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The Exiles Who Returned

(A)Now these are the [a]people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had taken away into exile to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city. [b]These came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, [c]Seraiah, [d]Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, [e]Mispar, Bigvai, [f]Rehum, and Baanah.

The number of the men of the people of Israel:

the sons of Parosh, 2,172;
the sons of Shephatiah, 372;
the sons of (B)Arah, 775;
the sons of (C)Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812;
the sons of Elam, 1,254;
the sons of Zattu, 945;
the sons of Zaccai, 760;
10 the sons of [g]Bani, 642;
11 the sons of Bebai, 623;
12 the sons of Azgad, 1,222;
13 the sons of (D)Adonikam, 666;
14 the sons of Bigvai, 2,056;
15 the sons of Adin, 454;
16 the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, 98;
17 the sons of Bezai, 323;
18 the sons of [h]Jorah, 112;
19 the sons of Hashum, 223;
20 the sons of [i]Gibbar, 95;
21 the sons of (E)Bethlehem, 123;
22 the men of Netophah, 56;
23 the men of Anathoth, 128;
24 the sons of [j]Azmaveth, 42;
25 the sons of [k]Kiriath-arim, Chephirah and Beeroth, 743;
26 the sons of (F)Ramah and Geba, 621;
27 the men of Michmas, 122;
28 the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;
29 the sons of Nebo, 52;
30 the sons of Magbish, 156;
31 the sons of the other Elam, 1,254;
32 the sons of Harim, 320;
33 the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 725;
34 the [l]men of (G)Jericho, 345;
35 the sons of Senaah, 3,630.

36 (H)The priests:

the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;
37 the sons of (I)Immer, 1,052;
38 (J)the sons of Pashhur, 1,247;
39 the sons of (K)Harim, 1,017.

40 The Levites:

the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of [m]Hodaviah, 74.

41 The singers:

the sons of Asaph, 128.

42 The sons of the gatekeepers:

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 139.

43 The (L)temple servants:

the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
44 the sons of Keros, the sons of [n]Siaha, the sons of Padon,
45 the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,
46 the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan,
47 the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,
48 the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,
49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,
50 the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of [o]Nephisim,
51 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
52 the sons of [p]Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
53 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
54 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.

55 The sons of (M)Solomon’s servants:

the sons of Sotai, the sons of [q]Hassophereth, the sons of [r]Peruda,
56 the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
57 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of [s]Ami.

58 All the (N)temple servants and the sons of (O)Solomon’s servants were 392.

59 Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, [t]Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to declare their fathers’ households and their fathers’ seed, whether they were of Israel: 60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 652. 61 Of the sons of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of (P)Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and he was called by their name. 62 These searched in their genealogical records, but they could not be found; (Q)therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood. 63 The [u]governor said to them (R)that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood with (S)Urim and Thummim.

64 The whole assembly together was 42,360,
65 besides their male and female slaves of whom there were 7,337;
and they had 200 (T)male and female singers.
66 Their horses were 736; their mules, 245;
67 their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720.

68 Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they arrived at the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem, gave a freewill offering for the house of God to [v]restore it on its foundation. 69 According to their ability, they gave (U)to the treasury for the work 61,000 gold [w]drachmas and 5,000 silver [x]minas and 100 priestly tunics.

70 (V)So the priests and the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 2:1 Lit sons
  2. Ezra 2:2 Lit Who
  3. Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Azariah
  4. Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Raamiah
  5. Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Mispereth
  6. Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Nehum
  7. Ezra 2:10 In Neh 7:15, Binnui
  8. Ezra 2:18 In Neh 7:24, Hariph
  9. Ezra 2:20 In Neh 7:25, Gibeon
  10. Ezra 2:24 In Neh 7:28, Beth-azmaveth
  11. Ezra 2:25 In Neh 7:29, Kiriath-jearim
  12. Ezra 2:34 Lit sons
  13. Ezra 2:40 In Ezra 3:9, Judah; in Neh 7:43, Hodevah
  14. Ezra 2:44 In Neh 7:47, Sia
  15. Ezra 2:50 In Neh 7:52, Nephushesim
  16. Ezra 2:52 In Neh 7:54, Bazlith
  17. Ezra 2:55 In Neh 7:57, Sophereth
  18. Ezra 2:55 In Neh 7:57, Perida
  19. Ezra 2:57 In Neh 7:59, Amon
  20. Ezra 2:59 In Neh 7:61, Addon
  21. Ezra 2:63 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title
  22. Ezra 2:68 Lit establish
  23. Ezra 2:69 A Greek silver coin, approx. a laborer’s daily wage
  24. Ezra 2:69 A mina was approx. 1.25 lb. or 0.6 kg

Now these are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away, whom [a]Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and that returned unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, [b]Seraiah, [c]Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, [d]Mispar, Bigvai, [e]Rehum, Baanah.

The number of the men of the people of Israel: The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two. The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five. The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 10 The children of [f]Bani, six hundred forty and two. 11 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three. 12 The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two. 13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. 14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six. 15 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four. 16 The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three. 18 The children of [g]Jorah, a hundred and twelve. 19 The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three. 20 The children of [h]Gibbar, ninety and five. 21 The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three. 22 The men of Netophah, fifty and six. 23 The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight. 24 The children of [i]Azmaveth, forty and two. 25 The children of [j]Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. 26 The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one. 27 The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty and two. 28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. 29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two. 30 The children of Magbish, a hundred fifty and six. 31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. 34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 37 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 38 The children of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of [k]Hodaviah, seventy and four. 41 The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight. 42 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 a hundred thirty and nine.

43 The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 44 the children of Keros, the children of [l]Siaha, the children of Padon, 45 the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub, 46 the children of Hagab, the children of [m]Shamlai, the children of Hanan, 47 the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, 48 the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam, 49 the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai, 50 the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of [n]Nephisim, 51 the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 52 the children of [o]Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 53 the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah, 54 the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

55 The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of [p]Hassophereth, the children of [q]Peruda, 56 the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 57 the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of [r]Ami. 58 All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

59 And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, [s]Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel: 60 the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two. 61 And of the children of the priests: the children of [t]Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name. 62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore [u]were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood. 63 And the governor 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 The whole assembly together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 65 besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred singing men and singing women. 66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five; 67 their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

68 And some of the heads of fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place: 69 they gave after their ability into the treasury of the work threescore and one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand [v]pounds of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.

70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 2:1 Hebrew Nebuchadnezzor.
  2. Ezra 2:2 In Neh. 7:7, Azariah.
  3. Ezra 2:2 In Neh. 7:7, Raamiah.
  4. Ezra 2:2 In Neh. 7:7, Mispereth.
  5. Ezra 2:2 In Neh. 7:7, Nehum.
  6. Ezra 2:10 In Neh. 7:15, Binnui.
  7. Ezra 2:18 In Neh. 7:24, Hariph.
  8. Ezra 2:20 In Neh. 7:25, Gibeon.
  9. Ezra 2:24 In Neh. 7:28, Beth-azmaveth.
  10. Ezra 2:25 In Neh. 7:29, Kiriath-jearim.
  11. Ezra 2:40 In 3:9, Judah. In Neh. 7:43, Hodevah.
  12. Ezra 2:44 In Neh. 7:47, Sia.
  13. Ezra 2:46 In Neh. 7:48, Salmai.
  14. Ezra 2:50 Another reading is, Nephusim. In Neh. 7:52, Nephushesim.
  15. Ezra 2:52 In Neh. 7:54, Bazlith.
  16. Ezra 2:55 In Neh. 7:57, Sophereth.
  17. Ezra 2:55 In Neh. 7:57, Perida.
  18. Ezra 2:57 In Neh. 7:59, Amon.
  19. Ezra 2:59 In Neh. 7:61, Addon.
  20. Ezra 2:61 In Neh. 7:63, Hobaiah.
  21. Ezra 2:62 Hebrew they were polluted from the priesthood.
  22. Ezra 2:69 Hebrew maneh.