< 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.
And these [are] the people of the land that went up, of the number of prisoners who were removed, whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away to Babylon, and they returned to Juda and Jerusalem, every man 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 Zorobabel: Jesus, Neemias, Saraias, Reelias, Mardochaeus, Balasan, Masphar, Baguai, Reum, Baana. The number of the people of Israel:
3 The descendants of Parosh: 2,172.
the children of Phares, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.
4 The descendants of Shephatiah: 372.
The children of Saphatia, three hundred and seventy-two.
5 The descendants of Arah: 775.
The children of Ares, seven hundred and seventy-five.
6 The descendants of Pahath-Moab, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812.
The children of Phaath Moab, belonging to the sons of Jesue [and] Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
7 The descendants of Elam: 1,254.
The children of Aelam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
8 The descendants of Zattu: 945.
The children of Zatthua, nine hundred and forty-five.
9 The descendants of Zakkai: 760.
The children of Zacchu, seven hundred and sixty.
10 The descendants of Bani: 642.
The children of Banui, six hundred and forty-two.
11 The descendants of Bebai: 623.
The children of Babai, six hundred and twenty-three.
12 The descendants of Azgad: 1,222.
The children of Asgad, a thousand two hundred and twenty-two.
13 The descendants of Adonikam: 666.
The children of Adonicam, six hundred and sixty-six.
14 The descendants of Bigvai: 2,056.
The children of Bague, two thousand and fifty-six.
15 The descendants of Adin: 454.
The children of Addin, four hundred and fifty-four.
16 The men of Ater, through Hezekiah: ninety-eight.
The children of Ater [the son] of Ezekias, ninety eight.
17 The descendants of Bezai: 323.
The children of Bassu, three hundred and twenty-three.
18 The descendants of Jorah: 112.
The children of Jora, a hundred and twelve.
19 The men of Hashum: 223.
The children of Asum, two hundred and twenty-three.
20 The men of Gibbar: ninety-five.
The children of Gaber, ninety-five.
21 The men of Bethlehem: 123.
The children of Bethlaem, a hundred and twenty-three.
22 The men of Netophah: fifty-six.
The children of Netopha, fifty-six.
23 The men of Anathoth: 128.
The children of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.
24 The men of Azmaveth: forty-two.
The children of Azmoth, forty-three.
25 The men of Kiriath Arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth: 743.
The children of Cariathiarim, Chaphira, and Beroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
26 The men of Ramah and Geba: 621.
The children of Rama and Gabaa, six hundred and twenty-one.
27 The men of Michmas: 122.
The men of Machmas, a hundred and twenty-two.
28 The men of Bethel and Ai: 223.
The men of Baethel and Aia, four hundred and twenty-three.
29 The men of Nebo: fifty-two.
The children of Nabu, fifty-two.
30 The men of Magbish: 156.
The children of Magebis, a hundred and fifty-six.
31 The men of the other Elam: 1,254.
The children of Elamar, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
32 The men of Harim: 320.
The children of Elam, three hundred and twenty.
33 The men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725.
The children of Lodadi 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 Senaa, three thousand six hundred and thirty.
36 The priests: descendants of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua: 973.
And the priests, the sons of Jedua, [belonging to] the house of Jesus, [were] nine hundred and seventy-three.
37 Immer's descendants: 1,052.
The children of Emmer, a thousand [and] fifty-two.
38 Pashhur's descendants: 1,247.
The children of Phassur, a thousand two hundred [and] forty-seven.
39 Harim's descendants: 1,017.
The children of Erem, a thousand [and] seven.
40 The Levites: descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, descendants of Hodaviah: seventy-four.
And the Levites, the sons of Jesus and Cadmiel, belonging to the sons of Oduia, seventy-four.
41 The temple singers, descendants of Asaph: 128.
The sons of Asaph, singers, 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 porters, the children of Sellum, the children of Ater, the children of Telmon, the children of Acub, the children of Atita, the children of Sobai, [in] all a hundred [and] thirty-nine.
43 Those who were assigned to serve in the temple: descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
The Nathinim: the children of Suthia, the children of Asupha, the children of Tabaoth,
the sons of Cades, the children of Siaa, the children of Phadon,
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
the children of Labano, the children of Agaba, the sons of Acub,
46 Hagab, Shalmai, and Hanan.
the children of Agab, the children of Selami, the children of Anan,
47 The descendants of Giddel: Gahar, Reaiah,
the children of Geddel, the children of Gaar, the children of Raia,
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
the children of Rason, the children of Necoda, the children of Gazem,
the children of Azo, the children of Phase, the children of Basi,
50 Asnah, Meunim, and Nephusim.
the children of Asena, the children of Mounim, the children of Nephusim,
51 The descendants of Bakbuk: Hakupha, Harhur,
the children of Bacbuc, the children of Acupha, the children of Arur,
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
the children of Basaloth, the children of Mauda, the children of Arsa,
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
the children of Barcos, the children of Sisara, the children of Thema,
the children of Nasthie, the children of Atupha.
55 The descendants of Solomon's servants: descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
The children of the servants of Solomon: the children of Sotai, the children of Sephera, the children of Phadura,
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
the children of Jeela, the children of Darcon, the children of Gedel,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami.
the children of Saphatia, the children of Atil, the children of Phacherath, the children of Aseboim, the children of Emei.
58 There were 392 total descendants of those assigned to serve in the temple and descendants of Solomon's servants.
All the Nathanim, and the sons of Abdeselma [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 [are] they that went up from Thelmelech, Thelaresa, Cherub, Hedan, Emmer: and they were not able to tell the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
60 —included 652 descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
the children of Dalaea, the children of Bua, the children of Tobias, the children of Necoda, 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 Labeia, the children of Akkus, the children of Berzellai, who took a wife of the daughter of Berzellai the Galaadite, and was called by 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 genealogy [as though] they had been reckoned, but they were not found; and they were removed, [as polluted], 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.
And the Athersastha told them that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should arise with Lights and Perfections.
64 The whole group totaled 42,360,
And all the congregation together [were] about 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).
besides their menservants and maidservants, [and] these were seven thousand three hundred [and] thirty-seven: and [among] these were two hundred singing men and singing women.
66 Their horses: 736. Their mules: 245.
Their horses [were] seven hundred [and] thirty-six, their mules, two hundred [and] forty-five.
67 Their camels: 435. Their donkeys: 6,720.
Their camels, four hundred [and] thirty-five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred [and] twenty.
68 When they went to Yahweh's house in Jerusalem, the chief patriarchs offered freewill gifts to build the house.
And [some] of the chiefs of families, when they went into the house of the Lord that was in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God, to establish it on its prepared 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.
According to their power they gave into the treasury of the work pure gold sixty-one thousand pieces, and five thousand pounds 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, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nathinim, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.