Ezra 2
1 King Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] had captured many [Israeli] people and taken them to Babylonia. [Many years later, ] some Israeli people returned to Judah. Some returned to Jerusalem, and some returned to [other places in] Judah. They went to the towns where their ancestors had lived. This is a list of the groups who returned.
Now these [are] the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
2 The leaders of those groups were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. There were:
Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
3 2,172 descendants of Parosh
The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
4 372 descendants of Shephatiah
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
5 775 descendants of Arah
The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
6 2,812 descendants of Pahath-Moab, from the families of Jeshua and Joab
The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua [and] Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
7 1,254 descendants of Elam
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
8 945 descendants of Zattu
The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.
9 760 descendants of Zaccai
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
10 642 descendants of Bani
The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
11 623 descendants of Bebai
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.
12 1,222 descendants of Azgad
The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.
13 666 descendants of Adonikam
The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.
14 2,056 descendants of Bigvai
The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.
15 454 descendants of Adin
The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
16 98 descendants of Ater, whose other name was Hezekiah
The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
17 323 descendants of Bezai
The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.
18 112 descendants of Jorah
The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.
19 223 descendants of Hashum
The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.
20 95 descendants of Gibbar. [People whose ancestors had lived in these towns in Judah: ]
The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.
21 123 from Bethlehem
The children of Beth-lehem, an hundred twenty and three.
22 56 from Netophah
The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
23 128 from Anathoth
The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
24 42 from Azmaveth
The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.
25 743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth
The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
26 621 from Ramah and Geba
The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
27 122 from Micmash
The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.
28 223 from Bethel and Ai
The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
29 52 from Nebo
The children of Nebo, fifty and two.
30 156 from Magbish
The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.
31 1,254 from Elam
The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
32 320 from Harim
The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
33 725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
34 345 from Jericho
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
35 3,630 from Senaah.
The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
36 Priests who returned: 973 descendants of Jedaiah (that is, those from the family of Jeshua)
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
37 1,052 descendants of Immer
The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
38 1,247 descendants of Pashhur
The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
39 1,017 descendants of Harim. The ones from the [rest of the] tribe of Levi who returned were:
The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
40 74 descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodaviah
The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
41 128 singers who were descendants of Asaph
The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.
42 139 (gatekeepers/men who guarded the gates of the temple) who were descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai.
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 thirty and nine.
43 The (temple workers/men who would work in the temple) who were descendants of these men: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
The Nethinims: 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, Hanan,
The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,
47 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, Nephusim,
The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,
51 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 Thamah,
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
55 These descendants of [King] Solomon’s servants [returned]: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.
58 Altogether, there were 392 temple workers and descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned.
All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, [were] three hundred ninety and two.
59 There was another group who returned [to Judah] from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer [towns in Babylonia]. But they could not prove that they were descendants of [people who previously lived in] Israel.
And these [were] they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, [and] Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they [were] of Israel:
60 This group included 652 people who were descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
61 Hobaiah’s clan, Hakkoz’s clan, and Barzillai’s clan also returned. Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai from [the] Gilead [region], and he had taken for himself the name of his father-in-law’s clan.
And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
62 The people in that group searched in the documents that had the names of the ancestors of all the clans, but these men’s names were not found. So they were not permitted do the work that priests did.
These sought their register [among] those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
63 The governor told them that they would need to ask a priest to consult Yahweh by [(casting/throwing] the sacred lots/stones [that had been marked]), to determine if those men were truly Israelis. When the priests did that, [if the stones showed that those men were Israelis], they would be permitted to eat the shares of the sacrifices that were given to the priests.
And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
64 Altogether 42,360 Israeli people who returned to Judah.
The whole congregation together [was] forty and two thousand three hundred [and] threescore,
65 There were also 7,337 servants and 200 musicians, both men and women, who returned.
Beside their servants and their maids, of whom [there were] seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and [ there were] among them two hundred singing men and singing women.
66 The Israelis brought with them [from Babylonia] 736 horses, 245 mules,
Their horses [were] seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; [their] asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
68 When they arrived at the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem, some of the clan leaders gave money [for the supplies needed] to rebuild the temple at the place where the temple had been previously.
And [some] of the chief of the fathers, 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 his place:
69 They all gave as much money as they were able to give. Altogether they gave 61,000 gold coins, (6,250 pounds/3,000 kg.) of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
70 Then the priests, the [other] descendants of Levi, the musicians, the temple guards, and some of the [other] people started to live in the towns and villages [near Jerusalem]. The rest of the people went to the other places in Israel where their ancestors had lived.
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.
