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Ezra 2:13-58

13the descendants of Adonikam, 666; 14the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056; 15the descendants of Adin, 454; 16the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98; 17the descendants of Bezai, 323; 18the descendants of Jorah,1 112; 19the descendants of Hashum, 223; 20the descendants of Gibbar,2 95; 21the men3 of Bethlehem, 123; 22the men of Netophah, 56; 23the men of Anathoth, 128; 24the descendants of Azmaveth,4 42; 25the men of Kiriath-jearim,5 Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743; 26the men of Ramah and Geba, 621; 27the men of Michmash, 122; 28the men of Bethel and Ai, 223; 29the descendants of Nebo, 52; 30the descendants of Magbish, 156; 31the descendants of the other Elam,6 1,254; 32the descendants of Harim, 320; 33the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725; 34the men of Jericho, 345; 35and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.

36The priests:

The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; 37the descendants of Immer, 1,052; 38the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247; 39and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

40The Levites:

the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah7), 74.

41The singers:

the descendants of Asaph, 128.

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.

43The temple servants:8

the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth, 44the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha,9 the descendants of Padon, 45the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub, 46the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai,10 the descendants of Hanan, 47the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah, 48the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam, 49the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai, 50the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim,11 51the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur, 52the descendants of Bazluth,12 the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha, 53the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah, 54the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

55The descendants of the servants of Solomon:

the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda,13 56the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, 57the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.14 58The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 2:18 Jorah is a variant of Hariph; see Nehemiah 7:24. ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 2:20 Gibbar is a variant of Gibeon; see Nehemiah 7:25. ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 2:21 Literally the sons; here and in verses 25, 26, 33, and 34 ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 2:24 Azmaveth is a variant of Beth-azmaveth; see Nehemiah 7:28. ↩
  5. 5. Ezra 2:25 LXX (see also Nehemiah 7:29); Hebrew Kiriath-arim ↩
  6. 6. Ezra 2:31 Or of West Elam ↩
  7. 7. Ezra 2:40 Hodaviah is a variant of Hodevah; see Nehemiah 7:43. ↩
  8. 8. Ezra 2:43 Hebrew The Nethinim; also in verses 58 and 70 ↩
  9. 9. Ezra 2:44 Siaha is a variant of Sia; see Nehemiah 7:47. ↩
  10. 10. Ezra 2:46 Alternate MT reading (see also Nehemiah 7:48); the other alternate reads Shamlai ↩
  11. 11. Ezra 2:50 Nephusim is a variant of Nephushesim; see Nehemiah 7:52. ↩
  12. 12. Ezra 2:52 Bazluth is a variant of Bazlith; see Nehemiah 7:54. ↩
  13. 13. Ezra 2:55 Peruda is a variant of Perida; see Nehemiah 7:57. ↩
  14. 14. Ezra 2:57 Ami is a variant of Amon; see Nehemiah 7:59. ↩

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