Ezra 2
Legacy Standard Bible
The Exiles Who Returned
2 (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. 2 [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:
3 the sons of Parosh, 2,172;
4 the sons of Shephatiah, 372;
5 the sons of (B)Arah, 775;
6 the sons of (C)Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812;
7 the sons of Elam, 1,254;
8 the sons of Zattu, 945;
9 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
- Ezra 2:1 Lit sons
- Ezra 2:2 Lit Who
- Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Azariah
- Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Raamiah
- Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Mispereth
- Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Nehum
- Ezra 2:10 In Neh 7:15, Binnui
- Ezra 2:18 In Neh 7:24, Hariph
- Ezra 2:20 In Neh 7:25, Gibeon
- Ezra 2:24 In Neh 7:28, Beth-azmaveth
- Ezra 2:25 In Neh 7:29, Kiriath-jearim
- Ezra 2:34 Lit sons
- Ezra 2:40 In Ezra 3:9, Judah; in Neh 7:43, Hodevah
- Ezra 2:44 In Neh 7:47, Sia
- Ezra 2:50 In Neh 7:52, Nephushesim
- Ezra 2:52 In Neh 7:54, Bazlith
- Ezra 2:55 In Neh 7:57, Sophereth
- Ezra 2:55 In Neh 7:57, Perida
- Ezra 2:57 In Neh 7:59, Amon
- Ezra 2:59 In Neh 7:61, Addon
- Ezra 2:63 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title
- Ezra 2:68 Lit establish
- Ezra 2:69 A Greek silver coin, approx. a laborer’s daily wage
- Ezra 2:69 A mina was approx. 1.25 lb. or 0.6 kg
Ezra 2
Common English Bible
List of the returnees
2 These were the people of the province who went up from there—from among those captive exiles whom Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar had deported to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, all to their own towns. 2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
The number of the people of Israel
| 3 The family of Parosh | 2,172 |
| 4 of Shephatiah | 372 |
| 5 of Arah | 775 |
| 6 of Pahath-moab, namely the family of Jeshua and Joab | 2,812 |
| 7 of Elam | 1,254 |
| 8 of Zattu | 945 |
| 9 of Zaccai | 760 |
| 10 of Bani | 642 |
| 11 of Bebai | 623 |
| 12 of Azgad | 1,222 |
| 13 of Adonikam | 666 |
| 14 of Bigvai | 2,056 |
| 15 of Adin | 454 |
| 16 of Ater, namely of Hezekiah | 98 |
| 17 of Bezai | 323 |
| 18 of Jorah | 112 |
| 19 of Hashum | 223 |
| 20 of Gibbar | 95 |
| 21 of Bethlehem | 123 |
| 22 The people of Netophah | 56 |
| 23 of Anathoth | 128 |
| 24 The family of Azmaveth | 42 |
| 25 of Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth | 743 |
| 26 of Ramah and Geba | 621 |
| 27 The people of Michmash | 122 |
| 28 of Bethel and Ai | 223 |
| 29 The family of Nebo | 52 |
| 30 of Magbish | 156 |
| 31 of the other Elam | 1,254 |
| 32 of Harim | 320 |
| 33 of Lod, Hadid, and Ono | 725 |
| 34 of Jericho | 345 |
| 35 of Senaah | 3,630 |
36 The priests
| The family of Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua | 973 |
| 37 of Immer | 1,052 |
| 38 of Pashhur | 1,247 |
| 39 of Harim | 1,017 |
| 40 The Levites: the family of Jeshua and Kadmiel—the family of Hodaviah | 74 |
41 The singers
| The family of Asaph | 128 |
42 The family of the gatekeepers
| of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai | 139 in all |
43 The temple servants
The family of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 44 Keros, Siaha, Padon, 45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, 46 Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan, 47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, 48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, 49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai, 50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim, 51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, 53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 54 Neziah, and Hatipha
55 The family of Solomon’s servants
Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, 56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, 57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 All of the temple servants and the family of Solomon’s servants 392
Exclusions
59 The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they were unable to demonstrate that their family or their descent was from Israel: 60 the family of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652
61 and of the family of the priests: the family of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
62 They looked for their entries in the genealogical records, but they were not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 63 The governor ordered them not to eat of the most holy food until a priest arose who could consult Urim and Thummim.
Total
64 The whole assembly together totaled 42,360, 65 not including their 7,337 male and female servants; they also had 200 male and female singers, 66 736 horses, 245 mules, 67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
Arrival in Jerusalem
68 When they arrived at the Lord’s house in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families brought spontaneous gifts for the rebuilding of God’s house on its site. 69 According to their means, they gave to the building fund 61,000 drachmen of gold, 5,000 manehs of silver, and 100 priestly robes.
70 The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants settled in their own towns, and all Israel in their towns.
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