Ezra 2:1-60
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List of the Returned Exiles
2 Now these are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had carried captive to Babylon; they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, all to their own towns.(A) 2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
The number of the Israelite people: 3 the descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two. 4 Of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two. 5 Of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.(B) 6 Of Pahath-moab, namely, the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.(C) 7 Of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four. 8 Of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five. 9 Of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty. 10 Of Bani, six hundred forty-two. 11 Of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three. 12 Of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two. 13 Of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six. 14 Of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six. 15 Of Adin, four hundred fifty-four. 16 Of Ater, namely, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.(D) 17 Of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three. 18 Of Jorah, one hundred twelve. 19 Of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three. 20 Of Gibbar, ninety-five. 21 Of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.(E) 22 The people of Netophah, fifty-six. 23 Of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight. 24 The descendants of Azmaveth, forty-two. 25 Of Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three. 26 Of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one. 27 The people of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two. 28 Of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three. 29 The descendants of Nebo, fifty-two. 30 Of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six. 31 Of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.(F) 32 Of Harim, three hundred twenty. 33 Of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five. 34 Of Jericho, three hundred forty-five. 35 Of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
36 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.(G) 37 Of Immer, one thousand fifty-two. 38 Of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.(H) 39 Of Harim, one thousand seventeen.(I)
40 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the descendants of Hodaviah, seventy-four. 41 The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight. 42 The descendants of the gatekeepers: of Shallum, of Ater, of Talmon, of Akkub, of Hatita, and of Shobai, in all one hundred thirty-nine.
43 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,(J) 44 Keros, Siaha, Padon, 45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, 46 Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan, 47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, 48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,(K) 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 descendants of Solomon’s servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,(L) 56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, 57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants were three hundred ninety-two.(M)
59 The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, though they could not prove their families or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: 60 the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.
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Ezra 2:1-60
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The List of Those Who Returned
2 Now these are the people[a] of the province who went up from the captivity of the exiles whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had exiled to Babylon. 2 The people who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua,[b] Nehemiah, Seraiah, Re’elaiah,[c] Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Ba’anah returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each man to his own city.
This is the tally of the men from the people of Israel:[d]
3 the male descendants[e] of Parosh: | 2,172 |
4 the male descendants of Shephatiah: | 372 |
5 the male descendants of Arah: | 775 |
6 the male descendants of Pahath Moab through the descendants of Jeshua and Joab: | 2,812 |
7 the male descendants of Elam: | 1,254 |
8 the male descendants of Zattu: | 945 |
9 the male descendants of Zakkai: | 760 |
10 the male descendants of Bani: | 642 |
11 the male descendants of Bebai: | 623 |
12 the male descendants of Azgad: | 1,222 |
13 the male descendants of Adonikam: | 666 |
14 the male descendants of Bigvai: | 2,056 |
15 the male descendants of Adin: | 454 |
16 the male descendants of Ater through Hezekiah: | 98 |
17 the male descendants of Bezai: | 323 |
18 the male descendants of Jorah: | 112 |
19 the male descendants of Hashum: | 223 |
20 the male descendants of Gibbar: | 95 |
21 the citizens[f] of Bethlehem: | 123 |
22 the men of Netophah: | 56 |
23 the men of Anathoth: | 128 |
24 the citizens of Azmaveth: | 42 |
25 the citizens of Kiriath Arim,[g] Kephirah, and Be’eroth: | 743 |
26 the citizens of Ramah and Geba: | 621 |
27 the men of Mikmash: | 122 |
28 the men of Bethel and Ai: | 223 |
29 the citizens of Nebo: | 52 |
30 the citizens of Magbish: | 156 |
31 the citizens of the other Elam: | 1,254 |
32 the citizens of Harim: | 320 |
33 the citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: | 725 |
34 the citizens of Jericho: | 345 |
35 the citizens of Sena’ah: | 3,630 |
36 The priests:the descendants[h] of Jedaiah through the house of Jeshua: | 973 |
37 the descendants of Immer: | 1,052 |
38 the descendants of Pashhur: | 1,247 |
39 the descendants of Harim: | 1,017 |
40 The Levites:the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel through the descendants of Hodaviah: | 74 |
41 The singers:the descendants of Asaph: | 128 |
42 The descendants of the gatekeepers:the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater,the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub,the descendants of Hatita, the descendants of Shobai, in total: | 139 |
43 The temple servants:
the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha,
the descendants of Tabbaoth, 44 the descendants of Keros,
the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,
45 the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah,
the descendants of Akkub, 46 the descendants of Hagab,
the descendants of Shamlai,[i] the descendants of Hanan,
47 the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar,
the descendants of Reaiah, 48 the descendants of Rezin,
the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam,
49 the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,
the descendants of Besai, 50 the descendants of Asnah,
the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim,[j]
51 the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha,
the descendants of Harhur, 52 the descendants of Bazluth,
the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
53 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera,
the descendants of Temah, 54 the descendants of Neziah,
the descendants of Hatipha.
55 The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth,
the descendants of Peruda, 56 the descendants of Ja’alah,
the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
57 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil,
the descendants of Pokereth Hazzebaim, the descendants of Ami.
58 The total of the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants was 392.
59 The following are the people who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. They were not able to prove their ancestry or descent—whether they were from Israel:
60 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah,
the descendants of Nekoda: 652,
Notas al pie
- Ezra 2:1 Literally sons. This term sons may include male descendants of multiple generations.
- Ezra 2:2 Also known as Joshua
- Ezra 2:2 The stop mark ′ indicates that the double vowel should be pronounced as two syllables, re-el, not as one syllable, reel.
- Ezra 2:2 In this list and the similar list in Nehemiah, there are many variants of names and numbers. The translation provides footnotes only for some of the more important variants.
- Ezra 2:3 Literally sons
- Ezra 2:21 Literally sons
- Ezra 2:25 Variant of Kiriath Jearim
- Ezra 2:36 Literally sons
- Ezra 2:46 Variant Shalmai
- Ezra 2:50 Many of the names in these lists, including Meinim and Nephisim, have variant spellings. The most common variant is between i and u, which look alike in some phases of Hebrew.
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