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Ezra 2

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¹ These ⓒ now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon [1] had deported to Babylon. ⓓ They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.

² They came with Zerubbabel, ⓔ Jeshua, ⓕ Nehemiah, Seraiah, ⓖ Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included [2]

³ Parosh’s descendants ⓗ — 2,172

⁴ Shephatiah’s descendants — 372

⁵ Arah’s descendants — 775

⁶ Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants — 2,812

⁷ Elam’s descendants — 1,254

⁸ Zattu’s descendants — 945

⁹ Zaccai’s descendants — 760

¹⁰ Bani’s descendants — 642

¹¹ Bebai’s descendants — 623

¹² Azgad’s descendants — 1,222

¹³ Adonikam’s descendants ⓘ — 666

¹⁴ Bigvai’s descendants — 2,056

¹⁵ Adin’s descendants — 454

¹⁶ Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah — 98

¹⁷ Bezai’s descendants — 323

¹⁸ Jorah’s descendants — 112

¹⁹ Hashum’s descendants — 223

²⁰ Gibbar’s descendants — 95

²¹ Bethlehem’s ⓙpeople — 123

²² Netophah’s men — 56

²³ Anathoth’s men — 128

²⁴ Azmaveth’s people — 42

²⁵ Kiriatharim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s people — 743

²⁶ Ramah’s ⓚand Geba’s people — 621

²⁷ Michmas’s men — 122

²⁸ Bethel’s and Ai’s ⓛmen — 223

²⁹ Nebo’s people — 52

³⁰ Magbish’s people — 156

³¹ the other Elam’s people — 1,254

³² Harim’s people — 320

³³ Lod’s, Hadid’s, and Ono’s people — 725

³⁴ Jericho’s ⓜpeople — 345

³⁵ Senaah’s people — 3,630

³⁶ The priests included Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua — 973

³⁷ Immer’s descendants — 1,052

³⁸ Pashhur’s descendants — 1,247

³⁹ and Harim’s descendants — 1,017

⁴⁰ The Levites included Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants from Hodaviah’s descendants — 74

⁴¹ The singers included Asaph’s ⓝdescendants — 128

⁴² The gatekeepers’ ⓐ descendants included Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants, in all — 139

⁴³ The temple servants ⓑ included Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants, Tabbaoth’s descendants,

⁴⁴ Keros’s descendants, Siaha’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,

⁴⁵ Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants,

⁴⁶ Hagab’s descendants, Shalmai’s [3] descendants, Hanan’s descendants,

⁴⁷ Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants, Reaiah’s descendants,

⁴⁸ Rezin’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants, Gazzam’s descendants,

⁴⁹ Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants, Besai’s descendants,

⁵⁰ Asnah’s descendants, Meunim’s [4] descendants, Nephusim’s [5] descendants,

⁵¹ Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants, Harhur’s descendants,

⁵² Bazluth’s descendants, Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,

⁵³ Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants, Temah’s descendants,

⁵⁴ Neziah’s descendants, and Hatipha’s descendants.

⁵⁵ The descendants of Solomon’s servants ⓒ included Sotai’s descendants, Hassophereth’s descendants, Peruda’s descendants,

⁵⁶ Jaalah’s descendants, Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,

⁵⁷ Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, and Ami’s descendants.

⁵⁸ All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants — 392.

⁵⁹ The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their ancestral families [6] and their lineage were Israelite:

⁶⁰ Delaiah’s descendants, Tobiah’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants — 652

⁶¹ and 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 who bore their name.

⁶² These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

⁶³ The governor ⓓ ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. ⓔ

⁶⁴ The whole combined assembly numbered — 42,360

⁶⁵ not including their 7,337 male and female servants, and their 200 male and female singers. ⓕ

⁶⁶ They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

⁶⁷ 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

⁶⁸ After they arrived at the LORD’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family heads gave freewill offerings ⓖ for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site.

⁶⁹ Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins, [7] 6,250 pounds [8] of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury ⓗ for the project.

⁷⁰ The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some of the people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns. ⓘ

#	CSB
1	These ⓒ now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon [1] had deported to Babylon. ⓓ They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.
2	They came with Zerubbabel, ⓔ Jeshua, ⓕ Nehemiah, Seraiah, ⓖ Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included [2]
3	Parosh’s descendants ⓗ — 2,172
4	Shephatiah’s descendants — 372
5	Arah’s descendants — 775
6	Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants — 2,812
7	Elam’s descendants — 1,254
8	Zattu’s descendants — 945
9	Zaccai’s descendants — 760
10	Bani’s descendants — 642
11	Bebai’s descendants — 623
12	Azgad’s descendants — 1,222
13	Adonikam’s descendants ⓘ — 666
14	Bigvai’s descendants — 2,056
15	Adin’s descendants — 454
16	Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah — 98
17	Bezai’s descendants — 323
18	Jorah’s descendants — 112
19	Hashum’s descendants — 223
20	Gibbar’s descendants — 95
21	Bethlehem’s ⓙpeople — 123
22	Netophah’s men — 56
23	Anathoth’s men — 128
24	Azmaveth’s people — 42
25	Kiriatharim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s people — 743
26	Ramah’s ⓚand Geba’s people — 621
27	Michmas’s men — 122
28	Bethel’s and Ai’s ⓛmen — 223
29	Nebo’s people — 52
30	Magbish’s people — 156
31	the other Elam’s people — 1,254
32	Harim’s people — 320
33	Lod’s, Hadid’s, and Ono’s people — 725
34	Jericho’s ⓜpeople — 345
35	Senaah’s people — 3,630
36	The priests included Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua — 973
37	Immer’s descendants — 1,052
38	Pashhur’s descendants — 1,247
39	and Harim’s descendants — 1,017
40	The Levites included Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants from Hodaviah’s descendants — 74
41	The singers included Asaph’s ⓝdescendants — 128
42	The gatekeepers’ ⓐ descendants included Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants, in all — 139
43	The temple servants ⓑ included Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants, Tabbaoth’s descendants,
44	Keros’s descendants, Siaha’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,
45	Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants,
46	Hagab’s descendants, Shalmai’s [3] descendants, Hanan’s descendants,
47	Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants, Reaiah’s descendants,
48	Rezin’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants, Gazzam’s descendants,
49	Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants, Besai’s descendants,
50	Asnah’s descendants, Meunim’s [4] descendants, Nephusim’s [5] descendants,
51	Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants, Harhur’s descendants,
52	Bazluth’s descendants, Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,
53	Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants, Temah’s descendants,
54	Neziah’s descendants, and Hatipha’s descendants.
55	The descendants of Solomon’s servants ⓒ included Sotai’s descendants, Hassophereth’s descendants, Peruda’s descendants,
56	Jaalah’s descendants, Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,
57	Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, and Ami’s descendants.
58	All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants — 392.
59	The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their ancestral families [6] and their lineage were Israelite:
60	Delaiah’s descendants, Tobiah’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants — 652
61	and 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 who bore their name.
62	These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
63	The governor ⓓ ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. ⓔ
64	The whole combined assembly numbered — 42,360
65	not including their 7,337 male and female servants, and their 200 male and female singers. ⓕ
66	They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
67	435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68	After they arrived at the LORD’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family heads gave freewill offerings ⓖ for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site.
69	Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins, [7] 6,250 pounds [8] of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury ⓗ for the project.
70	The 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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^{Ezra 2:25 [3]} See Septuagint (see also Neh. 7:29); Hebrew Kiriath Arim.

^{Ezra 2:69 [4]} That is, about 1,100 pounds or about 500 kilograms

^{Ezra 2:69 [5]} That is, about 3 tons or about 2.8 metric tons

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