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,
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.
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,
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:
3 The sonnes of Parosh, two thousand, an hudreth seuentie and two:
the sons of Parosh, 2,172;
4 The sonnes of Shephatiah, three hundreth, seuentie and two:
the sons of Shephatiah, 372;
5 The sonnes of Arah, seuen hundreth, and seuentie and fiue:
the sons of Arah, 775;
6 The sonnes of Pahath Moab, of the sonnes of Ieshua and Ioab, two thousand, eight hundreth and twelue:
the sons of Pahath-moab (sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;
7 The sonnes of Elam, a thousande, two hundreth and foure and fiftie:
the sons of Elam, 1,254;
8 The sonnes of Zattu, nine hundreth and fiue and fourtie:
the sons of Zattu, 945;
9 The sonnes of Zaccai, seuen hundreth and threescore:
the sons of Zaccai, 760;
10 The sonnes of Bani, sixe hundreth and two and fourtie:
the sons of Bani, 642;
11 The sonnes of Bebai, sixe hundreth, and three and twentie:
the sons of Bebai, 623;
12 The sonnes of Azgad a thousand, two hundreth and two and twentie:
the sons of Azgad, 1,222;
13 The sonnes of Adonikam, sixe hundreth, three score and sixe:
the sons of Adonikam, 666;
14 The sonnes of Biguai, two thousand, and sixe and fiftie:
the sons of Bigvai, 2,056;
15 The sonnes of Adin, foure hundreth and foure and fiftie:
the sons of Adin, 454;
16 The sonnes of Ater of Hizkiah, ninetie and eight:
the sons of Ater, (sons of Hezekiah), 98;
17 The sonnes of Bezai, three hundreth and three and twentie:
the sons of Bezai, 323;
18 The sonnes of Iorah, an hudreth and twelue:
the sons of Jorah, 112;
19 The sonnes of Hasshum, two hundreth and three and twentie:
the sons of Hashum, 223;
20 The sonnes of Gibbar, ninetie and fiue:
the sons of Gibbar, 95;
21 The sonnes of Beth-lehem, an hundreth and three and twentie:
the people from Bethlehem, 123;
22 The men of Netophah, sixe and fiftie:
the people from Netophah, 56;
23 The men of Anothoth, an hundreth and eight and twentie:
the people from Anathoth, 128;
24 The sonnes of Azmaueth, two and fourtie:
the people from Beth-azmaveth, 42;
25 The sonnes of Kiriath-arim, of Chephirah, and Beeroth, seuen hundreth and three and fourtie:
the people from Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
26 The sonnes of Haramah and Gaba, six hundreth, and one and twentie:
the people from Ramah and Geba, 621;
27 The men of Michmas, an hundreth and two and twentie:
the people from Micmash, 122;
28 The sonnes of Beth-el and Ai, two hundreth, and three and twentie:
the people from Bethel and Ai, 223;
29 The sonnes of Nebo, two and fiftie:
the sons of Nebo, 52;
30 The sonnes of Magbish, an hundreth and sixe and fiftie:
the sons of Magbish, 156;
31 The sonnes of the other Elam, a thousand, and two hundreth, and foure and fiftie:
the sons of Elam, 1,254;
32 The sonnes of Harim, three hundreth and twentie:
the sons of Harim, 320;
33 The sonnes of Lod-hadid, and Ono, seuen hundreth, and fiue and twentie:
the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;
34 The sonnes of Iericho, three hundreth and fiue and fourtie:
the sons of Jericho, 345;
35 The sonnes of Senaah, three thousand, sixe hundreth and thirtie.
the sons of Senaah, 3,630.
36 The Priests: of the sonnes of Iedaiah of the house of Ieshua, nine hundreth seuentie and three:
This is the number of the priests: the sons of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua), 973;
37 The sonnes of Immer, a thousand and two and fiftie:
the sons of Immer, 1,052;
38 The sonnes of Pashur, a thousand, two hundreth and seuen and fourtie:
the sons of Pashhur, 1,247;
39 The sonnes of Harim, a thousande and seuenteene.
the sons of Harim, 1,017.
40 The Leuites: the sonnes of Ieshua, and Kadmiel of the sonnes of Hodauiah, seuentie and foure.
This is the number of the Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74;
41 The Singers: the sonnes of Asaph, an hundreth and eight and twentie.
the singers of the sons 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 of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139.
43 The Nethinims: the sonnes of Ziha, the sonnes of Hasupha, the sonnes of Tabbaoth,
The descendants of these Temple servants: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44 The sonnes of Keros, the sonnes of Siaha, the sonnes of Padon,
Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 The sonnes of Lebanah, the sonnes of Hagabah, the sonnes of Akkub,
Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 The sonnes of Hagab, the sonnes of Shamlai, the sonnes of Hanan,
Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47 The sonnes of Giddel, the sonnes of Gahar, the sonnes of Reaiah,
Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 The sonnes of Rezin, the sonnes of Nekoda, the sonnes of Gazzam,
Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 The sonnes of Vzza, the sonnes of Paseah, the sonnes of Besai,
Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 The sonnes of Asnah, the sonnes of Meunim, the sonnes of Nephusim,
Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
51 The sonnes of Bakbuk, the sonnes of Hakupa, the sonnes of Harhur,
Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 The sonnes of Bazluth, the sonnes of Mehida, the sonnes of Harsha,
Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 The sonnes of Barcos, the sonnes of Sisara, the sonnes of Thamah,
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 The sonnes of Neziah, the sonnes of Hatipha,
Neziah, and Hatipha.
55 The sonnes of Salomons seruantes: the sonnes of Sotai, the sonnes of Sophereth, the sonnes of Peruda,
The descendants of King Solomon's servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 The sonnes of Iaalah, the sonnes of Darkon, the sonnes of Giddel,
Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57 The sonnes of Shephatiah, the sonnes of Hattil, the sonnes of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the sonnes of Ami.
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 All the Nethinims, and the sonnes of Salomons seruants were three hundreth ninetie and two.
The total of the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants was 392.
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.
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.
60 The sonnes of Delaiah, the sonnes of Tobiah, the sonnes of Nekoda, six hundreth and two and fiftie.
They included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652 in total.
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.
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.)
62 These sought their writing of the genealogies, but they were not founde: therefore were they put from the Priesthood.
They searched for a record of them in the genealogies, but their names weren't found, so they were barred from serving as priests.
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 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.
64 The whole Congregation together was two and fourtie thousande, three hundreth and threescore,
The total of number of people returning was 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 there were 7,337 servants and 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
