Ezra 2
New American Standard Bible
Number of Those Returning
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 into exile to Babylon, and they 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.
This is 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 [j]men of (E)Bethlehem, 123; 22 the men of Netophah, 56; 23 the men of Anathoth, 128; 24 the sons of [k]Azmaveth, 42; 25 the sons of [l]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 [m]men of (G)Jericho, 345; 35 the sons of Senaah, 3,630.
Priests Returning
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.
Levites Returning
40 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of [n]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, and the sons of Shobai, 139 in all.
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 [o]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 [p]Nephisim, 51 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, 52 the sons of [q]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, and the sons of Hatipha.
55 The sons of (M)Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of [r]Hassophereth, the sons of [s]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, and the sons of [t]Ami.
58 All the (N)temple servants and the sons of (O)Solomon’s servants totaled 392.
59 Now these were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, [u]Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to [v]provide evidence of their fathers’ households and their [w]descendants, whether they were of Israel: 60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, 652.
Priests Removed
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 among their genealogical registration but they could not be located; (Q)so they were considered defiled and excluded from the priesthood. 63 The [x]governor said to them (R)that they were not to eat from the most holy things until a priest stood up with (S)Urim and Thummim.
64 The whole assembly together totaled 42,360, 65 besides their male and female slaves [y]who totaled 7,337; and they had two hundred (T)singing men and women. 66 Their horses numbered 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 the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to erect it on its site. 69 According to their ability they gave (U)to the treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold drachmas, five thousand silver minas, and a hundred priestly [z]garments.
70 (V)Now 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 2:21 Lit sons
- 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 2:59 Lit tell
- Ezra 2:59 Lit seed
- Ezra 2:63 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title
- Ezra 2:65 Lit these
- Ezra 2:69 Or tunics
Ezra 2
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Exiles Who Returned
2 These(A) now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon[a] had deported to Babylon.(B) They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. 2 They came with Zerubbabel,(C) Jeshua,(D) Nehemiah, Seraiah,(E) Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
The number of the Israelite men included:[b]
| 3 Parosh’s descendants(F) | 2,172 |
| 4 Shephatiah’s descendants | 372 |
| 5 Arah’s descendants | 775 |
| 6 Pahath-moab’s descendants: | |
| Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants | 2,812 |
| 7 Elam’s descendants | 1,254 |
| 8 Zattu’s descendants | 945 |
| 9 Zaccai’s descendants | 760 |
| 10 Bani’s descendants | 642 |
| 11 Bebai’s descendants | 623 |
| 12 Azgad’s descendants | 1,222 |
| 13 Adonikam’s descendants(G) | 666 |
| 14 Bigvai’s descendants | 2,056 |
| 15 Adin’s descendants | 454 |
| 16 Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah | 98 |
| 17 Bezai’s descendants | 323 |
| 18 Jorah’s descendants | 112 |
| 19 Hashum’s descendants | 223 |
| 20 Gibbar’s descendants | 95 |
| 21 Bethlehem’s(H) people | 123 |
| 22 Netophah’s men | 56 |
| 23 Anathoth’s men | 128 |
| 24 Azmaveth’s people | 42 |
| 25 Kiriatharim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s people | 743 |
| 26 Ramah’s(I) and Geba’s people | 621 |
| 27 Michmas’s men | 122 |
| 28 Bethel’s and Ai’s(J) men | 223 |
| 29 Nebo’s people | 52 |
| 30 Magbish’s people | 156 |
| 31 the other Elam’s people | 1,254 |
| 32 Harim’s people | 320 |
| 33 Lod’s, Hadid’s, and Ono’s people | 725 |
| 34 Jericho’s(K) people | 345 |
| 35 Senaah’s people | 3,630 |
36 The priests included:
| Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua | 973 |
| 37 Immer’s descendants | 1,052 |
| 38 Pashhur’s descendants | 1,247 |
| 39 and Harim’s descendants | 1,017 |
40 The Levites included:
| Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants | |
| from Hodaviah’s descendants | 74 |
41 The singers included:
| Asaph’s(L) descendants | 128 |
42 The gatekeepers’(M) descendants included:
| Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, | |
| Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, | |
| Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants, in all | 139 |
43 The temple servants(N) included:
Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants,
Tabbaoth’s descendants, 44 Keros’s descendants,
Siaha’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,
45 Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants,
Akkub’s descendants, 46 Hagab’s descendants,
Shalmai’s[c] descendants, Hanan’s descendants,
47 Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,
Reaiah’s descendants, 48 Rezin’s descendants,
Nekoda’s descendants, Gazzam’s descendants,
49 Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,
Besai’s descendants, 50 Asnah’s descendants,
Meunim’s[d] descendants, Nephusim’s[e] descendants,
51 Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants,
Harhur’s descendants, 52 Bazluth’s descendants,
Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,
53 Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants,
Temah’s descendants, 54 Neziah’s descendants,
and Hatipha’s descendants.
55 The descendants of Solomon’s servants(O) included:
| Sotai’s descendants, Hassophereth’s descendants, | |
| Peruda’s descendants, 56 Jaalah’s descendants, | |
| Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants, | |
| 57 Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, | |
| Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, and Ami’s descendants. | |
| 58 All the temple servants | |
| and the descendants of Solomon’s servants | 392. |
59 The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families and ancestry were Israelite:
| 60 Delaiah’s descendants, | |
| Tobiah’s descendants, | |
| Nekoda’s descendants | 652 |
61 and 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 was called by their name. 62 These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. 63 The governor(P) ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.(Q)
| 64 The whole combined assembly numbered | 42,360 |
| 65 not including their 7,337 male and female slaves, | |
| and their 200 male and female singers.(R) | |
| 66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, | |
| 67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. |
Gifts for the Work
68 After they arrived at the Lord’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders gave freewill offerings(S) for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site. 69 Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins,[f] 6,250 pounds[g] of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury(T) for the project. 70 The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some of the people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns.(U)
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