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,

These are the people in the province who went up from the captivity of King Nebuchadnezzar, who had exiled them in Babylon, the people who returned to each of their cities of Jerusalem and in Judea.

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,

They came with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the record of the men of the people 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 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 Zakkai: 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 men of Ater, through Hezekiah: ninety-eight.

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 men of Hashum: 223.

20 The sonnes of Gibbar, ninetie and fiue:

The men of Gibbar: ninety-five.

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: fifty-six.

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 men of Azmaveth: forty-two.

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

The men of Kiriath Arim, Kephirah, 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 Michmas: 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 men of Nebo: fifty-two.

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

The men of Magbish: 156.

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

The men of the other Elam: 1,254.

32 The sonnes of Harim, three hundreth and twentie:

The men 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.

The men of Senaah: 3,630.

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

The priests: descendants of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua: 973.

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

Immer's descendants: 1,052.

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

Pashhur's descendants: 1,247.

39 The sonnes of Harim, a thousande and seuenteene.

Harim's descendants: 1,017.

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

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

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

The temple singers, 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 descendants of the gatekeepers: descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai: 139 total.

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

Those who were assigned to serve in the temple: descendants of 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, and Hanan.

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

The descendants of 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, and Nephusim.

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

The descendants of 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 Solomon's servants: descendants of 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, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami.

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

There were 392 total descendants of those assigned to serve in the temple and descendants of Solomon's servants.

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 left Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer—but were not able to prove their ancestry from Israel

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

—included 652 descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.

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.

Also, from the priest's descendants: the descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who took his wife from the daughters of Barzillai of Gilead 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.

They searched for their genealogical records, but could not find them, so they 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.

So the governor told them they must not eat any of the holy sacrifices until a priest with Urim and Thummim approved.

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

The whole group totaled 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.

not including their servants and their maidservants (these were 7,337) and their male and female temple singers (two hundred).

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

Their horses: 736. Their mules: 245.

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

Their camels: 435. Their donkeys: 6,720.

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 went to Yahweh's house in Jerusalem, the chief patriarchs offered freewill gifts to build the house.

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 according to their ability to the work fund: sixty-one thousand gold darics, five thousand silver minas, and one hundred priestly tunics.

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 and Levites, the people, the temple singers and gatekeepers, and those assigned to serve in the temple inhabited their cities. All the people in Israel were in their cities.