Ezra 2
2
The Names of the Returning Exiles
1#sn The list of names and numbers in this chapter of Ezra has a parallel account in Neh 7:6-73. The fact that the two lists do not always agree in specific details suggests that various textual errors have crept into the accounts during the transmission process. These are the people#tn Heb “the sons of.” of the province who were going up,#tn The Hebrew term הָעֹלִים (ha’olim, “those who were going up” [Qal active participle]) refers to continual action in the past. Most translations render this as a simple past: “went up” (KJV), “came up” (RSV, ASV, NASV, NIV), “came” (NRSV). CEV paraphrases: “were on their way back.” from the captives of the exile whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile in Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem#map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4. 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 Israelites#tn Heb “men of the people of Israel.” was as follows:#tn The words “was as follows” are not in the Hebrew text but are used in the translation for clarity.
3 the descendants#tn Heb “the sons of.” of Parosh: 2,172;
4 the descendants of Shephatiah: 372;
5 the descendants of Arah: 775;
6 the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line#tn Heb “to the sons of.” Cf. v. 40. of Jeshua and#tc The MT reads יוֹאָב (yo’av, “Joab”). However, syntax demands the reading וְיוֹאָב (vÿyo’av, “and Joab”) which is reflected in the LXX and Syriac. Joab): 2,812;
7 the descendants of Elam: 1,254;
8 the descendants of Zattu: 945;
9 the descendants of Zaccai: 760;
10 the descendants of Bani: 642;
11 the descendants of Bebai: 623;
12 the descendants of Azgad: 1,222;
13 the descendants of Adonikam: 666;
14 the descendants of Bigvai: 2,056;
15 the descendants of Adin: 454;
16 the descendants of Ater (through#tn Heb “to.” So also in vv. 36, 40. Hezekiah): 98;
17 the descendants of Bezai: 323;
18 the descendants of Jorah: 112;
19 the descendants of Hashum: 223;
20 the descendants of Gibbar: 95.
21 The men#tc The translation follows the suggestion in BHS and reads אַנְשֵׁי (’anshe, “the men of”) here rather than the reading בְּנֵי (bÿne, “the sons of”) found in the MT. So also in vv. 25, 26, 33, 34. of Bethlehem:#map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4. 123;
22 the men of Netophah: 56;
23 the men of Anathoth: 128;
24 the men of the family#tc The translation follows the suggestion in BHS and reads אַשְׁנֵי בֵּית (’ashne bet, “men of the house of”) here rather than the reading בְּנֵי (bÿne, “the sons of”) found in the MT.tn Heb “the men of the house of Azmaveth”; some regard בֵּית (bet, “house of”) as a part of the place name: NAB, NLT “Beth-azmaveth.” of Azmaveth: 42;
25 the men of Kiriath Jearim,#tc The translation, with the support of many manuscripts, reads יְעָרִים (yÿ’arim) here rather than the reading עָרִים (’arim) of the MT. Kephirah and Beeroth: 743;
26 the men of Ramah and Geba: 621;
27 the men of Micmash: 122;
28 the men of Bethel#map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3. and Ai: 223;
29 the descendants of Nebo: 52;
30 the descendants of Magbish: 156;
31 the descendants of the other Elam: 1,254;
32 the descendants of Harim: 320;
33 the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725;
34 the men of Jericho:#map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1. 345;
35 the descendants of Senaah: 3,630.
36 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family#tn Heb “the house of.” 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 line of Hodaviah): 74.
41 The singers: the descendants of Asaph: 128.
42 The gatekeepers:#tc Here it is preferable to delete the reading בְּנֵי (bÿne, “the sons of”) found in the MT. 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.
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 Shalmai,#tc The translation follows the Qere reading “Shalmai” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NLT) rather than the MT Kethib “Shamlai” (so ASV, NAB, NRSV). 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 Uzzah, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai, 50 the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephussim, 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, and 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 Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, 57 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.
58 All the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon: 392.
59 These are the ones that came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify#tn Heb “relate.” their family connection#tn Heb “the house of their fathers.” or their ancestry,#tn Heb “their seed.” as to whether they really were from Israel):
60 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda: 652.
61 And from among#tc The translation reads וּמִן (umin, “and from”) rather than the reading וּמִבּנֵי (umibbÿney, “and from the sons of”) found in the MT. the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that#tn Heb “their.” name). 62 They#tn Heb “these.” searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them.#tn Heb “their records were searched for in the genealogical materials, but were not found.” This passive construction has been translated as active for stylistic reasons. They were therefore excluded#tn Heb “they were desecrated.” from the priesthood. 63 The governor#tn The Hebrew word תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshata’) is an official title of the Persian governor in Judea, perhaps similar in meaning to “excellency” (BDB 1077 s.v.; HALOT 1798 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395). instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult#tn Heb “to stand.” the Urim and Thummim.
64 The entire group numbered 42,360,#sn The same total is given in Neh 7:66, but it is difficult to understand how this number is reached, since the numbers of people listed in the constituent groups do not add up to 42,360. The list in vv. 3-60 apparently is not intended to be exhaustive, but the basis of the selectivity is unclear. 65 not counting#tn Heb “besides” or “in addition to.” their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singers 66 and 736 horses, 245 mules, 67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. 68 When they came to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders#tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.” offered voluntary offerings for the temple of God in order to rebuild#tn Heb “cause it to stand.” it on its site. 69 As they were able,#tn Heb “according to their strength.” they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas#tn The meaning of the Hebrew word דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים (darkÿmonim, cf. Neh 7:69, 70, 71) is uncertain. It may be a Greek loanword meaning “drachmas” (the view adopted here and followed also by NAB, NASB, NIV) or a Persian loanword “daric,” referring to a Persian gold coin (BDB 204 s.v. דַּרְכְּמוֹן; HALOT 232 s.v. נִים(וֹ)דַּרְכְּמֹ; cf. ASV, NRSV). For further study, see R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 206-9. of gold, 5,000 minas#sn The מָנִים (manim, cf. Neh 7:71, 72) is a measuring weight for valuable metals, equal to 1/60 of a talent or 60 shekels (BDB 584 s.v. מָנֶה; HALOT 599 s.v. מָנֶה). For further study, see R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 203-6. of silver, and 100 priestly robes.#tn Or “garments.”
70 The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all the rest of Israel lived in their towns.
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Ezra 2
2
1These also are the sonnes of the prouince, that went vp out of the captiuitie (whome Nebuchadnezzar King of Babel had caried away vnto Babel) and returned to Ierusalem, and to Iudah, euery one vnto his citie, 2Which came with Zerubbabel, to wit, Ieshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Biguai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel was, 3The sonnes of Parosh, two thousand, an hudreth seuentie and two: 4The sonnes of Shephatiah, three hundreth, seuentie and two: 5The sonnes of Arah, seuen hundreth, and seuentie and fiue: 6The sonnes of Pahath Moab, of the sonnes of Ieshua and Ioab, two thousand, eight hundreth and twelue: 7The sonnes of Elam, a thousande, two hundreth and foure and fiftie: 8The sonnes of Zattu, nine hundreth and fiue and fourtie: 9The sonnes of Zaccai, seuen hundreth and threescore: 10The sonnes of Bani, sixe hundreth and two and fourtie: 11The sonnes of Bebai, sixe hundreth, and three and twentie: 12The sonnes of Azgad a thousand, two hundreth and two and twentie: 13The sonnes of Adonikam, sixe hundreth, three score and sixe: 14The sonnes of Biguai, two thousand, and sixe and fiftie: 15The sonnes of Adin, foure hundreth and foure and fiftie: 16The sonnes of Ater of Hizkiah, ninetie and eight: 17The sonnes of Bezai, three hundreth and three and twentie: 18The sonnes of Iorah, an hudreth and twelue: 19The sonnes of Hasshum, two hundreth and three and twentie: 20The sonnes of Gibbar, ninetie and fiue: 21The sonnes of Beth-lehem, an hundreth and three and twentie: 22The men of Netophah, sixe and fiftie: 23The men of Anothoth, an hundreth and eight and twentie: 24The sonnes of Azmaueth, two and fourtie: 25The sonnes of Kiriath-arim, of Chephirah, and Beeroth, seuen hundreth and three and fourtie: 26The sonnes of Haramah and Gaba, six hundreth, and one and twentie: 27The men of Michmas, an hundreth and two and twentie: 28The sonnes of Beth-el and Ai, two hundreth, and three and twentie: 29The sonnes of Nebo, two and fiftie: 30The sonnes of Magbish, an hundreth and sixe and fiftie: 31The sonnes of the other Elam, a thousand, and two hundreth, and foure and fiftie: 32The sonnes of Harim, three hundreth and twentie: 33The sonnes of Lod-hadid, and Ono, seuen hundreth, and fiue and twentie: 34The sonnes of Iericho, three hundreth and fiue and fourtie: 35The sonnes of Senaah, three thousand, sixe hundreth and thirtie. 36The Priests: of the sonnes of Iedaiah of the house of Ieshua, nine hundreth seuentie and three: 37The sonnes of Immer, a thousand and two and fiftie: 38The sonnes of Pashur, a thousand, two hundreth and seuen and fourtie: 39The sonnes of Harim, a thousande and seuenteene. 40The Leuites: the sonnes of Ieshua, and Kadmiel of the sonnes of Hodauiah, seuentie and foure. 41The Singers: the sonnes of Asaph, an hundreth and eight and twentie. 42The sonnes of the porters: the sonnes of Shallum, the sonnes of Ater, the sonnes of Talmon, the sonnes of Akkub, the sonnes of Hatita, the sonnes of Shobai: all were an hundreth and nine and thirtie. 43The Nethinims: the sonnes of Ziha, the sonnes of Hasupha, the sonnes of Tabbaoth, 44The sonnes of Keros, the sonnes of Siaha, the sonnes of Padon, 45The sonnes of Lebanah, the sonnes of Hagabah, the sonnes of Akkub, 46The sonnes of Hagab, the sonnes of Shamlai, the sonnes of Hanan, 47The sonnes of Giddel, the sonnes of Gahar, the sonnes of Reaiah, 48The sonnes of Rezin, the sonnes of Nekoda, the sonnes of Gazzam, 49The sonnes of Vzza, the sonnes of Paseah, the sonnes of Besai, 50The sonnes of Asnah, the sonnes of Meunim, the sonnes of Nephusim, 51The sonnes of Bakbuk, the sonnes of Hakupa, the sonnes of Harhur, 52The sonnes of Bazluth, the sonnes of Mehida, the sonnes of Harsha, 53The sonnes of Barcos, the sonnes of Sisara, the sonnes of Thamah, 54The sonnes of Neziah, the sonnes of Hatipha, 55The sonnes of Salomons seruantes: the sonnes of Sotai, the sonnes of Sophereth, the sonnes of Peruda, 56The sonnes of Iaalah, the sonnes of Darkon, the sonnes of Giddel, 57The sonnes of Shephatiah, the sonnes of Hattil, the sonnes of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the sonnes of Ami. 58All the Nethinims, and the sonnes of Salomons seruants were three hundreth ninetie and two. 59And these went vp from Telmelah, and from Telharsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not discerne their fathers house and their seede, whether they were of Israel. 60The sonnes of Delaiah, the sonnes of Tobiah, the sonnes of Nekoda, six hundreth and two and fiftie. 61And of the sonnes of the Priestes, the sonnes of Habaiah, the sonnes of Coz, the sonnes of Barzillai: which tooke of the daughters of Barzillai the Giliadite to wife, and was called after their name. 62These sought their writing of the genealogies, but they were not founde: therefore were they put from the Priesthood. 63And Tirshatha saide vnto them, that they should not eate of the most holy thing, tell there rose vp a Priest with Vrim and Thummim. 64The whole Congregation together was two and fourtie thousande, three hundreth and threescore, 65Beside their seruants and their maydes: of whome were seuen thousande, three hundreth and seuen and thirtie: and among them were two hundreth singing men and singing women. 66Their horses were seuen hundreth, and sixe and thirtie: their mules, two hundreth and fiue and fourtie: 67Their camels foure hundreth, and fiue and thirtie: their asses, sixe thousand, seuen hundreth and twentie. 68And certeine of the chiefe fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord, which was in Ierusalem, they offred willingly for the house of God, to set it vp vpon his fundation. 69They gaue after their abilitie vnto the treasure of the worke, euen one and threescore thousand drammes of golde, and fiue thousand pieces of siluer, and an hundreth Priests garments. 70So the Priests and the Leuites, and a certeine of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
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