1 N ow these are the people of the province who went up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, but who came again to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his own city.

2 T hese came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of Israel:

3 T he sons of Parosh, 2, 172.

4 T he sons of Shephatiah, 372.

5 T he sons of Arah, 775.

6 T he sons of Pahath-moab, namely of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2, 812.

7 T he sons of Elam, 1, 254.

8 T he sons of Zattu, 945.

9 T he sons of Zaccai, 760.

10 T he sons of Bani, 642.

11 T he sons of Bebai, 623.

12 T he sons of Azgad, 1, 222.

13 T he sons of Adonikam, 666.

14 T he sons of Bigvai, 2, 056.

15 T he sons of Adin, 454.

16 T he sons of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, 98.

17 T he sons of Bezai, 323.

18 T he sons of Jorah, 112.

19 T he sons of Hashum, 223.

20 T he sons of Gibbar, 95.

21 T he sons of Bethlehem, 123.

22 T he men of Netophah, 56.

23 T he men of Anathoth, 128.

24 T he sons of Azmaveth, 42.

25 T he sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743.

26 T he sons of Ramah and Geba, 621.

27 T he men of Michmas, 122.

28 T he men of Bethel and Ai, 223.

29 T he sons of Nebo, 52.

30 T he sons of Magbish, 156.

31 T he sons of the other Elam, 1, 254.

32 T he sons of Harim, 320.

33 T he sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725.

34 T he sons of Jericho, 345.

35 T he sons of Senaah, 3, 630.

36 T he priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973.

37 T he sons of Immer, 1, 052.

38 T he sons of Pashhur, 1, 247.

39 T he sons of Harim, 1, 017.

40 T he Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the house of Hodaviah, 74.

41 T he singers: the sons of Asaph, 128.

42 T he sons of the gatekeepers: of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, in all 139.

43 T he Nethinim: the sons of Ziba, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

44 T he sons of Keros, Siaha, Padon,

45 T he sons of Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,

46 T he sons of Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,

47 T he sons of Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,

48 T he sons of Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,

49 T he sons of Uzza, Paseah, Besai,

50 T he sons of Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim,

51 T he sons of Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

52 T he sons of Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

53 T he sons of Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

54 T he sons of Neziah of Hatipha.

55 T he sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, Sophereth (Hassophereth), Peruda,

56 T he sons of Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,

57 T he sons of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, Ami.

58 A ll the Nethinim and the sons of Solomon’s servants were 392.

59 A nd these were they who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not show a record of their fathers’ houses or prove their descent, whether they were of Israel:

60 T he sons of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652.

61 A nd of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, of Hakkoz, and of Barzillai, who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and had assumed their name.

62 T hese sought their names among those enrolled in the genealogies, but they were not found; so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

63 t he governor told them they should not eat of the most holy things until there should be a priest with Urim and Thummim '> know God’s will in the matter].

64 T he whole congregation numbered 42, 360,

65 B esides their menservants and maidservants, 7, 337; and among them they had 200 men and women singers.

66 T heir horses were 736; their mules, 245;

67 T heir camels were 435; their donkeys, 6, 720.

68 S ome of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, made freewill offerings for the house of God to build it on its site.

69 T hey gave as they were able to the treasury for the work 61, 000 darics of gold, 5, 000 minas of silver, and 100 priests’ garments.

70 S o the priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their own towns, and all Israel into their towns.