Ezra 2
1 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.
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 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.
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 descendants of Parosh: 2,172.
The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
4 The descendants of Shephatiah: 372.
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
5 The descendants of Arah: 775.
The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
6 The descendants of Pahath-Moab, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812.
The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
7 The descendants of Elam: 1,254.
The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
8 The descendants of Zattu: 945.
The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
9 The descendants of Zakkai: 760.
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
10 The descendants of Bani: 642.
The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
11 The descendants of Bebai: 623.
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
12 The descendants of Azgad: 1,222.
The children of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.
13 The descendants of Adonikam: 666.
The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
14 The descendants of Bigvai: 2,056.
The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.
15 The descendants of Adin: 454.
The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
16 The men of Ater, through Hezekiah: ninety-eight.
The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
17 The descendants of Bezai: 323.
The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.
18 The descendants of Jorah: 112.
The children of Jorah, one hundred twelve.
19 The men of Hashum: 223.
The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.
20 The men of Gibbar: ninety-five.
The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
21 The men of Bethlehem: 123.
The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
22 The men of Netophah: fifty-six.
The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
23 The men of Anathoth: 128.
The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
24 The men of Azmaveth: forty-two.
The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
25 The men of Kiriath Arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth: 743.
The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
26 The men of Ramah and Geba: 621.
The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
27 The men of Michmas: 122.
The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
28 The men of Bethel and Ai: 223.
The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
29 The men of Nebo: fifty-two.
The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
30 The men of Magbish: 156.
The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.
31 The men of the other Elam: 1,254.
The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
32 The men of Harim: 320.
The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.
33 The men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725.
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
34 The men of Jericho: 345.
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
35 The men of Senaah: 3,630.
The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
36 The priests: descendants of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua: 973.
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
37 Immer's descendants: 1,052.
The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
38 Pashhur's descendants: 1,247.
The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
39 Harim's descendants: 1,017.
The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
40 The Levites: descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, descendants of Hodaviah: seventy-four.
The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
41 The temple singers, descendants of Asaph: 128.
The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.
42 The descendants of the gatekeepers: descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai: 139 total.
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 thirty-nine.
43 Those who were assigned to serve in the temple: descendants of 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, and Hanan.
the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,
47 The descendants of 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, and Nephusim.
the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,
51 The descendants of 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 Solomon's servants: descendants of 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, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami.
the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
58 There were 392 total descendants of those assigned to serve in the temple and descendants of Solomon's servants.
All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.
59 Those who left Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer—but were not able to prove their ancestry from 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 —included 652 descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.
61 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).
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 their genealogical records, but could not find them, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
These sought their place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
63 So the governor told them they must not eat any of the holy sacrifices until a priest with Urim and Thummim approved.
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 whole group totaled 42,360,
The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
65 not including their servants and their maidservants (these were 7,337) and their male and female temple singers (two hundred).
in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.
66 Their horses: 736. Their mules: 245.
Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;
67 Their camels: 435. Their donkeys: 6,720.
their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
68 When they went to Yahweh's house in Jerusalem, the chief patriarchs offered freewill gifts to build the house.
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 according to their ability to the work fund: sixty-one thousand gold darics, five thousand silver minas, and one hundred priestly tunics.
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 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.
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.
