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.
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 The leaders of those groups were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. There were:
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 2,172 descendants of Parosh
The descendants of Parosh: 2,172.
4 372 descendants of Shephatiah
The descendants of Shephatiah: 372.
5 775 descendants of Arah
The descendants of Arah: 775.
6 2,812 descendants of Pahath-Moab, from the families of Jeshua and Joab
The descendants of Pahath-Moab, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812.
7 1,254 descendants of Elam
The descendants of Elam: 1,254.
8 945 descendants of Zattu
The descendants of Zattu: 945.
9 760 descendants of Zaccai
The descendants of Zakkai: 760.
10 642 descendants of Bani
The descendants of Bani: 642.
11 623 descendants of Bebai
The descendants of Bebai: 623.
12 1,222 descendants of Azgad
The descendants of Azgad: 1,222.
13 666 descendants of Adonikam
The descendants of Adonikam: 666.
14 2,056 descendants of Bigvai
The descendants of Bigvai: 2,056.
15 454 descendants of Adin
The descendants of Adin: 454.
16 98 descendants of Ater, whose other name was Hezekiah
The men of Ater, through Hezekiah: ninety-eight.
17 323 descendants of Bezai
The descendants of Bezai: 323.
18 112 descendants of Jorah
The descendants of Jorah: 112.
19 223 descendants of Hashum
The men of Hashum: 223.
20 95 descendants of Gibbar. [People whose ancestors had lived in these towns in Judah: ]
The men of Gibbar: ninety-five.
21 123 from Bethlehem
The men of Bethlehem: 123.
22 56 from Netophah
The men of Netophah: fifty-six.
23 128 from Anathoth
The men of Anathoth: 128.
24 42 from Azmaveth
The men of Azmaveth: forty-two.
25 743 from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth
The men of Kiriath Arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth: 743.
26 621 from Ramah and Geba
The men of Ramah and Geba: 621.
27 122 from Micmash
The men of Michmas: 122.
28 223 from Bethel and Ai
The men of Bethel and Ai: 223.
29 52 from Nebo
The men of Nebo: fifty-two.
30 156 from Magbish
The men of Magbish: 156.
31 1,254 from Elam
The men of the other Elam: 1,254.
32 320 from Harim
The men of Harim: 320.
33 725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
The men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725.
34 345 from Jericho
The men of Jericho: 345.
35 3,630 from Senaah.
The men of Senaah: 3,630.
36 Priests who returned: 973 descendants of Jedaiah (that is, those from the family of Jeshua)
The priests: descendants of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua: 973.
37 1,052 descendants of Immer
Immer's descendants: 1,052.
38 1,247 descendants of Pashhur
Pashhur's descendants: 1,247.
39 1,017 descendants of Harim. The ones from the [rest of the] tribe of Levi who returned were:
Harim's descendants: 1,017.
40 74 descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodaviah
The Levites: descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, descendants of Hodaviah: seventy-four.
41 128 singers who were descendants of Asaph
The temple singers, descendants of Asaph: 128.
42 139 (gatekeepers/men who guarded the gates of the temple) who were descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai.
The descendants of the gatekeepers: descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai: 139 total.
43 The (temple workers/men who would work in the temple) who were descendants of these men: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
Those who were assigned to serve in the temple: descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
Hagab, Shalmai, and Hanan.
47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
The descendants of Giddel: Gahar, Reaiah,
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
Asnah, Meunim, and Nephusim.
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
The descendants of Bakbuk: Hakupha, Harhur,
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
Neziah, and Hatipha.
55 These descendants of [King] Solomon’s servants [returned]: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
The descendants of Solomon's servants: descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 Altogether, there were 392 temple workers and descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned.
There were 392 total descendants of those assigned to serve in the temple and descendants of Solomon's servants.
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.
Those who left Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer—but were not able to prove their ancestry from Israel
60 This group included 652 people who were descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
—included 652 descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.
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.
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 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.
They searched for their genealogical records, but could not find them, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
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.
So the governor told them they must not eat any of the holy sacrifices until a priest with Urim and Thummim approved.
64 Altogether 42,360 Israeli people who returned to Judah.
The whole group totaled 42,360,
65 There were also 7,337 servants and 200 musicians, both men and women, who returned.
not including their servants and their maidservants (these were 7,337) and their male and female temple singers (two hundred).
66 The Israelis brought with them [from Babylonia] 736 horses, 245 mules,
Their horses: 736. Their mules: 245.
67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
Their camels: 435. Their donkeys: 6,720.
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.
When they went to Yahweh's house in Jerusalem, the chief patriarchs offered freewill gifts to build the house.
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 according to their ability to the work fund: sixty-one thousand gold darics, five thousand silver minas, and one hundred priestly tunics.
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 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.
