Ezra 2
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1These now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had deported to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.1Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived.
2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included2Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile:
3Parosh's descendants 2,1723The family of Parosh 2,172
4Shephatiah's descendants 3724The family of Shephatiah 372
5Arah's descendants 7755The family of Arah 775
6Pahath-moab's descendants: Jeshua's and Joab's descendants 2,8126The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812
7Elam's descendants 1,2547The family of Elam 1,254
8Zattu's descendants 9458The family of Zattu 945
9Zaccai's descendants 7609The family of Zaccai 760
10Bani's descendants 64210The family of Bani 642
11Bebai's descendants 62311The family of Bebai 623
12Azgad's descendants 1,22212The family of Azgad 1,222
13Adonikam's descendants 66613The family of Adonikam 666
14Bigvai's descendants 2,05614The family of Bigvai 2,056
15Adin's descendants 45415The family of Adin 454
16Ater's descendants: of Hezekiah 9816The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah) 98
17Bezai's descendants 32317The family of Bezai 323
18Jorah's descendants 11218The family of Jorah 112
19Hashum's descendants 22319The family of Hashum 223
20Gibbar's descendants 9520The family of Gibbar 95
21Bethlehem's people 12321The people of Bethlehem 123
22Netophah's men 5622The people of Netophah 56
23Anathoth's men 12823The people of Anathoth 128
24Azmaveth's people 4224The people of Beth-azmaveth 42
25Kiriatharim's, Chephirah's, and Beeroth's people 74325The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth 743
26Ramah's and Geba's people 62126The people of Ramah and Geba 621
27Michmas's men 12227The people of Micmash 122
28Bethel's and Ai's men 22328The people of Bethel and Ai 223
29Nebo's people 5229The citizens of Nebo 52
30Magbish's people 15630The citizens of Magbish 156
31the other Elam's people 1,25431The citizens of West Elam 1,254
32Harim's people 32032The citizens of Harim 320
33Lod's, Hadid's, and Ono's people 72533The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 725
34Jericho's people 34534The citizens of Jericho 345
35Senaah's people 3,63035The citizens of Senaah 3,630
36The priests included Jedaiah's descendants of the house of Jeshua 97336These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973
37Immer's descendants 1,05237The family of Immer 1,052
38Pashhur's descendants 1,24738The family of Pashhur 1,247
39and Harim's descendants 1,01739The family of Harim 1,017
40The Levites included Jeshua's and Kadmiel's descendants from Hodaviah's descendants 7440These are the Levites who returned from exile: The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) 74
41The singers included Asaph's descendants 12841The singers of the family of Asaph 128
42The gatekeepers' descendants included Shallum's descendants, Ater's descendants, Talmon's descendants, Akkub's descendants, Hatita's descendants, Shobai's descendants, in all 13942The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 139
43The temple servants included Ziha's descendants, Hasupha's descendants, Tabbaoth's descendants,43The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44Keros's descendants, Siaha's descendants, Padon's descendants,44Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45Lebanah's descendants, Hagabah's descendants, Akkub's descendants,45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46Hagab's descendants, Shalmai's descendants, Hanan's descendants,46Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47Giddel's descendants, Gahar's descendants, Reaiah's descendants,47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48Rezin's descendants, Nekoda's descendants, Gazzam's descendants,48Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49Uzza's descendants, Paseah's descendants, Besai's descendants,49Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50Asnah's descendants, Meunim's descendants, Nephusim's descendants,50Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
51Bakbuk's descendants, Hakupha's descendants, Harhur's descendants,51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52Bazluth's descendants, Mehida's descendants, Harsha's descendants,52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53Barkos's descendants, Sisera's descendants, Temah's descendants,53Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54Neziah's descendants, and Hatipha's descendants.54Neziah, and Hatipha.
55The descendants of Solomon's servants included Sotai's descendants, Hassophereth's descendants, Peruda's descendants,55The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56Jaalah's descendants, Darkon's descendants, Giddel's descendants,56Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57Shephatiah's descendants, Hattil's descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim's descendants, and Ami's descendants.57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
58All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants 392.58In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.
59The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their ancestral families and their lineage were Israelite:59Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel.
60Delaiah's descendants, Tobiah's descendants, Nekoda's descendants 65260This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 652 people.
61and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai--who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and who bore their name.61Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.)
62These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.62They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests.
63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.63The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the LORD about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots.
64The whole combined assembly numbered 42,36064So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah,
65not including their 7,337 male and female servants, and their 200 male and female singers.65in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 singers, both men and women.
66They had 736 horses, 245 mules,66They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules,
67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68After they arrived at the LORD's house in Jerusalem, some of the family heads gave freewill offerings for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site.68When they arrived at the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God’s Temple on its original site,
69Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury for the project.69and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.
70The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some of the people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns.70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel.
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