Ezra 2
Berean Standard Bible
World English Bible
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,
1Now these are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city;
2accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
2who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
3the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;
3The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
4the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;
4The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
5the descendants of Arah, 775;
5The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
6the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;
6The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
7the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
7The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
8the descendants of Zattu, 945;
8The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
9the descendants of Zaccai, 760;
9The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
10the descendants of Bani, 642;
10The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
11the descendants of Bebai, 623;
11The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
12the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;
12The children of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.
13the descendants of Adonikam, 666;
13The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
14the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;
14The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.
15the descendants of Adin, 454;
15The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
16the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;
16The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
17the descendants of Bezai, 323;
17The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.
18the descendants of Jorah, 112;
18The children of Jorah, one hundred twelve.
19the descendants of Hashum, 223;
19The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.
20the descendants of Gibbar, 95;
20The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
21the men of Bethlehem, 123;
21The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
22the men of Netophah, 56;
22The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
23the men of Anathoth, 128;
23The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
24the descendants of Azmaveth, 42;
24The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
25the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
25The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
26the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;
26The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
27the men of Michmash, 122;
27The men of Michmas, one 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 children of Nebo, fifty-two.
30the descendants of Magbish, 156;
30The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.
31the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;
31The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
32the descendants of Harim, 320;
32The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.
33the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;
33The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
34the men of Jericho, 345;
34The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
35and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.
35The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
36The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;
36The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
37the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
37The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
38the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;
38The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
39and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.
39The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74.
40The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
41The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.
41The singers: the children of Asaph, one 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 children of the gatekeepers: 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 one hundred thirty-nine.
43The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
43The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
44the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,
44the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
45the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,
45the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
46the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan,
46the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,
47the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah,
47the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
48the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam,
48the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
49the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai,
49the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
50the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim,
50the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,
51the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
51the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
52the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
52the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
53the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
53the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
54the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.
54the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
55The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda,
55The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,
56the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
56the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
57the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.
57the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
58The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.
58All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.
59The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
59These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
60the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.
60the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children 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).
61Of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, and the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after 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 place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed 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.
63The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim.
64The whole assembly numbered 42,360,
64The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
65in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers.
65in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.
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; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
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.
68Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to the LORD’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its place.
69According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.
69They gave according to their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priests’ 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 settled in their towns.
70So the priests and the Levites, with some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
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