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Ezra 2
New Living Translation

Exiles Who Returned with Zerubbabel

2 Here 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. 2 Their 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:

3 The family of Parosh2,172
4 The family of Shephatiah372
5 The family of Arah775
6 The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab)2,812
7 The family of Elam1,254
8 The family of Zattu945
9 The family of Zaccai760
10 The family of Bani642
11 The family of Bebai623
12 The family of Azgad1,222
13 The family of Adonikam666
14 The family of Bigvai2,056
15 The family of Adin454
16 The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah)98
17 The family of Bezai323
18 The family of Jorah112
19 The family of Hashum223
20 The family of Gibbar95
21 The people of Bethlehem123
22 The people of Netophah56
23 The people of Anathoth128
24 The people of Beth-azmaveth[a]42
25 The people of Kiriath-jearim,[b] Kephirah, and Beeroth743
26 The people of Ramah and Geba621
27 The people of Micmash122
28 The people of Bethel and Ai223
29 The citizens of Nebo52
30 The citizens of Magbish156
31 The citizens of West Elam[c]1,254
32 The citizens of Harim320
33 The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono725
34 The citizens of Jericho345
35 The citizens of Senaah3,630

36 These are the priests who returned from exile:

The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua)973
37 The family of Immer1,052
38 The family of Pashhur1,247
39 The family of Harim1,017

40 These are the Levites who returned from exile:

The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah)74
41 The singers of the family of Asaph128
42 The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai139

43 The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile:

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

55 The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile:

Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.

58 In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.

59 Another 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. 60 This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 652 people.

61 Three 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.) 62 They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. 63 The 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.

64 So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, 65 in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 singers, both men and women. 66 They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, 67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

68 When 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, 69 and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins,[e] 6,250 pounds[f] of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.

70 So 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.

Footnotes

  1. 2:24 As in parallel text at Neh 7:28; Hebrew reads Azmaveth.
  2. 2:25 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek version (see also Neh 7:29); Hebrew reads Kiriath-arim.
  3. 2:31 Or of the other Elam.
  4. 2:46 As in an alternate reading of the Masoretic Text (see also Neh 7:48); the other alternate reads Shamlai.
  5. 2:69a Hebrew 61,000 darics of gold, about 1,100 pounds or 500 kilograms in weight.
  6. 2:69b Hebrew 5,000 minas [3,000 kilograms].
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Ezra 2
International Standard Version

A List of Those who Returned(A)

2 Here is a list[a] of descendants of the province of Judah[b] who returned from the captivity, from those who had been exiled. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had taken them to Babylon. They came back to Jerusalem and Judah, each one to his town, 2 along with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,[c] Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar,[d] Bigvai, Rehum,[e] and Baanah. Here is the enumeration of:

The Men of Israel:

3 Descendants of[f] Parosh: 2,172

4 Descendants of Shephatiah: 372

5 Descendants of Arah: 775[g]

6 Descendants of Pahath-moab; that is, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812[h]

7 Descendants of Elam: 1,254

8 Descendants of Zattu: 945[i]

9 Descendants of Zaccai: 760

10 Descendants of Bani:[j] 642[k]

11 Descendants of Bebai: 623[l]

12 Descendants of Azgad: 1,222[m]

13 Descendants of Adonikam: 666[n]

14 Descendants of Bigvai: 2,056[o]

15 Descendants of Adin: 454[p]

16 Descendants of Ater through Hezekiah: 98

17 Descendants of Bezai: 323[q]

18 Descendants of Jorah:[r] 112

19 Descendants of Hashum: 223[s]

20 Descendants of Gibbar:[t] 95

21 Descendants of exiles from[u] Bethlehem: 123

22 People from[v] Netophah: 56[w]

23 People from Anathoth: 128

24 Descendants of exiles from Azmaveth:[x] 42

25 Descendants of exiles from Kiriath-arim;[y] that is, Chephirah and Beeroth: 743

26 Descendants of exiles from Ramah and Geba: 621

27 People from Michmas: 122

28 People from Bethel and Ai: 223[z]

29 Descendants of exiles from Nebo: 52

30 Descendants of exiles from Magbish: 156

31 Descendants of exiles from the other Elam: 1,254

32 Descendants of exiles from Harim: 320

33 Descendants of exiles from Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725[aa]

34 Descendants of exiles from Jericho: 345

35 Descendants of exiles from Senaah: 3,630[ab]

36 The Priests:

Descendants of Jedaiah from the household of Jeshua: 973

37 Descendants of Immer: 1,052

38 Descendants of Pashhur: 1,247

39 Descendants of Harim: 1,017

40 The Descendants of Levi:

Descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel; that is, descendants of Hodaviah:[ac] 74

41 The Singers:

Descendants of Asaph: 128[ad]

42 The Descendants of the Gatekeepers:

Descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, totaling: 139[ae]

43 The Temple Servants:[af]

Descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, and Tabbaoth.

44 Descendants of Keros, Siaha,[ag] and Padon.

45 Descendants of Lebanah, Hagabah, and Akkub.[ah]

46 Descendants of Hagab, Shalmai, and Hanan.

47 Descendants of Giddel, Gahar, and Reaiah.

48 Descendants of Rezin, Nekoda, and Gazzam.

49 Descendants of Uzza, Paseah, and Besai.

50 Descendants of Asnah,[ai] Meunim, and Nephusim.

51 Descendants of Bakbuk, Hakupha, and Harhur.

52 Descendants of Bazluth, Mehida, and Harsha.

53 Descendants of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah.

54 Descendants of Neziah and Hatipha.

55 The Descendants of Solomon’s Servants:

Descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth,[aj] and Peruda.[ak]

56 Descendants of Jaalah,[al] Darkon, and Giddel.

57 Descendants of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.[am]

58 All of the Temple Servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.

Non-Documented Persons(B)

59 Here is a list of returnees from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer who could not prove their ancestry and lineage from Israel:

60 Descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda: 652[an]

61 Descendants of the Priests:

Descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz,[ao] and Barzillai, who married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that name.

62 These people searched for their ancestral registrations but they couldn’t be located. Accordingly, they were assigned an “unclean” status and couldn’t be priests. 63 Governor Zerubbabel[ap] also ruled that they shouldn’t eat anything holy until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.[aq]

64 The entire assembly numbered 42,360, 65 not including 7,337 male and female servants, along with 200[ar] singing men and women. 66 In addition, they had 736 horses, 245 mules, 67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Gifts for the Temple(C)

68 When they arrived at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families contributed toward building the Temple of God on its former site. 69 They contributed to the treasury for this work in accordance with their ability: 61,000 golden drachma, 5,000 units[as] of silver, and 100 priestly robes. 70 As a result, the priests, descendants of Levi, certain people, the singers, door-keepers, and the Temple Servants were able to settle in their original cities, with the rest of the Israelis in their cities.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 2:1 Cf. Neh 7:6
  2. Ezra 2:1 The Heb. lacks of Judah
  3. Ezra 2:2 MT of Neh 7:7 lacks Seraiah, Reelaiah
  4. Ezra 2:2 Cf. Neh 7:7 Mispereth
  5. Ezra 2:2 Cf. Neh 7:7 Nehum
  6. Ezra 2:3 Lit. Sons of; and so throughout the chapter
  7. Ezra 2:5 Cf. Neh 7:10 652
  8. Ezra 2:6 Cf. Neh 7:11 2,818
  9. Ezra 2:8 Cf. Neh 7:13 845
  10. Ezra 2:10 Cf. Neh 7:13 Binnui
  11. Ezra 2:10 Cf. Neh 7:13 648
  12. Ezra 2:11 Cf. Neh 7:16 628
  13. Ezra 2:12 Cf. Neh 7:17 2,322
  14. Ezra 2:13 Cf. Neh 7:18 667
  15. Ezra 2:14 Cf. Neh 7:19 2,067
  16. Ezra 2:15 Cf. Neh 7:20 655
  17. Ezra 2:17 Cf. Neh 7:22 328
  18. Ezra 2:18 Cf. Neh 7:24 Hariph
  19. Ezra 2:19 Cf. Neh 7:22 328
  20. Ezra 2:20 Cf. Neh 7:25 Gibeon
  21. Ezra 2:21 The Heb. lacks exiles from; and so through v. 35
  22. Ezra 2:22 Lit. Men of; and so in vv. 23, 27, and 28
  23. Ezra 2:22 Cf. Neh 7:26, where the combined total is 188
  24. Ezra 2:24 Cf. Neh 7:28 Beth-azmaveth
  25. Ezra 2:25 Cf. Neh 7:29 Kiriath-jearim
  26. Ezra 2:28 Cf. Neh 7:32 123
  27. Ezra 2:33 Cf. Neh 7:37 721
  28. Ezra 2:35 Cf. Neh 7:38 3,930
  29. Ezra 2:40 Cf. Neh 7:43 Hodevah
  30. Ezra 2:41 Cf. Neh 7:44 148
  31. Ezra 2:42 Cf. Neh 7:45 138
  32. Ezra 2:43 Heb. Nethinim; i.e. a division of special assistants to the descendants of Levi, originally appointed by King David; and so throughout the book; cf. Ezra 2:58; 2:70; 7:7,24; 8:17,20
  33. Ezra 2:44 Cf. Neh 7:47 Sia
  34. Ezra 2:45 Cf. Neh 7:48 Shalmai
  35. Ezra 2:50 Cf. Neh 7:52 Besai
  36. Ezra 2:55 Cf. Neh 7:57 Sophereth
  37. Ezra 2:55 Cf. Neh 7:57 Perida
  38. Ezra 2:56 Cf. Neh 7:58 Jaala
  39. Ezra 2:57 Cf. Neh 7:59 Ammon
  40. Ezra 2:60 Cf. Neh 7:62 642
  41. Ezra 2:61 Cf. Neh 7:63 Koz
  42. Ezra 2:63 The Heb. lacks Zerubbabel
  43. Ezra 2:63 I.e. a high priest to whom God would reveal his will through the jewel-encrusted breastplate that he wore; cf. Exod 28:30, Neh 7:65
  44. Ezra 2:65 Cf. Neh 7:66 245
  45. Ezra 2:69 Lit. mina
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