Ezra 2

The List of Returning Exiles

(Nehemiah 7:4–69)

1Now theseH428 are the peopleH1121 of the provinceH4082 who came upH5927 from the captivityH7628 of the exilesH1473 carried awayH1540 to BabylonH894 by NebuchadnezzarH5020 its kingH4428H894. They returnedH7725 to JerusalemH3389 and JudahH3063, eachH376 to his own townH5892, 2accompaniedH935 byH5973 ZerubbabelH2216, JeshuaH3442, NehemiahH5166, SeraiahH8304, ReelaiahH7480, MordecaiH4782, BilshanH1114, MisparH4558, BigvaiH902, RehumH7348, and BaanahH1196.1

This is the countH4557 of the menH582H5971 of IsraelH3478:

3the descendantsH1121 of ParoshH6551, 2,172H505H3967H7657H8147; 4the descendantsH1121 of ShephatiahH8203, 372H7969H3967H7657H8147; 5the descendantsH1121 of ArahH733, 775H7651H3967H2568H7657; 6the descendantsH1121 of Pahath-moabH6355 (through the lineH1121 of JeshuaH3442 and JoabH3097), 2,812H505H8083H3967H8147H6240; 7the descendantsH1121 of ElamH5867, 1,254H505H3967H2572H702; 8the descendantsH1121 of ZattuH2240, 945H8672H3967H705H2568; 9the descendantsH1121 of ZaccaiH2140, 760H7651H3967H8346; 10the descendantsH1121 of BaniH1137,2 642H8337H3967H705H8147; 11the descendantsH1121 of BebaiH893, 623H8337H3967H6242H7969; 12the descendantsH1121 of AzgadH5803, 1,222H505H3967H6242H8147; 13the descendantsH1121 of AdonikamH140, 666H8337H3967H8346; 14the descendantsH1121 of BigvaiH902, 2,056H505H2572H8337; 15the descendantsH1121 of AdinH5720, 454H702H3967H2572; 16the descendantsH1121 of AterH333 (through HezekiahH3169), 98H8673H8083; 17the descendantsH1121 of BezaiH1209, 323H7969H3967H6242; 18the descendantsH1121 of JorahH3139,3 112H3967H8147H6240; 19the descendantsH1121 of HashumH2828, 223H3967H6242H7969; 20the descendantsH1121 of GibbarH1402,4 95H8673H2568; 21the menH11215 of BethlehemH1035, 123H3967H6242H7969; 22the menH582 of NetophahH5199, 56H2572H8337; 23the menH582 of AnathothH6068, 128H3967H6242H8083; 24the descendantsH1121 of AzmavethH5820,6 42H705H8147; 25the menH1121 of Kiriath-jearimH7157,7 ChephirahH3716, and BeerothH881, 743H7651H3967H705H7969; 26the menH1121 of RamahH7414 and GebaH1387, 621H8337H3967H6242H259; 27the menH582 of MichmashH4363, 122H3967H6242H8147; 28the menH582 ofH1008 BethelH1008 and AiH5857, 223H3967H6242H7969; 29the descendantsH1121 of NeboH5015, 52H2572H8147; 30the descendantsH1121 of MagbishH4019, 156H3967H2572H8337; 31the descendantsH1121 of the otherH312 ElamH5867,8 1,254H505H3967H2572H702; 32the descendantsH1121 of HarimH2766, 320H7969H3967H6242; 33the menH1121 of LodH3850, HadidH2307, and OnoH207, 725H7651H3967H6242H2568; 34the menH1121 of JerichoH3405, 345H7969H3967H705H2568; 35and the descendantsH1121 of SenaahH5570, 3,630H7969H505H8337H3967H7970.

36The priestsH3548:

The descendantsH1121 of JedaiahH3048 (through the houseH1004 of JeshuaH3442), 973H8672H3967H7657H7969; 37the descendantsH1121 of ImmerH564, 1,052H505H2572H8147; 38the descendantsH1121 of PashhurH6583, 1,247H505H3967H705H7651; 39and the descendantsH1121 of HarimH2766, 1,017H505H7651H6240.

40The LevitesH3881:

the descendantsH1121 of JeshuaH3442 and KadmielH6934 (through the lineH1121 of HodaviahH19389), 74H7657H702.

41The singersH7891:

the descendantsH1121 of AsaphH623, 128H3967H6242H8083.

42The gatekeepersH1121H7778:

the descendantsH1121 of ShallumH7967, the descendantsH1121 of AterH333, the descendantsH1121 of TalmonH2929, the descendantsH1121 of AkkubH6126, the descendantsH1121 of HatitaH2410, and the descendantsH1121 of ShobaiH7630, 139H3967H7970H8672 in allH3605.

43The temple servantsH5411:10

the descendantsH1121 of ZihaH6727, the descendantsH1121 of HasuphaH2817, the descendantsH1121 of TabbaothH2884, 44the descendantsH1121 of KerosH7026, the descendantsH1121 of SiahaH5517,11 the descendantsH1121 of PadonH6303, 45the descendantsH1121 of LebanahH3838, the descendantsH1121 of HagabahH2286, the descendantsH1121 of AkkubH6126, 46the descendantsH1121 of HagabH2285, the descendantsH1121 of ShalmaiH8073,12 the descendantsH1121 of HananH2605, 47the descendantsH1121 of GiddelH1435, the descendantsH1121 of GaharH1515, the descendantsH1121 of ReaiahH7211, 48the descendantsH1121 of RezinH7526, the descendantsH1121 of NekodaH5353, the descendantsH1121 of GazzamH1502, 49the descendantsH1121 of UzzaH5798, the descendantsH1121 of PaseahH6454, the descendantsH1121 of BesaiH1153, 50the descendantsH1121 of AsnahH619, the descendantsH1121 of MeunimH4586, the descendantsH1121 of NephusimH5304,13 51the descendantsH1121 of BakbukH1227, the descendantsH1121 of HakuphaH2709, the descendantsH1121 of HarhurH2744, 52the descendantsH1121 of BazluthH1213,14 the descendantsH1121 of MehidaH4240, the descendantsH1121 of HarshaH2797, 53the descendantsH1121 of BarkosH1302, the descendantsH1121 of SiseraH5516, the descendantsH1121 of TemahH8547, 54the descendantsH1121 of NeziahH5335, and the descendantsH1121 of HatiphaH2412.

55The descendantsH1121 of the servantsH5650 of SolomonH8010:

the descendantsH1121 of SotaiH5479, the descendantsH1121 of HassopherethH5618, the descendantsH1121 of PerudaH6514,15 56the descendantsH1121 of JaalaH3279, the descendantsH1121 of DarkonH1874, the descendantsH1121 of GiddelH1435, 57the descendantsH1121 of ShephatiahH8203, the descendantsH1121 of HattilH2411, the descendantsH1121 of Pochereth-hazzebaimH6380, and the descendantsH1121 of AmiH532.16 58The temple servantsH5411 and descendantsH1121 of the servantsH5650 of SolomonH8010 numbered 392H7969H3967H8673H8147 in allH3605.

59The followingH428 came upH5927 from Tel-melahH8528, Tel-harshaH8521, CherubH3743, AddanH135,17 and ImmerH564, but they could notH3808H3201 proveH5046 that their familiesH1004H1 were descendedH2233H518 from IsraelH3478H1992:

60the descendantsH1121 of DelaiahH1806, the descendantsH1121 of TobiahH2900, and the descendantsH1121 of NekodaH5353, 652H8337H3967H2572H8147 in all. 61And fromH1121 among the priestsH3548: the descendantsH1121 of HobaiahH2252, the descendantsH1121 of HakkozH6976, and the descendantsH1121 of BarzillaiH1271 (whoH834 had marriedH3947H802 a daughterH1323 of BarzillaiH1271 the GileaditeH1569 and was calledH7121 byH5921 their nameH8034). 62TheseH428 men searched forH1245 their family recordsH3791H3187, but they could notH3808 find themH4672 and so were excludedH1351 fromH4480 the priesthood as uncleanH3550. 63The governorH8660 orderedH559 them notH3808 to eatH398 the most holy thingsH6944 untilH5704H5975 there was a priestH3548 to consult the UrimH224 and ThummimH8550.18

64The wholeH3605 assemblyH6951 numbered 42,360H702H7239H505H7969H3967H8346, 65in addition toH905H428 their 7,337H7651H505H7969H3967H7970 menservantsH5650 and maidservantsH519, as well as their 200H3967 maleH7891 and female singersH7891. 66They had 736H7651H3967H7970H8337 horsesH5483, 245H3967H705H2568 mulesH6505, 67435H702H3967H7970H2568 camelsH1581, and 6,720H8337H505H7651H3967H6242 donkeysH2543.

Offerings by the Exiles

(Exodus 38:21–31; Nehemiah 7:70–73)

68When they arrivedH935 at the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 in JerusalemH3389, some of the headsH7218 of the familiesH1 gave freewill offeringsH5068 to rebuildH5975 the houseH1004 of GodH430 onH5921 its original siteH4349. 69According to their abilityH3581, they gaveH5414 to the treasuryH214 for this workH4399 61,000H8337H7239H505 daricsH1871 of goldH2091,19 5,000H2568H505 minasH4488 of silverH3701,20 and 100H3967 priestlyH3548 garmentsH3801.

70So the priestsH3548, the LevitesH3881, the singersH7891, the gatekeepersH7778, and the temple servantsH5411, along with someH4480 of the peopleH5971, settledH3427 in their own townsH5892; and the restH3605 of the IsraelitesH347821 settledH5892 in their towns.