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Ezra 2

New International Reader’s Version



1 Nebuchadnezzar had taken many Jews away from the land of Judah. He had forced them to go to Babylon as prisoners. Now they returned to Jerusalem and Judah. All of them went back to their own towns. Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon. 2 The leaders of the Jews included Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah and Reelaiah. They also included Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah. Here is a list of the men of Israel who returned home. 3 There were 2,172 from the family line of Parosh. 4 There were 372 from Shephatiah. 5 There were 775 from Arah. 6 There were 2,812 from Pahath-Moab through the family line of Jeshua and Joab. 7 There were 1,254 from Elam. 8 There were 945 from Zattu. 9 There were 760 from Zakkai. 10 There were 642 from Bani. 11 There were 623 from Bebai. 12 There were 1,222 from Azgad. 13 There were 666 from Adonikam. 14 There were 2,056 from Bigvai. 15 There were 454 from Adin. 16 There were 98 from Ater through the family line of Hezekiah. 17 There were 323 from Bezai. 18 There were 112 from Jorah. 19 There were 223 from Hashum. 20 There were 95 from Gibbar. 21 There were 123 from the men of Bethlehem. 22 There were 56 from Netophah. 23 There were 128 from Anathoth. 24 There were 42 from Azmaveth. 25 There were 743 from Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth. 26 There were 621 from Ramah and Geba. 27 There were 122 from Mikmash. 28 There were 223 from Bethel and Ai. 29 There were 52 from Nebo. 30 There were 156 from Magbish. 31 There were 1,254 from the other Elam. 32 There were 320 from Harim. 33 There were 725 from Lod, Hadid and Ono. 34 There were 345 from Jericho. 35 There were 3,630 from Senaah. 36 Here is a list of the priests. There were 973 from the family line of Jedaiah through the line of Jeshua. 37 There were 1,052 from Immer. 38 There were 1,247 from Pashhur. 39 There were 1,017 from Harim. 40 Here is a list of the Levites. There were 74 from the family lines of Jeshua and Kadmiel. Kadmiel was from the line of Hodaviah. 41 Here is a list of the musicians. There were 128 from the family line of Asaph. 42 Here is a list of the men who guarded the temple gates. There were 139 from the family lines of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai. 43 Here is a list of the members of the family lines of the temple servants. Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 44 Keros, Siaha, Padon, 45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, 46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, 47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, 48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, 49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai, 50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim, 51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, 53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 54 Neziah, Hatipha 55 Here is a list of the members of the family lines of the servants of Solomon. Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, 56 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, 57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, Ami 58 The total number of the members of the family lines of the temple servants and the servants of Solomon was 392. 59 Many people came up to Judah from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer. But they weren’t able to prove that their families belonged to the people of Israel. 60 There were 652 of them from the family lines of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda. 61 Here is a list of the members of the family lines of the priests. They were Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai. Barzillai had married a daughter of Barzillai from Gilead. So he was also called Barzillai. 62 The priests looked for their family records. But they couldn’t find them. So they weren’t able to serve as priests. They were ‘unclean’. 63 The governor gave them an order. He told them not to eat any of the most sacred food. They had to wait until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim. The priest would use them to find out what the LORD wanted the people to do. 64 The total number of the entire group that returned was 42,360. 65 That didn’t include their 7,337 male and female slaves. There were also 200 male and female singers. 66 And there were 736 horses, 245 mules, 67 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys. 68 All the people arrived at the place in Jerusalem where the LORD’s temple would be rebuilt. Then some of the leaders of the families brought offerings they chose to give. They would be used for rebuilding the house of God. It would stand in the same place it had been before. 69 The people gave money for the work. It was based on how much they had. They gave 510 kilograms of gold. They also gave 3 tonnes of silver. And they gave 100 sets of clothes for the priests. All of that was added to the temple treasure. 70 The priests and Levites made their homes in their own towns. So did the musicians, the men who guarded the gates, and the temple servants. The rest of the Israelites also made their homes in their own towns. 

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Ezra 2

English Standard Version



1 Now these were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. (2Ki 24:14; 2Ki 25:11; 2Ch 36:20; Ne 7:6) 2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: (Es 2:5) 3 the sons of Parosh, 2,172. (Ezr 8:3; Ezr 10:25) 4 The sons of Shephatiah, 372. 5 The sons of Arah, 775. 6 The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812. 7 The sons of Elam, 1,254. 8 The sons of Zattu, 945. 9 The sons of Zaccai, 760. 10 The sons of Bani, 642. 11 The sons of Bebai, 623. 12 The sons of Azgad, 1,222. 13 The sons of Adonikam, 666. 14 The sons of Bigvai, 2,056. 15 The sons of Adin, 454. 16 The sons of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, 98. 17 The sons of Bezai, 323. 18 The sons of Jorah, 112. 19 The sons of Hashum, 223. 20 The sons of Gibbar, 95. 21 The sons of Bethlehem, 123. 22 The men of Netophah, 56. 23 The men of Anathoth, 128. 24 The sons of Azmaveth, 42. 25 The sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743. 26 The sons of Ramah and Geba, 621. 27 The men of Michmas, 122. 28 The men of Bethel and Ai, 223. 29 The sons of Nebo, 52. 30 The sons of Magbish, 156. 31 The sons of the other Elam, 1,254. (Ezr 2:7) 32 The sons of Harim, 320. 33 The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725. 34 The sons of Jericho, 345. 35 The sons of Senaah, 3,630. 36 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973. (1Ch 24:7) 37 The sons of Immer, 1,052. 38 The sons of Pashhur, 1,247. (1Ch 9:12) 39 The sons of Harim, 1,017. 40 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74. (Ne 10:9) 41 The singers: the sons of Asaph, 128. (1Ch 6:39) 42 The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, and the sons of Shobai, in all 139. (1Ch 9:17) 43 The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, (1Ch 9:2; Ne 11:3) 44 the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, 45 the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub, 46 the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan, 47 the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah, 48 the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, 49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai, 50 the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim, 51 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, 52 the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, 53 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, 54 the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. 55 The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda, (1Ki 9:21; Ne 11:3) 56 the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, 57 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Ami. 58 All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants were 392. 59 The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, though they could not prove their fathers’ houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: (1Ch 9:1) 60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, 652. 61 Also, of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, and the sons of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name). (2Sa 17:27) 62 These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but they were not found there, and so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. (Nu 3:10) 63 The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food, until there should be a priest to consult Urim and Thummim. (Ex 28:30; Le 22:2; Le 22:10; Le 22:15; Ne 8:9) 64 The whole assembly together was 42,360, (Ne 7:66) 65 besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337, and they had 200 male and female singers. (2Ch 35:25) 66 Their horses were 736, their mules were 245, 67 their camels were 435, and their donkeys were 6,720. 68 Some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem, made freewill offerings for the house of God, to erect it on its site. (Ne 7:70) 69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury of the work 61,000 darics[1] of gold, 5,000 minas[2] of silver, and 100 priests’ garments. (1Ch 26:20) 70 Now the priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all the rest of Israel[3] in their towns. (Ne 7:73) 

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