Ezra 2:1-60
Lexham English Bible
The List of Returned Exiles
2 Now these were the people[a] of the province who came up from the captivity of the exile whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city. 2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
The number of the men of the people of Israel: 3 the descendants[b] of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; 4 the descendants[c] of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; 5 the descendants[d] of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five; 6 the descendants[e] of Pahath-moab, particularly the descendants[f] of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve; 7 the descendants[g] of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; 8 the descendants[h] of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five; 9 the descendants[i] of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; 10 the descendants[j] of Bani, six hundred and forty-two; 11 the descendants[k] of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three; 12 the descendants[l] of Azgad, one thousand two hundred and twenty-two; 13 the descendants[m] of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six; 14 the descendants[n] of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six; 15 the descendants[o] of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four; 16 the descendants[p] of Ater, particularly of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; 17 the descendants[q] of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three; 18 the descendants[r] of Jorah, one hundred and twelve; 19 the descendants[s] of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three; 20 the descendants[t] of Gibbar, ninety-five; 21 the people[u] of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three; 22 the men of Netophah, fifty-six; 23 the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; 24 the people[v] of Azmaveth, forty-two; 25 the people[w] of Kiriath Αrim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; 26 the people[x] of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; 27 the men of Micmash, one hundred and twenty-two; 28 the men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three; 29 the people[y] of Nebo, fifty-two; 30 the people[z] of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six; 31 the people[aa] of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; 32 the people[ab] of Harim, three hundred and twenty; 33 the people[ac] of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five; 34 the people[ad] of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; 35 the people[ae] of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty.
36 The priests: the descendants[af] of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; 37 the descendants[ag] of Immer, one thousand fifty-two; 38 the descendants[ah] of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; 39 the descendants[ai] of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
40 The Levites: the descendants[aj] of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the descendants[ak] of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
41 The singers: the descendants[al] of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight.
42 The descendants[am] of the gatekeepers: the descendants[an] of Shallum, the descendants[ao] of Ater, the descendants[ap] of Talmon, the descendants[aq] of Akkub, the descendants[ar] of Hatita, and the descendants[as] of Shobai; in total one hundred and thirty-nine.
43 The temple servants: the descendants[at] of Ziha, the descendants[au] of Hasupha, the descendants[av] of Tabbaoth, 44 the descendants[aw] of Keros, the descendants[ax] of Siaha, the descendants[ay] of Padon, 45 the descendants[az] of Lebanah, the descendants[ba] of Hagabah, the descendants[bb] of Akkub, 46 the descendants[bc] of Hagab, the descendants[bd] of Shamlai, the descendants[be] of Hanan, 47 the descendants[bf] of Giddel, the descendants[bg] of Gahar, the descendants[bh] of Reaiah, 48 the descendants[bi] of Rezin, the descendants[bj] of Nekoda, the descendants[bk] of Gazzam, 49 the descendants[bl] of Uzza, the descendants[bm] of Paseah, the descendants[bn] of Besai, 50 the descendants[bo] of Asnah, the descendants[bp] of Meunim, the descendants[bq] of Nephisim, 51 the descendants[br] of Bakbuk, the descendants[bs] of Hakupha, the descendants[bt] of Harhur, 52 the descendants[bu] of Bazluth, the descendants[bv] of Mehida, the descendants[bw] of Harsha, 53 the descendants[bx] of Barkos, the descendants[by] of Sisera, the descendants[bz] of Temah, 54 the descendants[ca] of Neziah, and the descendants[cb] of Hatipha.
55 The descendants[cc] of Solomon’s servants: the descendants[cd] of Sotai, the descendants[ce] of Hassophereth, the descendants[cf] of Peruda, 56 the descendants[cg] of Jaalah, the descendants[ch] of Darkon, the descendants[ci] of Giddel, 57 the descendants[cj] of Shephatiah, the descendants[ck] of Hattil, the descendants[cl] of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants[cm] of Ami.
58 All the temple servants and the descendants[cn] of Solomon’s servants were three hundred and ninety-two.
59 Now these were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to prove their fathers’ household and their descent, if they were from Israel: 60 the descendants[co] of Delaiah, the descendants[cp] of Tobiah, and the descendants[cq] of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two.
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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
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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
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