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A List of Those who Returned(A)

Here is a list[a] of descendants of the province of Judah[b] who returned from the captivity, from those who had been exiled. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had taken them to Babylon. They came back to Jerusalem and Judah, each one to his town, along with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,[c] Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar,[d] Bigvai, Rehum,[e] and Baanah. Here is the enumeration of:

The Men of Israel:

Descendants of[f] Parosh: 2,172

Descendants of Shephatiah: 372

Descendants of Arah: 775[g]

Descendants of Pahath-moab; that is, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812[h]

Descendants of Elam: 1,254

Descendants of Zattu: 945[i]

Descendants of Zaccai: 760

10 Descendants of Bani:[j] 642[k]

11 Descendants of Bebai: 623[l]

12 Descendants of Azgad: 1,222[m]

13 Descendants of Adonikam: 666[n]

14 Descendants of Bigvai: 2,056[o]

15 Descendants of Adin: 454[p]

16 Descendants of Ater through Hezekiah: 98

17 Descendants of Bezai: 323[q]

18 Descendants of Jorah:[r] 112

19 Descendants of Hashum: 223[s]

20 Descendants of Gibbar:[t] 95

21 Descendants of exiles from[u] Bethlehem: 123

22 People from[v] Netophah: 56[w]

23 People from Anathoth: 128

24 Descendants of exiles from Azmaveth:[x] 42

25 Descendants of exiles from Kiriath-arim;[y] that is, Chephirah and Beeroth: 743

26 Descendants of exiles from Ramah and Geba: 621

27 People from Michmas: 122

28 People from Bethel and Ai: 223[z]

29 Descendants of exiles from Nebo: 52

30 Descendants of exiles from Magbish: 156

31 Descendants of exiles from the other Elam: 1,254

32 Descendants of exiles from Harim: 320

33 Descendants of exiles from Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725[aa]

34 Descendants of exiles from Jericho: 345

35 Descendants of exiles from Senaah: 3,630[ab]

36 The Priests:

Descendants of Jedaiah from the household of Jeshua: 973

37 Descendants of Immer: 1,052

38 Descendants of Pashhur: 1,247

39 Descendants of Harim: 1,017

40 The Descendants of Levi:

Descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel; that is, descendants of Hodaviah:[ac] 74

41 The Singers:

Descendants of Asaph: 128[ad]

42 The Descendants of the Gatekeepers:

Descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, totaling: 139[ae]

43 The Temple Servants:[af]

Descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, and Tabbaoth.

44 Descendants of Keros, Siaha,[ag] and Padon.

45 Descendants of Lebanah, Hagabah, and Akkub.[ah]

46 Descendants of Hagab, Shalmai, and Hanan.

47 Descendants of Giddel, Gahar, and Reaiah.

48 Descendants of Rezin, Nekoda, and Gazzam.

49 Descendants of Uzza, Paseah, and Besai.

50 Descendants of Asnah,[ai] Meunim, and Nephusim.

51 Descendants of Bakbuk, Hakupha, and Harhur.

52 Descendants of Bazluth, Mehida, and Harsha.

53 Descendants of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah.

54 Descendants of Neziah and Hatipha.

55 The Descendants of Solomon’s Servants:

Descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth,[aj] and Peruda.[ak]

56 Descendants of Jaalah,[al] Darkon, and Giddel.

57 Descendants of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.[am]

58 All of the Temple Servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.

Non-Documented Persons(B)

59 Here is a list of returnees from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer who could not prove their ancestry and lineage from Israel:

60 Descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda: 652[an]

61 Descendants of the Priests:

Descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz,[ao] and Barzillai, who married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that name.

62 These people searched for their ancestral registrations but they couldn’t be located. Accordingly, they were assigned an “unclean” status and couldn’t be priests. 63 Governor Zerubbabel[ap] also ruled that they shouldn’t eat anything holy until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.[aq]

64 The entire assembly numbered 42,360, 65 not including 7,337 male and female servants, along with 200[ar] singing men and women. 66 In addition, they had 736 horses, 245 mules, 67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Gifts for the Temple(C)

68 When they arrived at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families contributed toward building the Temple of God on its former site. 69 They contributed to the treasury for this work in accordance with their ability: 61,000 golden drachma, 5,000 units[as] of silver, and 100 priestly robes. 70 As a result, the priests, descendants of Levi, certain people, the singers, door-keepers, and the Temple Servants were able to settle in their original cities, with the rest of the Israelis in their cities.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 2:1 Cf. Neh 7:6
  2. Ezra 2:1 The Heb. lacks of Judah
  3. Ezra 2:2 MT of Neh 7:7 lacks Seraiah, Reelaiah
  4. Ezra 2:2 Cf. Neh 7:7 Mispereth
  5. Ezra 2:2 Cf. Neh 7:7 Nehum
  6. Ezra 2:3 Lit. Sons of; and so throughout the chapter
  7. Ezra 2:5 Cf. Neh 7:10 652
  8. Ezra 2:6 Cf. Neh 7:11 2,818
  9. Ezra 2:8 Cf. Neh 7:13 845
  10. Ezra 2:10 Cf. Neh 7:13 Binnui
  11. Ezra 2:10 Cf. Neh 7:13 648
  12. Ezra 2:11 Cf. Neh 7:16 628
  13. Ezra 2:12 Cf. Neh 7:17 2,322
  14. Ezra 2:13 Cf. Neh 7:18 667
  15. Ezra 2:14 Cf. Neh 7:19 2,067
  16. Ezra 2:15 Cf. Neh 7:20 655
  17. Ezra 2:17 Cf. Neh 7:22 328
  18. Ezra 2:18 Cf. Neh 7:24 Hariph
  19. Ezra 2:19 Cf. Neh 7:22 328
  20. Ezra 2:20 Cf. Neh 7:25 Gibeon
  21. Ezra 2:21 The Heb. lacks exiles from; and so through v. 35
  22. Ezra 2:22 Lit. Men of; and so in vv. 23, 27, and 28
  23. Ezra 2:22 Cf. Neh 7:26, where the combined total is 188
  24. Ezra 2:24 Cf. Neh 7:28 Beth-azmaveth
  25. Ezra 2:25 Cf. Neh 7:29 Kiriath-jearim
  26. Ezra 2:28 Cf. Neh 7:32 123
  27. Ezra 2:33 Cf. Neh 7:37 721
  28. Ezra 2:35 Cf. Neh 7:38 3,930
  29. Ezra 2:40 Cf. Neh 7:43 Hodevah
  30. Ezra 2:41 Cf. Neh 7:44 148
  31. Ezra 2:42 Cf. Neh 7:45 138
  32. Ezra 2:43 Heb. Nethinim; i.e. a division of special assistants to the descendants of Levi, originally appointed by King David; and so throughout the book; cf. Ezra 2:58; 2:70; 7:7,24; 8:17,20
  33. Ezra 2:44 Cf. Neh 7:47 Sia
  34. Ezra 2:45 Cf. Neh 7:48 Shalmai
  35. Ezra 2:50 Cf. Neh 7:52 Besai
  36. Ezra 2:55 Cf. Neh 7:57 Sophereth
  37. Ezra 2:55 Cf. Neh 7:57 Perida
  38. Ezra 2:56 Cf. Neh 7:58 Jaala
  39. Ezra 2:57 Cf. Neh 7:59 Ammon
  40. Ezra 2:60 Cf. Neh 7:62 642
  41. Ezra 2:61 Cf. Neh 7:63 Koz
  42. Ezra 2:63 The Heb. lacks Zerubbabel
  43. Ezra 2:63 I.e. a high priest to whom God would reveal his will through the jewel-encrusted breastplate that he wore; cf. Exod 28:30, Neh 7:65
  44. Ezra 2:65 Cf. Neh 7:66 245
  45. Ezra 2:69 Lit. mina