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Ezra 2

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1Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;

2Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:footnote afootnote bfootnote cfootnote d

3The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

4The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

5The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.

6The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

7The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

8The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.

9The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

10The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.footnote e

11The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.

12The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.

13The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.

14The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.

15The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

16The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

17The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.

18The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.footnote f

19The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.

20The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.footnote g

21The children of Beth-lehem, an hundred twenty and three.

22The men of Netophah, fifty and six.

23The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

24The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.footnote h

25The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

26The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.

27The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.

28The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

29The children of Nebo, fifty and two.

30The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.

31The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

32The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

33The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.footnote i

34The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

35The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

36The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

37The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

38The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

39The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

40The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.footnote j

41The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.

42The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.

43The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

44The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,footnote k

45The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,

46The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,footnote l

47The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

48The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

49The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

50The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,footnote m

51The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

52The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,footnote n

53The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,

54The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

55The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,footnote o

56The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

57The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.footnote p

58All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

59And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:footnote qfootnote r

60The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.

61And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:

62These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.footnote s

63And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.footnote t

64The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

65Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.

66Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;

67Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

68And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:

69They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.

70So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

Footnotes

  1. a 2:2 Seraiah: also called, Azariah
  2. b 2:2 Reelaiah: or, Raamiah
  3. c 2:2 Mispar: or, Mispereth
  4. d 2:2 Rehum: or, Nehum
  5. e 2:10 Bani: also called, Binnui
  6. f 2:18 Jorah: also called, Hariph
  7. g 2:20 Gibbar: also called, Gibeon
  8. h 2:24 Azmaveth: also called, Beth-azmaveth
  9. i 2:33 Hadid: or, Harid, as it is in some copies
  10. j 2:40 Hodaviah: also called, Judah or Hodevah
  11. k 2:44 Siaha: also called, Sia
  12. l 2:46 Shalmai: also called, Shamlai
  13. m 2:50 Nephusim: also called, Nephishesim
  14. n 2:52 Bazluth: also called, Bazlith
  15. o 2:55 Peruda: also called, Perida
  16. p 2:57 Ami: also called, Amon
  17. q 2:59 Addan: also called, Addon
  18. r 2:59 seed: or, pedigree
  19. s 2:62 were they…: Heb. they were polluted from the priesthood
  20. t 2:63 Tirshatha: or, governor

The List of Returning Exiles

1Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, 2accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.footnote a
This is the count of the men of Israel:

3the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

4the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

5the descendants of Arah, 775;

6the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;

7the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

8the descendants of Zattu, 945;

9the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

10the descendants of Bani,footnote b 642;

11the descendants of Bebai, 623;

12the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;

13the descendants of Adonikam, 666;

14the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;

15the descendants of Adin, 454;

16the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;

17the descendants of Bezai, 323;

18the descendants of Jorah,footnote c 112;

19the descendants of Hashum, 223;

20the descendants of Gibbar,footnote d 95;

21the menfootnote e of Bethlehem, 123;

22the men of Netophah, 56;

23the men of Anathoth, 128;

24the descendants of Azmaveth,footnote f 42;

25the men of Kiriath-jearim,footnote g Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

26the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

27the men of Michmash, 122;

28the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;

29the descendants of Nebo, 52;

30the descendants of Magbish, 156;

31the descendants of the other Elam,footnote h 1,254;

32the descendants of Harim, 320;

33the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;

34the men of Jericho, 345;

35and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.

36The priests:
The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

37the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

38the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

39and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

40The Levites:
the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviahfootnote i), 74.

41The singers:
the descendants of Asaph, 128.

42The gatekeepers:
the descendants of Shallum,
the descendants of Ater,
the descendants of Talmon,
the descendants of Akkub,
the descendants of Hatita,
and the descendants of Shobai,
139 in all.

43The temple servants:footnote j
the descendants of Ziha,
the descendants of Hasupha,
the descendants of Tabbaoth,

44the descendants of Keros,
the descendants of Siaha,footnote k
the descendants of Padon,

45the descendants of Lebanah,
the descendants of Hagabah,
the descendants of Akkub,

46the descendants of Hagab,
the descendants of Shalmai,footnote l
the descendants of Hanan,

47the descendants of Giddel,
the descendants of Gahar,
the descendants of Reaiah,

48the descendants of Rezin,
the descendants of Nekoda,
the descendants of Gazzam,

49the descendants of Uzza,
the descendants of Paseah,
the descendants of Besai,

50the descendants of Asnah,
the descendants of Meunim,
the descendants of Nephusim,footnote m

51the descendants of Bakbuk,
the descendants of Hakupha,
the descendants of Harhur,

52the descendants of Bazluth,footnote n
the descendants of Mehida,
the descendants of Harsha,

53the descendants of Barkos,
the descendants of Sisera,
the descendants of Temah,

54the descendants of Neziah,
and the descendants of Hatipha.

55The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
the descendants of Sotai,
the descendants of Hassophereth,
the descendants of Peruda,footnote o

56the descendants of Jaala,
the descendants of Darkon,
the descendants of Giddel,

57the descendants of Shephatiah,
the descendants of Hattil,
the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim,
and the descendants of Ami.footnote p

58The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

59The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan,footnote q and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

60the descendants of Delaiah,
the descendants of Tobiah,
and the descendants of Nekoda,
652 in all.

61And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah,
the descendants of Hakkoz,
and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

62These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.footnote r

64The whole assembly numbered 42,360, 65in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers. 66They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Offerings by the Exiles

68When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site. 69According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold,footnote s 5,000 minas of silver,footnote t and 100 priestly garments.

70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelitesfootnote u settled in their towns.

Footnotes

  1. a 2:2 Parallel text at Nehemiah 7:7 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah
  2. b 2:10 Bani is a variant of Binnui; see Nehemiah 7:15.
  3. c 2:18 Jorah is a variant of Hariph; see Nehemiah 7:24.
  4. d 2:20 Gibbar is a variant of Gibeon; see Nehemiah 7:25.
  5. e 2:21 Literally the sons; here and in verses 25, 26, 33, and 34
  6. f 2:24 Azmaveth is a variant of Beth-azmaveth; see Nehemiah 7:28.
  7. g 2:25 LXX (see also Nehemiah 7:29); Hebrew Kiriath-arim
  8. h 2:31 Or of West Elam
  9. i 2:40 Hodaviah is a variant of Hodevah; see Nehemiah 7:43.
  10. j 2:43 Hebrew The Nethinim; also in verses 58 and 70
  11. k 2:44 Siaha is a variant of Sia; see Nehemiah 7:47.
  12. l 2:46 Alternate MT reading (see also Nehemiah 7:48); the other alternate reads Shamlai
  13. m 2:50 Nephusim is a variant of Nephushesim; see Nehemiah 7:52.
  14. n 2:52 Bazluth is a variant of Bazlith; see Nehemiah 7:54.
  15. o 2:55 Peruda is a variant of Perida; see Nehemiah 7:57.
  16. p 2:57 Ami is a variant of Amon; see Nehemiah 7:59.
  17. q 2:59 Addan is a variant of Addon; see Nehemiah 7:61.
  18. r 2:63 Literally Lights and Perfections
  19. s 2:69 Or 61,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 1,129.7 pounds or 512.4 kilograms of gold coins
  20. t 2:69 5,000 minas is approximately 3.14 tons or 2.85 metric tons of silver.
  21. u 2:70 Or all Israel

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