Ezra 2 (CPDV) · Opened

1Now these are the sons of the province, who ascended from the captivity, whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had transferred to Babylon, and who were returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his own city.Now 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,

2They arrived with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

3The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

4The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

5The sons of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.the descendants of Arah, 775;

6The sons of Pahath-moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;

7The sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

8The sons of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.the descendants of Zattu, 945;

9The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

10The sons of Bani, six hundred forty-two.the descendants of Bani, 642;

11The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.the descendants of Bebai, 623;

12The sons of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;

13The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.the descendants of Adonikam, 666;

14The sons of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;

15The sons of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.the descendants of Adin, 454;

16The sons of Ater, who were of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;

17The sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.the descendants of Bezai, 323;

18The sons of Jorah, one hundred twelve.the descendants of Jorah, 112;

19The sons of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.the descendants of Hashum, 223;

20The sons of Gibbar, ninety-five.the descendants of Gibbar, 95;

21The sons of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.the men of Bethlehem, 123;

22The men of Netophah, fifty-six.the men of Netophah, 56;

23The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.the men of Anathoth, 128;

24The sons of Azmaveth, forty-two.the descendants of Azmaveth, 42;

25The sons of Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

26The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

27The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.the men of Michmash, 122;

28The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;

29The sons of Nebo, fifty-two.the descendants of Nebo, 52;

30The sons of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.the descendants of Magbish, 156;

31The sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-five.the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;

32The sons of Harim, three hundred twenty.the descendants of Harim, 320;

33The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;

34The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.the men of Jericho, 345;

35The sons of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.

36The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

37The sons of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

38The sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

39The sons of Harim, one thousand seventeen.and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

40The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four.The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74.

41The singing men: the sons of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.

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, the sons of Shobai: altogether one hundred thirty-nine.The 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: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

57the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth, who were of Hazzebaim, the sons of Ami:the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.

58all the temple servants and the sons of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-two.The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

59And these were the ones who ascended from Telmelah, Telharsha, Cherub, and Addan, and Immer. And they were not able to indicate the house of their fathers and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

60The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.

61And from the sons of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and who were called by their name.And 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 sought the writing of their genealogy, and they did not find it, and so they were cast out of the priesthood.These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

63And the cupbearer said to them that they should not eat from the Holy of Holies, until there would arise a priest, learned and perfect.The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

64The entire multitude joined together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

65not including their men and women servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. And among these were singing men and singing women, two hundred.in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers.

66Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules were two hundred forty-five;They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

67their camels were four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys were six thousand seven hundred twenty.435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

68And some of the leaders among the fathers, when they entered into the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, freely offered some of these to the house of God, in order to construct it in its location.When 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.

69They gave to the expenses of the work in accord with their ability: sixty-one thousand gold coins, five thousand silver minas, and one hundred priestly vestments.According 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.

70Therefore, the priests and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singing men, and the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all of Israel lived in their cities.So 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.

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