Ezra 2

Modern

Literal

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,

¹And these are the sons of the province who came back from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each man to his city,

²accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.^a

This is the count of the men of Israel:

²who came in with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

³the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

³The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.

⁴the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

⁴The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.

⁵the descendants of Arah, 775;

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

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

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

⁷the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

⁷The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.

⁸the descendants of Zattu, 945;

⁸The sons of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five.

⁹the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

⁹The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.

¹⁰the descendants of Bani,^a 642;

¹⁰The sons of Bani, six hundred forty-two.

¹¹the descendants of Bebai, 623;

¹¹The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.

¹²the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;

¹²The sons of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty-two.

¹³the descendants of Adonikam, 666;

¹³The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.

¹⁴the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;

¹⁴The sons of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.

¹⁵the descendants of Adin, 454;

¹⁵The sons of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.

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

¹⁶The sons of Ater (of Hezekiah), ninety-eight.

¹⁷the descendants of Bezai, 323;

¹⁷The sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.

¹⁸the descendants of Jorah,^a 112;

¹⁸The sons of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.

¹⁹the descendants of Hashum, 223;

¹⁹The sons of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.

²⁰the descendants of Gibbar,^a 95;

²⁰The sons of Gibbar, ninety-five.

²¹the men^a of Bethlehem, 123;

²¹The sons of Bethlehem, a hundred twenty-three.

²²the men of Netophah, 56;

²²The men of Netophah, fifty-six.

²³the men of Anathoth, 128;

²³The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty-eight.

²⁴the descendants of Azmaveth,^a 42;

²⁴The sons of Azmaveth, forty-two.

²⁵the men of Kiriath-jearim,^a Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

²⁵The sons of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.

²⁶the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

²⁶The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.

²⁷the men of Michmash, 122;

²⁷The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty-two.

²⁸the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;

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

²⁹the descendants of Nebo, 52;

²⁹The sons of Nebo, fifty-two.

³⁰the descendants of Magbish, 156;

³⁰The sons of Magbish, a hundred fifty-six.

³¹the descendants of the other Elam,^a 1,254;

³¹The sons of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.

³²the descendants of Harim, 320;

³²The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

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

³³The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.

³⁴the men of Jericho, 345;

³⁴The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

³⁵and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.

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

³⁶The priests:

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

³⁶The priests: The sons of Jedaiah (of the house of Jeshua), nine hundred seventy-three.

³⁷the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

³⁷The sons of Immer, a thousand fifty-two.

³⁸the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

³⁸The sons of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty-seven.

³⁹and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

³⁹The sons of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

⁴⁰The Levites:

the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah),^a 74.

⁴⁰The Levites: The sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the sons of Hodaviah), seventy-four.

⁴¹The singers:

the descendants of Asaph, 128.

⁴¹The singers: The sons of Asaph, a hundred twenty-eight.

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.

⁴²The 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, in all a hundred thirty-nine.

⁴³The temple servants:^a

the descendants of Ziha,

the descendants of Hasupha,

the descendants of Tabbaoth,

⁴³The Nethinim: The sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,

⁴⁴the descendants of Keros,

the descendants of Siaha,^a

the descendants of Padon,

⁴⁴the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon,

⁴⁵the descendants of Lebanah,

the descendants of Hagabah,

the descendants of Akkub,

⁴⁵the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,

⁴⁶the descendants of Hagab,

the descendants of Shalmai,^a

the descendants of Hanan,

⁴⁶the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan,

⁴⁷the descendants of Giddel,

the descendants of Gahar,

the descendants of Reaiah,

⁴⁷the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,

⁴⁸the descendants of Rezin,

the descendants of Nekoda,

the descendants of Gazzam,

⁴⁸the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,

⁴⁹the descendants of Uzza,

the descendants of Paseah,

the descendants of Besai,

⁴⁹the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,

⁵⁰the descendants of Asnah,

the descendants of Meunim,

the descendants of Nephusim,^a

⁵⁰the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim,

⁵¹the descendants of Bakbuk,

the descendants of Hakupha,

the descendants of Harhur,

⁵¹the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,

⁵²the descendants of Bazluth,^a

the descendants of Mehida,

the descendants of Harsha,

⁵²the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,

⁵³the descendants of Barkos,

the descendants of Sisera,

the descendants of Temah,

⁵³the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,

⁵⁴the descendants of Neziah,

and the descendants of Hatipha.

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

⁵⁵The descendants of the servants of Solomon:

the descendants of Sotai,

the descendants of Hassophereth,

the descendants of Peruda,^a

⁵⁵The sons of the servants of Solomon: The sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda,

⁵⁶the descendants of Jaala,

the descendants of Darkon,

the descendants of Giddel,

⁵⁶the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,

⁵⁷the descendants of Shephatiah,

the descendants of Hattil,

the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim,

and the descendants of Ami.^a

⁵⁷the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Ami.

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

⁵⁸All the Nethinim and the sons of the servants of Solomon were three hundred ninety-two.

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

⁵⁹And these were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, and they were not able to declare the house of their fathers and their seed, whether they were of Israel.

⁶⁰the descendants of Delaiah,

the descendants of Tobiah,

and the descendants of Nekoda,

652 in all.

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

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).

⁶¹And of the sons of the priests: The sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Koz, and the sons of Barzillai (who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and he 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.

⁶²These sought their record among those reckoning themselves by genealogy, and they were not found, and they were defiled from the priesthood.

⁶³The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.^a

⁶³And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat from the holy of holies until a priest stood for Urim and for Thummim.

⁶⁴The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

⁶⁴All the assembly was as one, four myriad two thousand three hundred and sixty,

⁶⁵in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers.

⁶⁵besides their menservants and their maidservants; these were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. And to them were two hundred singers and songstresses.

⁶⁶They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

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

⁶⁷435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

⁶⁷their camels four hundred thirty-five, and the donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

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.

⁶⁸And some of the heads of the fathers, in their coming in to the house of YHWH which is in Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to establish it in its place.

⁶⁹According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold,^a 5,000 minas of silver,^b and 100 priestly garments.

⁶⁹According to their ability, they gave to the treasure of the work six myriads and a thousand darics of gold, and five thousand minas of silver, and a hundred 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 Israelites^a settled in their towns.

⁷⁰And the priests dwelt—and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim—in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.