Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 2:1-14

1Now these arethe childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the provinceהַמְּדִינָ֗הha.me.di.NahH4082that went upהָֽעֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927out of the captivityמִשְּׁבִ֣יmi.she.ViH7628,of those which had been carried awayהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473,whom Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.tzorH5019the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894had carried awayהֶגְלָ֛הheg.LahH1540unto Babylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH894,and came againוַיָּשׁ֛וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725unto Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֥םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376unto his cityלְעִירֽוֹ׃le.'i.RoH5892;

2Which cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לze.ru.ba.VelH2216:Jeshuaיֵשׁ֡וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,Nehemiahנְ֠חֶמְיָהNe.chem.yahH5166,Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֨הse.ra.YahH8304,Reelaiahרְֽעֵלָיָ֜הre.'e.la.YahH7480,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֥יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,Bilshanבִּלְשָׁ֛ןbil.ShanH1114,Misparמִסְפָּ֥רmis.ParH4558,Bigvaiבִּגְוַ֖יbig.VaiH902,Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348,Baanahבַּעֲנָ֑הba.'a.NahH1196.The numberמִסְפַּ֕רmis.ParH4557of the menאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582of the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478:

3The childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Paroshפַרְעֹ֔שׁfar.'OshH6551,two thousandאַלְפַּ֕יִם'al.Pa.yimH505an hundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657and twoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ סu.she.Na.yimH8147.

4The childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֔הshe.fat.YahH8203,threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657and twoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ סu.she.Na.yimH8147.

5The childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Arahאָרַ֔ח'a.RachH733,sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967seventyוְשִׁבְעִֽים׃ סve.shiv.'ImH7657and fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568.

6The childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Pahath–moabH6355,of the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Jeshuaיֵשׁ֖וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442andJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097,two thousandאַלְפַּ֕יִם'al.Pa.yimH505eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and twelveוּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃ סu.she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147.

7The childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Elamעֵילָ֔ם'ei.LamH5867,a thousandאֶ֕לֶף'E.lefH505two hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572and fourוְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ סve.'ar.ba.'AhH702.

8The childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zattuזַתּ֔וּאza.Tu'H2240,nineתְּשַׁ֥עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and fiveוַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ סva.cha.mi.ShahH2568.

9The childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zaccaiזַכָּ֔יza.KaiH2140,sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and threescoreוְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃ סve.shi.ShimH8346.

10The childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Baniבָנִ֔יva.NiH1137,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and twoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ סu.she.Na.yimH8147.

11The childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Bebaiבֵבָ֔יve.VaiH893,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242and threeוּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סu.she.lo.ShahH7969.

12The childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Azgadעַזְגָּ֔ד'az.GadH5803,a thousandאֶ֕לֶף'E.lefH505twoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ סu.she.Na.yimH8147hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242and twoH8147.

13The childrenבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Adonikamאֲדֹ֣נִיקָ֔ם'a.Do.ni.KamH140,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346and sixוְשִׁשָּֽׁה׃ סve.shi.ShahH8337.

14The childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Bigvaiבִגְוָ֔יvig.VaiH902,two thousandאַלְפַּ֖יִם'al.Pa.yimH505fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572and sixוְשִׁשָּֽׁה׃ סve.shi.ShahH8337.

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