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| 1Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. | 1Now 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. |
| 2Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile: | 2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: |
| 3The family of Parosh 2,172 | 3the sons of Parosh, 2,172. |
| 4The family of Shephatiah 372 | 4The sons of Shephatiah, 372. |
| 5The family of Arah 775 | 5The sons of Arah, 775. |
| 6The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812 | 6The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812. |
| 7The family of Elam 1,254 | 7The sons of Elam, 1,254. |
| 8The family of Zattu 945 | 8The sons of Zattu, 945. |
| 9The family of Zaccai 760 | 9The sons of Zaccai, 760. |
| 10The family of Bani 642 | 10The sons of Bani, 642. |
| 11The family of Bebai 623 | 11The sons of Bebai, 623. |
| 12The family of Azgad 1,222 | 12The sons of Azgad, 1,222. |
| 13The family of Adonikam 666 | 13The sons of Adonikam, 666. |
| 14The family of Bigvai 2,056 | 14The sons of Bigvai, 2,056. |
| 15The family of Adin 454 | 15The sons of Adin, 454. |
| 16The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah) 98 | 16The sons of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, 98. |
| 17The family of Bezai 323 | 17The sons of Bezai, 323. |
| 18The family of Jorah 112 | 18The sons of Jorah, 112. |
| 19The family of Hashum 223 | 19The sons of Hashum, 223. |
| 20The family of Gibbar 95 | 20The sons of Gibbar, 95. |
| 21The people of Bethlehem 123 | 21The sons of Bethlehem, 123. |
| 22The people of Netophah 56 | 22The men of Netophah, 56. |
| 23The people of Anathoth 128 | 23The men of Anathoth, 128. |
| 24The people of Beth-azmaveth 42 | 24The sons of Azmaveth, 42. |
| 25The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth 743 | 25The sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743. |
| 26The people of Ramah and Geba 621 | 26The sons of Ramah and Geba, 621. |
| 27The people of Micmash 122 | 27The men of Michmas, 122. |
| 28The people of Bethel and Ai 223 | 28The men of Bethel and Ai, 223. |
| 29The citizens of Nebo 52 | 29The sons of Nebo, 52. |
| 30The citizens of Magbish 156 | 30The sons of Magbish, 156. |
| 31The citizens of West Elam 1,254 | 31The sons of the other Elam, 1,254. |
| 32The citizens of Harim 320 | 32The sons of Harim, 320. |
| 33The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 725 | 33The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725. |
| 34The citizens of Jericho 345 | 34The sons of Jericho, 345. |
| 35The citizens of Senaah 3,630 | 35The sons of Senaah, 3,630. |
| 36These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973 | 36The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973. |
| 37The family of Immer 1,052 | 37The sons of Immer, 1,052. |
| 38The family of Pashhur 1,247 | 38The sons of Pashhur, 1,247. |
| 39The family of Harim 1,017 | 39The sons of Harim, 1,017. |
| 40These are the Levites who returned from exile: The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) 74 | 40The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74. |
| 41The singers of the family of Asaph 128 | 41The singers: the sons of Asaph, 128. |
| 42The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 139 | 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, in all 139. |
| 43The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, | 43The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, |
| 44Keros, Siaha, Padon, | 44the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, |
| 45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, | 45the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub, |
| 46Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, | 46the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan, |
| 47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, | 47the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah, |
| 48Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, | 48the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, |
| 49Uzza, Paseah, Besai, | 49the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai, |
| 50Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim, | 50the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim, |
| 51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, | 51the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, |
| 52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, | 52the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, |
| 53Barkos, Sisera, Temah, | 53the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, |
| 54Neziah, and Hatipha. | 54the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. |
| 55The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, | 55The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda, |
| 56Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, | 56the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, |
| 57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. | 57the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Ami. |
| 58In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392. | 58All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants were 392. |
| 59Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel. | 59The 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: |
| 60This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 652 people. | 60the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, 652. |
| 61Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.) | 61Also, 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). |
| 62They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. | 62These 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. |
| 63The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the LORD about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots. | 63The 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. |
| 64So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, | 64The whole assembly together was 42,360, |
| 65in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 singers, both men and women. | 65besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337, and they had 200 male and female singers. |
| 66They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, | 66Their horses were 736, their mules were 245, |
| 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. | 67their camels were 435, and their donkeys were 6,720. |
| 68When they arrived at the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God’s Temple on its original site, | 68Some 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. |
| 69and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for the priests. | 69According to their ability they gave to the treasury of the work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priests’ garments. |
| 70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. | 70Now 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 in their towns. |
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