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The Exiles Who Returned

These(A) now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon[a] had deported to Babylon.(B) They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. They came with Zerubbabel,(C) Jeshua,(D) Nehemiah, Seraiah,(E) Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

The number of the Israelite men included[b]

Parosh’s descendants(F) 2,172

Shephatiah’s descendants 372

Arah’s descendants 775

Pahath-moab’s descendants:

Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants 2,812

Elam’s descendants 1,254

Zattu’s descendants 945

Zaccai’s descendants 760

10 Bani’s descendants 642

11 Bebai’s descendants 623

12 Azgad’s descendants 1,222

13 Adonikam’s descendants(G) 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(H) 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(I) and Geba’s people 621

27 Michmas’s men 122

28 Bethel’s and Ai’s(J) 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(K) 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(L) descendants 128

42 The gatekeepers’(M) 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(N) 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[c] 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[d] descendants, Nephusim’s[e] 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(O) 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.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:1 Nebuchadnezzar reigned 605–562 BC
  2. 2:2 Lit the men of the people of Israel
  3. 2:46 Alt Hb tradition reads Shamlai’s
  4. 2:50 Alt Hb tradition reads Meinim’s
  5. 2:50 Alt Hb tradition reads Nephisim’s

These are the people of the province who went up among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzar(A) of Babylon. Each of them returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to his own town.(B) They came with Zerubbabel,(C) Jeshua,(D) Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.

The number of the Israelite men included[a]

Parosh’s descendants(E) 2,172

Shephatiah’s descendants 372

10 Arah’s descendants 652

11 Pahath-moab’s descendants:

Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants 2,818

12 Elam’s descendants 1,254

13 Zattu’s descendants 845

14 Zaccai’s descendants 760

15 Binnui’s descendants 648

16 Bebai’s descendants 628

17 Azgad’s descendants 2,322

18 Adonikam’s descendants(F) 667

19 Bigvai’s descendants 2,067

20 Adin’s descendants(G) 655

21 Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah 98

22 Hashum’s descendants 328

23 Bezai’s descendants 324

24 Hariph’s descendants 112

25 Gibeon’s[b] descendants 95

26 Bethlehem’s(H) and Netophah’s(I) men 188

27 Anathoth’s(J) men 128

28 Beth-azmaveth’s men 42

29 Kiriath-jearim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s men 743

30 Ramah’s and Geba’s men 621

31 Michmas’s men 122

32 Bethel’s and Ai’s men(K) 123

33 the other Nebo’s men 52

34 the other Elam’s people 1,254

35 Harim’s people 320

36 Jericho’s people(L) 345

37 Lod’s,(M) Hadid’s, and Ono’s people 721

38 Senaah’s people 3,930.

39 The priests included

Jedaiah’s(N) descendants of the house of Jeshua 973

40 Immer’s descendants 1,052

41 Pashhur’s descendants 1,247

42 Harim’s descendants 1,017.

43 The Levites(O) included

Jeshua’s descendants: of Kadmiel

Hodevah’s descendants 74.

44 The singers(P) included

Asaph’s descendants 148.

45 The gatekeepers(Q) included

Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants,

Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants,

Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants 138.

46 The temple servants(R) included

Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants,

Tabbaoth’s descendants, 47 Keros’s descendants,

Sia’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,

48 Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants,

Shalmai’s descendants, 49 Hanan’s descendants,

Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,

50 Reaiah’s descendants, Rezin’s descendants,

Nekoda’s descendants, 51 Gazzam’s descendants,

Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,

52 Besai’s descendants, Meunim’s descendants,

Nephishesim’s[c] descendants, 53 Bakbuk’s descendants,

Hakupha’s descendants, Harhur’s descendants,

54 Bazlith’s descendants, Mehida’s descendants,

Harsha’s descendants, 55 Barkos’s descendants,

Sisera’s descendants, Temah’s descendants,

56 Neziah’s descendants, Hatipha’s descendants.

57 The descendants of Solomon’s servants(S) included

Sotai’s descendants, Sophereth’s descendants,

Perida’s descendants, 58 Jaala’s descendants,

Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,

59 Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants,

Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, Amon’s descendants.

60 All the temple servants

and the descendants of Solomon’s servants(T) 392.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:7 Lit the men of the people of Israel
  2. 7:25 = Gibbar’s in Ezr 2:20
  3. 7:52 Alt Hb tradition reads Nephushesim’s