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 sons of the province, who came up from among the captives of the exile, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon exiled to Babylon, —who came back unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his own 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 in 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 sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two;

4 The descendants of Shephatiah: 372.

The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two;

5 The descendants of Arah: 775.

The sons of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five;

6 The descendants of Pahath-Moab, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812.

The sons of Pahath-moab, belonging to the sons of Jeshua, Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve;

7 The descendants of Elam: 1,254.

The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four;

8 The descendants of Zattu: 945.

The sons of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five;

9 The descendants of Zakkai: 760.

The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty;

10 The descendants of Bani: 642.

The sons of Bani, six hundred and forty-two;

11 The descendants of Bebai: 623.

The sons of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three;

12 The descendants of Azgad: 1,222.

The sons of Azgad, a thousand two hundred and twenty-two;

13 The descendants of Adonikam: 666.

The sons of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six;

14 The descendants of Bigvai: 2,056.

The sons of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six;

15 The descendants of Adin: 454.

The sons of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four;

16 The men of Ater, through Hezekiah: ninety-eight.

The sons of Ater pertaining to Hezekiah, ninety-eight;

17 The descendants of Bezai: 323.

The sons of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three;

18 The descendants of Jorah: 112.

The sons of Jorah, a hundred and twelve;

19 The men of Hashum: 223.

The sons of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three:

20 The men of Gibbar: ninety-five.

The sons of Gibbar, ninety-five;

21 The men of Bethlehem: 123.

The sons of Bethlehem, 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 sons of Azmaveth, forty-two;

25 The men of Kiriath Arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth: 743.

The sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three;

26 The men of Ramah and Geba: 621.

The sons 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 Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three;

29 The men of Nebo: fifty-two.

The sons of Nebo, fifty-two;

30 The men of Magbish: 156.

The sons of Magbish, a hundred and fifty-six;

31 The men of the other Elam: 1,254.

The sons of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four;

32 The men of Harim: 320.

The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty;

33 The men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725.

The sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five;

34 The men of Jericho: 345.

The sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five;

35 The men of Senaah: 3,630.

The sons of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty!

36 The priests: descendants of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua: 973.

The priests, The sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;

37 Immer's descendants: 1,052.

The sons of Immer, a thousand and fifty-two;

38 Pashhur's descendants: 1,247.

The sons of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred and forty-seven;

39 Harim's descendants: 1,017.

The sons of Harim, a thousand and seventeen,

40 The Levites: descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, descendants of Hodaviah: seventy-four.

The Levites, The sons of Jeshua, and Kadmiel of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four.

41 The temple singers, descendants of Asaph: 128.

The singers, The sons 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 sons of the door-keepers, The sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, —in all, a hundred and thirty-nine.

43 Those who were assigned to serve in the temple: descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

The Nethinim, The sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth;

44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,

the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon;

45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,

the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub;

46 Hagab, Shalmai, and Hanan.

the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan;

47 The descendants of Giddel: Gahar, Reaiah,

the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah;

48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,

the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam;

49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,

the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai;

50 Asnah, Meunim, and Nephusim.

the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim;

51 The descendants of Bakbuk: Hakupha, Harhur,

the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur;

52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha;

53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah;

54 Neziah, and Hatipha.

the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.

55 The descendants of Solomon's servants: descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

The Sons of the Servants of Solomon. The sons of Sotai, the sons of Hasso-phereth, the sons of Peruda;

56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,

the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel;

57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami.

the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons 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 Sons of the Servants of Solomon, 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 they who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, Immer; but they could not tell their ancestral house, nor their seed, whether, of Israel, they were:

60 —included 652 descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.

the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons 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 sons of the priests, the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, —the sons of Barzillai, who took of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, 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 writing wherein they were registered, but they were not found, —so they were desecrated out of 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 governor told them, that they must not eat of the most holy things, —until there should stand up a priest, with Lights and Perfections.

64 The whole group totaled 42,360,

All the gathered host 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).

besides, their men-servants and their maid-servants who were these, seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven, —and there pertained to them, singing men and singing women, two hundred:

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, —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, a portion of the ancestral chiefs, when they came to the house of Yahweh which was in Jerusalem, offered voluntarily for the house of God, to set it up on its basis.

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 ability, gave they unto the treasury of the work, of gold, sixty-one thousand drams, and, of silver, five thousand manehs, —and, tunics for priests, one hundred.

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 doorkeepers and the Nethinim, took up their abode, in their cities, —and, all Israel, in their cities.