Ezra 2
2
List of the returnees
1These 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. 2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
The number of the people of Israel
| 3The family of Parosh | 2,172 |
| 4of Shephatiah | 372 |
| 5of Arah | 775 |
| 6of Pahath-moab, namely the family of Jeshua and Joab | 2,812 |
| 7of Elam | 1,254 |
| 8of Zattu | 945 |
| 9of Zaccai | 760 |
| 10of Bani | 642 |
| 11of Bebai | 623 |
| 12of Azgad | 1,222 |
| 13of Adonikam | 666 |
| 14of Bigvai | 2,056 |
| 15of Adin | 454 |
| 16of Ater, namely of Hezekiah | 98 |
| 17of Bezai | 323 |
| 18of Jorah | 112 |
| 19of Hashum | 223 |
| 20of Gibbar | 95 |
| 21of Bethlehem | 123 |
| 22The people of Netophah | 56 |
| 23of Anathoth | 128 |
| 24The family of Azmaveth | 42 |
| 25of Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth | 743 |
| 26of Ramah and Geba | 621 |
| 27The people of Michmash | 122 |
| 28of Bethel and Ai | 223 |
| 29The family of Nebo | 52 |
| 30of Magbish | 156 |
| 31of the other Elam | 1,254 |
| 32of Harim | 320 |
| 33of Lod, Hadid, and Ono | 725 |
| 34of Jericho | 345 |
| 35of Senaah | 3,630 |
36The priests
| The family of Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua | 973 |
| 37of Immer | 1,052 |
| 38of Pashhur | 1,247 |
| 39of Harim | 1,017 |
| 40The Levites: the family of Jeshua and Kadmiel—the family of Hodaviah | 74 |
41The singers
| The family of Asaph | 128 |
42The family of the gatekeepers
| of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai | 139 in all |
43The temple servants
The family of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 44Keros, Siaha, Padon, 45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, 46Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan, 47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, 48Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, 49Uzza, Paseah, Besai, 50Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim, 51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, 53Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 54Neziah, and Hatipha
55The family of Solomon’s servants
Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, 56Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, 57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
58All of the temple servants and the family of Solomon’s servants 392
Exclusions
59The 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: 60the family of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652
61and of the family of the priests: the family of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
62They looked for their entries in the genealogical records, but they were not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 63The governor ordered them not to eat of the most holy food until a priest arose who could consult Urim and Thummim.
Total
64The whole assembly together totaled 42,360, 65not including their 7,337 male and female servants; they also had 200 male and female singers, 66736 horses, 245 mules, 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
Arrival in Jerusalem
68When they arrived at the LORD’s house in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families brought spontaneous gifts for the rebuilding of God’s house on its site. 69According to their means, they gave to the building fund 61,000 drachmen of gold, 5,000 manehs of silver, and 100 priestly robes.
70The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants settled in their own towns, and all Israel in their towns.
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