Ezra 2
1 King Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] had captured many [Israeli] people and taken them to Babylonia. [Many years later, ] some Israeli people returned to Judah. Some returned to Jerusalem, and some returned to [other places in] Judah. They went to the towns where their ancestors had lived. This is a list of the groups who returned.
and these son: descendant/people [the] province [the] to ascend: rise from captivity [the] captivity which to reveal: remove (Nebuchadnezzar *Q(K)*) king Babylon to/for Babylon and to return: return to/for Jerusalem and Judah man: anyone to/for city his
2 The leaders of those groups were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. There were:
which to come (in): come with Zerubbabel Jeshua Nehemiah Seraiah Reelaiah Mordecai Bilshan Mispar Bigvai Rehum Baanah number human people Israel
3 2,172 descendants of Parosh
son: descendant/people Parosh thousand hundred seventy and two
4 372 descendants of Shephatiah
son: descendant/people Shephatiah three hundred seventy and two
5 775 descendants of Arah
son: descendant/people Arah seven hundred five and seventy
6 2,812 descendants of Pahath-Moab, from the families of Jeshua and Joab
son: descendant/people Pahath-moab Pahath-moab to/for son: descendant/people Jeshua Joab thousand eight hundred and two ten
7 1,254 descendants of Elam
son: descendant/people Elam thousand hundred fifty and four
8 945 descendants of Zattu
son: descendant/people Zattu nine hundred and forty and five
9 760 descendants of Zaccai
son: descendant/people Zaccai seven hundred and sixty
10 642 descendants of Bani
son: descendant/people Bani six hundred forty and two
11 623 descendants of Bebai
son: descendant/people Bebai six hundred twenty and three
12 1,222 descendants of Azgad
son: descendant/people Azgad thousand hundred twenty and two
13 666 descendants of Adonikam
son: descendant/people Adonikam six hundred sixty and six
14 2,056 descendants of Bigvai
son: descendant/people Bigvai thousand fifty and six
15 454 descendants of Adin
son: descendant/people Adin four hundred fifty and four
16 98 descendants of Ater, whose other name was Hezekiah
son: descendant/people Ater to/for Hezekiah ninety and eight
17 323 descendants of Bezai
son: descendant/people Bezai three hundred twenty and three
18 112 descendants of Jorah
son: descendant/people Jorah hundred and two ten
19 223 descendants of Hashum
son: descendant/people Hashum hundred twenty and three
20 95 descendants of Gibbar. [People whose ancestors had lived in these towns in Judah: ]
son: descendant/people Gibbar ninety and five
21 123 from Bethlehem
son: descendant/people Bethlehem Bethlehem hundred twenty and three
22 56 from Netophah
human Netophah fifty and six
23 128 from Anathoth
human Anathoth hundred twenty and eight
24 42 from Azmaveth
son: descendant/people Azmaveth forty and two
25 743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth
son: descendant/people Kiriath-jearim Kiriath-jearim Chephirah and Beeroth seven hundred and forty and three
26 621 from Ramah and Geba
son: descendant/people [the] Ramah and Geba six hundred twenty and one
27 122 from Micmash
human Michmash hundred twenty and two
28 223 from Bethel and Ai
human Bethel Bethel and [the] Ai hundred twenty and three
29 52 from Nebo
son: descendant/people Nebo fifty and two
30 156 from Magbish
son: descendant/people Magbish hundred fifty and six
31 1,254 from Elam
son: descendant/people Elam another thousand hundred fifty and four
32 320 from Harim
son: descendant/people Harim three hundred and twenty
33 725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
son: descendant/people Lod Hadid and Ono seven hundred twenty and five
34 345 from Jericho
son: descendant/people Jericho three hundred forty and five
35 3,630 from Senaah.
son: descendant/people Senaah three thousand and six hundred and thirty
36 Priests who returned: 973 descendants of Jedaiah (that is, those from the family of Jeshua)
[the] priest son: descendant/people Jedaiah to/for house: household Jeshua nine hundred seventy and three
37 1,052 descendants of Immer
son: descendant/people Immer thousand fifty and two
38 1,247 descendants of Pashhur
son: descendant/people Pashhur thousand hundred forty and seven
39 1,017 descendants of Harim. The ones from the [rest of the] tribe of Levi who returned were:
son: descendant/people Harim thousand and seven ten
40 74 descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodaviah
[the] Levi son: descendant/people Jeshua and Kadmiel to/for son: descendant/people Hodaviah seventy and four
41 128 singers who were descendants of Asaph
[the] to sing son: descendant/people Asaph hundred twenty and eight
42 139 (gatekeepers/men who guarded the gates of the temple) who were descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai.
son: descendant/people [the] gatekeeper son: descendant/people Shallum son: descendant/people Ater son: descendant/people Talmon son: descendant/people Akkub son: descendant/people Hatita son: descendant/people Shobai [the] all hundred thirty and nine
43 The (temple workers/men who would work in the temple) who were descendants of these men: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
[the] temple servant son: descendant/people Ziha son: descendant/people Hasupha son: descendant/people Tabbaoth
44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
son: descendant/people Keros son: descendant/people Siaha son: descendant/people Padon
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
son: descendant/people Lebanah son: descendant/people Hagabah son: descendant/people Akkub
46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
son: descendant/people Hagab son: descendant/people (Shalmai *Q(K)*) son: descendant/people Hanan
47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
son: descendant/people Giddel son: descendant/people Gahar son: descendant/people Reaiah
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
son: descendant/people Rezin son: descendant/people Nekoda son: descendant/people Gazzam
49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
son: descendant/people Uzza son: descendant/people Paseah son: descendant/people Besai
50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
son: descendant/people Asnah son: descendant/people (Meunim *Q(K)*) son: descendant/people (Nephisim *Q(K)*)
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
son: descendant/people Bakbuk son: descendant/people Hakupha son: descendant/people Harhur
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
son: descendant/people Bazluth son: descendant/people Mehida son: descendant/people Harsha
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
son: descendant/people Barkos son: descendant/people Sisera son: descendant/people Temah
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
son: descendant/people Neziah son: descendant/people Hatipha
55 These descendants of [King] Solomon’s servants [returned]: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
son: descendant/people servant/slave Solomon son: descendant/people Sotai son: descendant/people [the] Sophereth son: descendant/people Peruda
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
son: descendant/people Jaalah son: descendant/people Darkon son: descendant/people Giddel
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
son: descendant/people Shephatiah son: descendant/people Hattil son: descendant/people Pochereth-hazzebaim Pochereth-hazzebaim son: descendant/people Ami
58 Altogether, there were 392 temple workers and descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned.
all [the] temple servant and son: descendant/people servant/slave Solomon three hundred ninety and two
59 There was another group who returned [to Judah] from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer [towns in Babylonia]. But they could not prove that they were descendants of [people who previously lived in] Israel.
and these [the] to ascend: rise from Tel-melah Tel-melah Tel-harsha Tel-harsha Cherub Addan Immer and not be able to/for to tell house: household father their and seed: children their if from Israel they(masc.)
60 This group included 652 people who were descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
son: descendant/people Delaiah son: descendant/people Tobiah son: descendant/people Nekoda six hundred fifty and two
61 Hobaiah’s clan, Hakkoz’s clan, and Barzillai’s clan also returned. Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai from [the] Gilead [region], and he had taken for himself the name of his father-in-law’s clan.
and from son: descendant/people [the] priest son: descendant/people Habaiah son: descendant/people Hakkoz son: descendant/people Barzillai which to take: marry from daughter Barzillai [the] Gileadite woman: wife and to call: call by upon name their
62 The people in that group searched in the documents that had the names of the ancestors of all the clans, but these men’s names were not found. So they were not permitted do the work that priests did.
these to seek writing their [the] to enroll and not to find and to defile from [the] priesthood
63 The governor told them that they would need to ask a priest to consult Yahweh by [(casting/throwing] the sacred lots/stones [that had been marked]), to determine if those men were truly Israelis. When the priests did that, [if the stones showed that those men were Israelis], they would be permitted to eat the shares of the sacrifices that were given to the priests.
and to say [the] governor to/for them which not to eat from holiness [the] holiness till to stand: appoint priest to/for Urim and to/for Thummim
64 Altogether 42,360 Israeli people who returned to Judah.
all [the] assembly like/as one four ten thousand thousand three hundred sixty
65 There were also 7,337 servants and 200 musicians, both men and women, who returned.
from to/for alone: besides servant/slave their and maidservant their these seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven and to/for them to sing and to sing hundred
66 The Israelis brought with them [from Babylonia] 736 horses, 245 mules,
horse their seven hundred thirty and six mule their hundred forty and five
67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
camel their four hundred thirty and five donkey six thousand seven hundred and twenty
68 When they arrived at the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem, some of the clan leaders gave money [for the supplies needed] to rebuild the temple at the place where the temple had been previously.
and from head: leader [the] father in/on/with to come (in): come they to/for house: temple LORD which in/on/with Jerusalem be willing to/for house: temple [the] God to/for to stand: stand him upon foundation his
69 They all gave as much money as they were able to give. Altogether they gave 61,000 gold coins, (6,250 pounds/3,000 kg.) of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.
like/as strength their to give: give to/for treasure [the] work gold drachma six ten thousand and thousand and silver: money mina five thousand and tunic priest hundred
70 Then the priests, the [other] descendants of Levi, the musicians, the temple guards, and some of the [other] people started to live in the towns and villages [near Jerusalem]. The rest of the people went to the other places in Israel where their ancestors had lived.
and to dwell [the] priest and [the] Levi and from [the] people and [the] to sing and [the] gatekeeper and [the] temple servant in/on/with city their and all Israel in/on/with city their
