| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, | 1These now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had deported to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. |
| 2accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel: | 2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included: |
| 3the descendants of Parosh, 2,172; | 3Parosh's descendants 2,172 |
| 4the descendants of Shephatiah, 372; | 4Shephatiah's descendants 372 |
| 5the descendants of Arah, 775; | 5Arah's descendants 775 |
| 6the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812; | 6Pahath-moab's descendants: Jeshua's and Joab's descendants 2,812 |
| 7the descendants of Elam, 1,254; | 7Elam's descendants 1,254 |
| 8the descendants of Zattu, 945; | 8Zattu's descendants 945 |
| 9the descendants of Zaccai, 760; | 9Zaccai's descendants 760 |
| 10the descendants of Bani, 642; | 10Bani's descendants 642 |
| 11the descendants of Bebai, 623; | 11Bebai's descendants 623 |
| 12the descendants of Azgad, 1,222; | 12Azgad's descendants 1,222 |
| 13the descendants of Adonikam, 666; | 13Adonikam's descendants 666 |
| 14the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056; | 14Bigvai's descendants 2,056 |
| 15the descendants of Adin, 454; | 15Adin's descendants 454 |
| 16the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98; | 16Ater's descendants: of Hezekiah 98 |
| 17the descendants of Bezai, 323; | 17Bezai's descendants 323 |
| 18the descendants of Jorah, 112; | 18Jorah's descendants 112 |
| 19the descendants of Hashum, 223; | 19Hashum's descendants 223 |
| 20the descendants of Gibbar, 95; | 20Gibbar's descendants 95 |
| 21the men of Bethlehem, 123; | 21Bethlehem's people 123 |
| 22the men of Netophah, 56; | 22Netophah's men 56 |
| 23the men of Anathoth, 128; | 23Anathoth's men 128 |
| 24the descendants of Azmaveth, 42; | 24Azmaveth's people 42 |
| 25the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743; | 25Kiriatharim's, Chephirah's, and Beeroth's people 743 |
| 26the men of Ramah and Geba, 621; | 26Ramah's and Geba's people 621 |
| 27the men of Michmash, 122; | 27Michmas's men 122 |
| 28the men of Bethel and Ai, 223; | 28Bethel's and Ai's men 223 |
| 29the descendants of Nebo, 52; | 29Nebo's people 52 |
| 30the descendants of Magbish, 156; | 30Magbish's people 156 |
| 31the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254; | 31the other Elam's people 1,254 |
| 32the descendants of Harim, 320; | 32Harim's people 320 |
| 33the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725; | 33Lod's, Hadid's, and Ono's people 725 |
| 34the men of Jericho, 345; | 34Jericho's people 345 |
| 35and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630. | 35Senaah's people 3,630 |
| 36The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; | 36The priests included: Jedaiah's descendants of the house of Jeshua 973 |
| 37the descendants of Immer, 1,052; | 37Immer's descendants 1,052 |
| 38the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247; | 38Pashhur's descendants 1,247 |
| 39and the descendants of Harim, 1,017. | 39and Harim's descendants 1,017 |
| 40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74. | 40The Levites included: Jeshua's and Kadmiel's descendants from Hodaviah's descendants 74 |
| 41The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128. | 41The singers included: Asaph's descendants 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. | 42The gatekeepers' descendants included: Shallum's descendants, Ater's descendants, Talmon's descendants, Akkub's descendants, Hatita's descendants, Shobai's descendants, in all 139 |
| 43The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth, | 43The temple servants included: Ziha's descendants, Hasupha's descendants, Tabbaoth's descendants, |
| 44the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon, | 44Keros's descendants, Siaha's descendants, Padon's descendants, |
| 45the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub, | 45Lebanah's descendants, Hagabah's descendants, Akkub's descendants, |
| 46the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan, | 46Hagab's descendants, Shalmai's descendants, Hanan's descendants, |
| 47the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah, | 47Giddel's descendants, Gahar's descendants, Reaiah's descendants, |
| 48the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam, | 48Rezin's descendants, Nekoda's descendants, Gazzam's descendants, |
| 49the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai, | 49Uzza's descendants, Paseah's descendants, Besai's descendants, |
| 50the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim, | 50Asnah's descendants, Meunim's descendants, Nephusim's descendants, |
| 51the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur, | 51Bakbuk's descendants, Hakupha's descendants, Harhur's descendants, |
| 52the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha, | 52Bazluth's descendants, Mehida's descendants, Harsha's descendants, |
| 53the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah, | 53Barkos's descendants, Sisera's descendants, Temah's descendants, |
| 54the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha. | 54Neziah's descendants, and Hatipha's descendants. |
| 55The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Peruda, | 55The descendants of Solomon's servants included: Sotai's descendants, Hassophereth's descendants, Peruda's descendants, |
| 56the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, | 56Jaalah's descendants, Darkon's descendants, Giddel's descendants, |
| 57the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami. | 57Shephatiah's descendants, Hattil's descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim's descendants, and Ami's descendants. |
| 58The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all. | 58All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants 392. |
| 59The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: | 59The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families and ancestry were Israelite: |
| 60the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all. | 60Delaiah's descendants, Tobiah's descendants, Nekoda's descendants 652 |
| 61And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). | 61and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai--who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name. |
| 62These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. | 62These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. |
| 63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim. | 63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. |
| 64The whole assembly numbered 42,360, | 64The whole combined assembly numbered 42,360 |
| 65in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers. | 65not including their 7,337 male and female slaves, and their 200 male and female singers. |
| 66They had 736 horses, 245 mules, | 66They had 736 horses, 245 mules, |
| 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. | 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. |
| 68When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site. | 68After they arrived at the LORD's house in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders gave freewill offerings for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site. |
| 69According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments. | 69Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury for the project. |
| 70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns. | 70The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some of the people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns. |
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