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| 1Now these are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his own city. | 1Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive to Babylon (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town, |
| 2Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: | 2in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah): The list of the men of the people of Israel: |
| 3the people of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; | 3the descendants of Parosh 2,172 |
| 4the people of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; | 4of Shephatiah 372 |
| 5the people of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five; | 5of Arah 775 |
| 6the people of Pahath-Moab, of the people of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve; | 6of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812 |
| 7the people of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; | 7of Elam 1,254 |
| 8the people of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five; | 8of Zattu 945 |
| 9the people of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; | 9of Zakkai 760 |
| 10the people of Bani, six hundred and forty-two; | 10of Bani 642 |
| 11the people of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three; | 11of Bebai 623 |
| 12the people of Azgad, one thousand two hundred and twenty-two; | 12of Azgad 1,222 |
| 13the people of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six; | 13of Adonikam 666 |
| 14the people of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six; | 14of Bigvai 2,056 |
| 15the people of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four; | 15of Adin 454 |
| 16the people of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; | 16of Ater (through Hezekiah) 98 |
| 17the people of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three; | 17of Bezai 323 |
| 18the people of Jorah, one hundred and twelve; | 18of Jorah 112 |
| 19the people of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three; | 19of Hashum 223 |
| 20the people of Gibbar, ninety-five; | 20of Gibbar 95 |
| 21the people of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three; | 21the men of Bethlehem 123 |
| 22the men of Netophah, fifty-six; | 22of Netophah 56 |
| 23the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; | 23of Anathoth 128 |
| 24the people of Azmaveth, forty-two; | 24of Azmaveth 42 |
| 25the people of Kirjath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; | 25of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth 743 |
| 26the people of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; | 26of Ramah and Geba 621 |
| 27the men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two; | 27of Mikmash 122 |
| 28the men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three; | 28of Bethel and Ai 223 |
| 29the people of Nebo, fifty-two; | 29of Nebo 52 |
| 30the people of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six; | 30of Magbish 156 |
| 31the people of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; | 31of the other Elam 1,254 |
| 32the people of Harim, three hundred and twenty; | 32of Harim 320 |
| 33the people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five; | 33of Lod, Hadid and Ono 725 |
| 34the people of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; | 34of Jericho 345 |
| 35the people of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty. | 35of Senaah 3,630 |
| 36The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; | 36The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 973 |
| 37the sons of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two; | 37of Immer 1,052 |
| 38the sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; | 38of Pashhur 1,247 |
| 39the sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen. | 39of Harim 1,017 |
| 40The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four. | 40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah) 74 |
| 41The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight. | 41The musicians: the descendants of Asaph 128 |
| 42The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, and the sons of Shobai, one hundred and thirty-nine in all. | 42The gatekeepers of the temple: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai 139 |
| 43The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, | 43The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, |
| 44the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, | 44Keros, Siaha, Padon, |
| 45the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub, | 45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, |
| 46the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan, | 46Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, |
| 47the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah, | 47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, |
| 48the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, | 48Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, |
| 49the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai, | 49Uzza, Paseah, Besai, |
| 50the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim, | 50Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim, |
| 51the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, | 51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, |
| 52the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, | 52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, |
| 53the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah, | 53Barkos, Sisera, Temah, |
| 54the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. | 54Neziah and Hatipha |
| 55The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda, | 55The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, |
| 56the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, | 56Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, |
| 57the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of Ami. | 57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami |
| 58All the Nethinim and the children of Solomon’s servants were three hundred and ninety-two. | 58The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon 392 |
| 59And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not identify their father’s house or their genealogy, whether they were of Israel: | 59The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel: |
| 60the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two; | 60The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda 652 |
| 61and of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, and the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name. | 61And from among the priests: The descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name). |
| 62These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled. | 62These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. |
| 63And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim. | 63The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim. |
| 64The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, | 64The whole company numbered 42,360, |
| 65besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred men and women singers. | 65besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers. |
| 66Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five, | 66They had 736 horses, 245 mules, |
| 67their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and their donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty. | 67435 camels and 6,720 donkeys. |
| 68Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to erect it in its place: | 68When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings toward the rebuilding of the house of God on its site. |
| 69According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold drachmas, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly garments. | 69According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver and 100 priestly garments. |
| 70So the priests and the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. | 70The priests, the Levites, the musicians, the gatekeepers and the temple servants settled in their own towns, along with some of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns. |
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