

70 So the Priests and the Leuites, and a certeine of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

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.