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 people of the divisions of the kingdom, among those who had been made prisoners by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and taken away to Babylon, who went back to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his town;
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 went with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, 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 and seventy-two.
4 The descendants of Shephatiah: 372.
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
5 The descendants of Arah: 775.
The children of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five.
6 The descendants of Pahath-Moab, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812.
The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand, eight hundred and twelve.
7 The descendants of Elam: 1,254.
The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.
8 The descendants of Zattu: 945.
The children of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five.
9 The descendants of Zakkai: 760.
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
10 The descendants of Bani: 642.
The children of Bani, six hundred and forty-two.
11 The descendants of Bebai: 623.
The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three.
12 The descendants of Azgad: 1,222.
The children of Azgad, a thousand, two hundred and twenty-two.
13 The descendants of Adonikam: 666.
The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six.
14 The descendants of Bigvai: 2,056.
The children of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six.
15 The descendants of Adin: 454.
The children of Adin, four hundred and 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 and twenty-three.
18 The descendants of Jorah: 112.
The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.
19 The men of Hashum: 223.
The children of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three.
20 The men of Gibbar: ninety-five.
The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
21 The men of Bethlehem: 123.
The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred and 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, a hundred and 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 and forty-three.
26 The men of Ramah and Geba: 621.
The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
27 The men of Michmas: 122.
The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty-two.
28 The men of Bethel and Ai: 223.
The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred and 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, a hundred and fifty-six.
31 The men of the other Elam: 1,254.
The children of the other Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.
32 The men of Harim: 320.
The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
33 The men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725.
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five.
34 The men of Jericho: 345.
The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
35 The men of Senaah: 3,630.
The children of Senaah, three thousand, six hundred and 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 and seventy-three.
37 Immer's descendants: 1,052.
The children of Immer, a thousand and fifty-two.
38 Pashhur's descendants: 1,247.
The children of Pashhur, a thousand, two hundred and forty-seven.
39 Harim's descendants: 1,017.
The children of Harim, a thousand and 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 music-makers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and twenty-eight
42 The descendants of the gatekeepers: descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai: 139 total.
The children of the door-keepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-nine.
43 Those who were assigned to serve in the temple: descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
The Nethinim: 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 Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred and ninety-two.
59 Those who left Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer—but were not able to prove their ancestry from Israel
And these were the people who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer. But having no knowledge of their fathers' families or offspring, it was not certain that they were Israelites;
60 —included 652 descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and 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).
And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who was married to one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and took their name.
62 They searched for their genealogical records, but could not find them, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
They made search for their record among the lists of families, but their names were nowhere to be seen; so they were looked on as unclean and no longer priests.
63 So the governor told them they must not eat any of the holy sacrifices until a priest with Urim and Thummim approved.
And the Tirshatha said that they were not to have the most holy things for their food, till a priest came to give decision by Urim and Thummim.
64 The whole group totaled 42,360,
The number of all the people together was forty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty,
65 not including their servants and their maidservants (these were 7,337) and their male and female temple singers (two hundred).
As well as their men-servants and their women-servants, of whom there were seven thousand, three hundred and thirty-seven: and they had two hundred men and women to make music.
66 Their horses: 736. Their mules: 245.
They had seven hundred and thirty-six horses, two hundred and forty-five transport beasts,
67 Their camels: 435. Their donkeys: 6,720.
Four hundred and thirty-five camels, six thousand, seven hundred and twenty asses.
68 When they went to Yahweh's house in Jerusalem, the chief patriarchs offered freewill gifts to build the house.
And some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, gave freely of their wealth for the building up of the house of God 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.
Every one, as he was able, gave for the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand pounds of silver and a hundred priests' robes.
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 and the people and the music-makers and the door-keepers and the Nethinim, took up their places in their towns; even all Israel in their towns.
