“now these are the people of the province who came back from 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…”
Ezra 2
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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,
“Now, these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had carried away into Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem, and…”
2accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
“which came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Sariiah, Reliah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpah, Bigvi, Rahum, Banna. The number of the men of the people of Israel,”
3the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;
“the sons of Parosh 2172”
4the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;
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5the descendants of Arah, 775;
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6the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;
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7the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
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8the descendants of Zattu, 945;
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9the descendants of Zaccai, 760;
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10the descendants of Bani, 642;
“the people of Bani, 642.”
11the descendants of Bebai, 623;
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12the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;
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13the descendants of Adonikam, 666;
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14the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;
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15the descendants of Adin, 454;
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16the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;
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17the descendants of Bezai, 323;
“the people of Bezi, 323.”
18the descendants of Jorah, 112;
“The people of Jorah, 112.”
19the descendants of Hashum, 223;
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20the descendants of Gibbar, 95;
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21the men of Bethlehem, 123;
“the people of Bethlehem, 123.”
22the men of Netophah, 56;
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23the men of Anathoth, 128;
“the men of Anathoth, 128”
24the descendants of Azmaveth, 42;
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25the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
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26the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;
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27the men of Michmash, 122;
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28the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;
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29the descendants of Nebo, 52;
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30the descendants of Magbish, 156;
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31the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;
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32the descendants of Harim, 320;
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33the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;
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34the men of Jericho, 345;
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35and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.
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36The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;
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37the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
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38the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;
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39and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.
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40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah ), 74.
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41The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.
“the singers, the sons of Asaph, 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.
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43The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
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44the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,
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45the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,
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46the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan,
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47the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah,
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48the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam,
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49the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai,
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50the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim,
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51the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
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52the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
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53the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
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54the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.
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55The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Peruda,
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56the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
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57the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.
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58The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.
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59The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
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60the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.
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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).
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62These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
“these searched among their ancestral registration, but they could not be located and therefore they were considered unclean and were excluded 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.
“the governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood up with the Urim and Thummim.”
64The whole assembly numbered 42,360,
“The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and”
“the whole congregation together was forty and two thousand, three hundred and”
65in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers.
“Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were 7 ,337, and there were among them 200 singing men and singing women.”
66They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
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67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
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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.
“And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place,”
“And some of the chief fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord, which is at Jerusalem, they offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place.”
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.
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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.
“So, the priests and the Levites and some of the people and the singers and the porters and the Nephilim dwelt in their cities and all Israel in their cities.”
“the priests and the Levites and some of the people and the singers and the gatekeepers and the temple servants lived in their cities and all Israel in their cities.”
“So the priests, the Levites and some of the people and all the singers and the porters and the Nethemim that dwelt in their cities and all Israel in their cities.”