Ezra 2
1 Now these are the children of the province that went up from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and came again to Jerusalem and Judah, every one to his city;
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 Who came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
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 children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred and seventy and two.
The descendants of Parosh: 2,172.
4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy and two.
The descendants of Shephatiah: 372.
5 The children of Arah, seven hundred and seventy and five.
The descendants of Arah: 775.
6 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
The descendants of Pahath-Moab, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812.
7 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty and four.
The descendants of Elam: 1,254.
8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred and forty and five.
The descendants of Zattu: 945.
9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
The descendants of Zakkai: 760.
10 The children of Bani, six hundred and forty and two.
The descendants of Bani: 642.
11 The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty and three.
The descendants of Bebai: 623.
12 The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred and twenty and two.
The descendants of Azgad: 1,222.
13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty and six.
The descendants of Adonikam: 666.
14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.
The descendants of Bigvai: 2,056.
15 The children of Adin, four hundred and fifty and four.
The descendants of Adin: 454.
16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
The men of Ater, through Hezekiah: ninety-eight.
17 The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty and three.
The descendants of Bezai: 323.
18 The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.
The descendants of Jorah: 112.
19 The children of Hashum, two hundred and twenty and three.
The men of Hashum: 223.
20 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.
The men of Gibbar: ninety-five.
21 The children of Bethlehem, an hundred and twenty and three.
The men of Bethlehem: 123.
22 The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
The men of Netophah: fifty-six.
23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred and twenty and eight.
The men of Anathoth: 128.
24 The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.
The men of Azmaveth: forty-two.
25 The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
The men of Kiriath Arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth: 743.
26 The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred and twenty and one.
The men of Ramah and Geba: 621.
27 The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.
The men of Michmas: 122.
28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty and three.
The men of Bethel and Ai: 223.
29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two.
The men of Nebo: fifty-two.
30 The children of Magbish, an hundred and fifty and six.
The men of Magbish: 156.
31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty and four.
The men of the other Elam: 1,254.
32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
The men of Harim: 320.
33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty and five.
The men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725.
34 The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty and five.
The men of Jericho: 345.
35 The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty.
The men of Senaah: 3,630.
36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy and three.
The priests: descendants of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua: 973.
37 The children of Immer, a thousand and fifty and two.
Immer's descendants: 1,052.
38 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred and forty and seven.
Pashhur's descendants: 1,247.
39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
Harim's descendants: 1,017.
40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
The Levites: descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, descendants of Hodaviah: seventy-four.
41 The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred and twenty and eight.
The temple singers, descendants of Asaph: 128.
42 The children of the porters: 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 an hundred and thirty and nine.
The descendants of the gatekeepers: descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai: 139 total.
43 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
Those who were assigned to serve in the temple: descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44 The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,
Hagab, Shalmai, and Hanan.
47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
The descendants of Giddel: Gahar, Reaiah,
48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,
Asnah, Meunim, and Nephusim.
51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
The descendants of Bakbuk: Hakupha, Harhur,
52 The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
Neziah, and Hatipha.
55 The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,
The descendants of Solomon's servants: descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred and ninety and two.
There were 392 total descendants of those assigned to serve in the temple and descendants of Solomon's servants.
59 And these were they who went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not show their father’s house, and their seed, 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 children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty and two.
—included 652 descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
61 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, 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 family record among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, 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 the Tirshatha said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with 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 forty and two thousand three hundred and sixty,
The whole group totaled 42,360,
65 Besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred men and women singers.
not including their servants and their maidservants (these were 7,337) and their male and female temple singers (two hundred).
66 Their horses were seven hundred and thirty and six; their mules, two hundred and forty and five;
Their horses: 736. Their mules: 245.
67 Their camels, four hundred and thirty and five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
Their camels: 435. Their donkeys: 6,720.
68 And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in its place:
When they went to Yahweh's house in Jerusalem, the chief patriarchs offered freewill gifts to build the house.
69 They gave after their ability into the treasury of the work sixty and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred 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 Levites, and some 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.
