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| 1Now these are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his own city. | 1Here is a list of descendants of the province of Judah who returned from the captivity, from those who had been exiled. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had taken them to Babylon. They came back to Jerusalem and Judah, each one to his town, |
| 2Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: | 2along with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. Here is the enumeration of: The Men of Israel: |
| 3the people of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; | 3Descendants of Parosh: 2,172 |
| 4the people of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; | 4Descendants of Shephatiah: 372 |
| 5the people of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five; | 5Descendants of Arah: 775 |
| 6the people of Pahath-Moab, of the people of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve; | 6Descendants of Pahath-moab; that is, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812 |
| 7the people of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; | 7Descendants of Elam: 1,254 |
| 8the people of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five; | 8Descendants of Zattu: 945 |
| 9the people of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; | 9Descendants of Zaccai: 760 |
| 10the people of Bani, six hundred and forty-two; | 10Descendants of Bani: 642 |
| 11the people of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three; | 11Descendants of Bebai: 623 |
| 12the people of Azgad, one thousand two hundred and twenty-two; | 12Descendants of Azgad: 1,222 |
| 13the people of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six; | 13Descendants of Adonikam: 666 |
| 14the people of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six; | 14Descendants of Bigvai: 2,056 |
| 15the people of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four; | 15Descendants of Adin: 454 |
| 16the people of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; | 16Descendants of Ater through Hezekiah: 98 |
| 17the people of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three; | 17Descendants of Bezai: 323 |
| 18the people of Jorah, one hundred and twelve; | 18Descendants of Jorah: 112 |
| 19the people of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three; | 19Descendants of Hashum: 223 |
| 20the people of Gibbar, ninety-five; | 20Descendants of Gibbar: 95 |
| 21the people of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three; | 21Descendants of exiles from Bethlehem: 123 |
| 22the men of Netophah, fifty-six; | 22People from Netophah: 56 |
| 23the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; | 23People from Anathoth: 128 |
| 24the people of Azmaveth, forty-two; | 24Descendants of exiles from Azmaveth: 42 |
| 25the people of Kirjath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; | 25Descendants of exiles from Kiriath-arim; that is, Chephirah and Beeroth: 743 |
| 26the people of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; | 26Descendants of exiles from Ramah and Geba: 621 |
| 27the men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two; | 27People from Michmas: 122 |
| 28the men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three; | 28People from Bethel and Ai: 223 |
| 29the people of Nebo, fifty-two; | 29Descendants of exiles from Nebo: 52 |
| 30the people of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six; | 30Descendants of exiles from Magbish: 156 |
| 31the people of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; | 31Descendants of exiles from the other Elam: 1,254 |
| 32the people of Harim, three hundred and twenty; | 32Descendants of exiles from Harim: 320 |
| 33the people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five; | 33Descendants of exiles from Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725 |
| 34the people of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; | 34Descendants of exiles from Jericho: 345 |
| 35the people of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty. | 35Descendants of exiles from Senaah: 3,630 |
| 36The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; | 36The Priests: Descendants of Jedaiah from the household of Jeshua: 973 |
| 37the sons of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two; | 37Descendants of Immer: 1,052 |
| 38the sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; | 38Descendants of Pashhur: 1,247 |
| 39the sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen. | 39Descendants of Harim: 1,017 |
| 40The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four. | 40The Descendants of Levi: Descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel; that is, descendants of Hodaviah: 74 |
| 41The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight. | 41The Singers: Descendants of Asaph: 128 |
| 42The 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, one hundred and thirty-nine in all. | 42The Descendants of the Gatekeepers: Descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, totaling: 139 |
| 43The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, | 43The Temple Servants: Descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, and Tabbaoth. |
| 44the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, | 44Descendants of Keros, Siaha, and Padon. |
| 45the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub, | 45Descendants of Lebanah, Hagabah, and Akkub. |
| 46the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan, | 46Descendants of Hagab, Shalmai, and Hanan. |
| 47the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah, | 47Descendants of Giddel, Gahar, and Reaiah. |
| 48the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, | 48Descendants of Rezin, Nekoda, and Gazzam. |
| 49the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai, | 49Descendants of Uzza, Paseah, and Besai. |
| 50the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim, | 50Descendants of Asnah, Meunim, and Nephusim. |
| 51the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, | 51Descendants of Bakbuk, Hakupha, and Harhur. |
| 52the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, | 52Descendants of Bazluth, Mehida, and Harsha. |
| 53the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah, | 53Descendants of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah. |
| 54the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. | 54Descendants of Neziah and Hatipha. |
| 55The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda, | 55The Descendants of Solomon's Servants: Descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, and Peruda. |
| 56the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, | 56Descendants of Jaalah, Darkon, and Giddel. |
| 57the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of Ami. | 57Descendants of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. |
| 58All the Nethinim and the children of Solomon’s servants were three hundred and ninety-two. | 58All of the Temple Servants and descendants of Solomon's servants numbered 392. |
| 59And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not identify their father’s house or their genealogy, whether they were of Israel: | 59Here is a list of returnees from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer who could not prove their ancestry and lineage from Israel: |
| 60the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two; | 60Descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda: 652 |
| 61and of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, and the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name. | 61Descendants of the Priests: Descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai, who married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that name. |
| 62These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled. | 62These people searched for their ancestral registrations but they couldn't be located. Accordingly, they were assigned an "unclean" status and couldn't be priests. |
| 63And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim. | 63Governor Zerubbabel also ruled that they shouldn't eat anything holy until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim. |
| 64The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, | 64The entire assembly numbered 42,360, |
| 65besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred men and women singers. | 65not including 7,337 male and female servants, along with 200 singing men and women. |
| 66Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five, | 66In addition, they had 736 horses, 245 mules, |
| 67their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and their donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty. | 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. |
| 68Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to erect it in its place: | 68When they arrived at the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families contributed toward building the Temple of God on its former site. |
| 69According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold drachmas, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly garments. | 69They contributed to the treasury for this work in accordance with their ability: 61,000 golden drachma, 5,000 units of silver, and 100 priestly robes. |
| 70So the priests and the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. | 70As a result, the priests, descendants of Levi, certain people, the singers, door-keepers, and the Temple Servants were able to settle in their original cities, with the rest of the Israelis in their cities. |
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