1 ¶ Now these are the sons 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 unto Babylon, and that returned unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city,

These are the people who left the land of Babylon and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city. Their families had been taken away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon.

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

These people returned with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of Israel:

3 T he sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.

2, 172 sons of Parosh,

4 T he sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.

372 sons of Shephatiah,

5 T he sons of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.

775 sons of Arah,

6 T he sons of Pahathmoab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

2, 812 sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab,

7 T he sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

1, 254 sons of Elam,

8 T he sons of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five.

945 sons of Zattu,

9 T he sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and seventy.

760 sons of Zaccai,

10 T he sons of Bani, six hundred and forty-two.

642 sons of Bani,

11 T he sons of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three.

623 sons of Bebai,

12 T he sons of Azgad, one thousand two hundred and twenty-two.

1, 222 sons of Azgad,

13 T he sons of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six.

666 sons of Adonikam,

14 T he sons of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six.

2, 056 sons of Bigvai,

15 T he sons of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four.

454 sons of Adin,

16 T he sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.

98 sons of Ater,

17 T he sons of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three.

323 sons of Bezai,

18 T he sons of Jorah, one hundred and twelve.

112 sons of Jorah,

19 T he sons of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three.

223 sons of Hashum,

20 T he sons of Gibbar, ninety-five.

95 sons of Gibbar,

21 T he sons of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three.

123 sons of Bethlehem,

22 T he men of Netophah, fifty-six.

56 sons of Netophah,

23 T he men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight.

128 sons of Anathoth,

24 T he sons of Azmaveth, forty-two.

42 sons of Azmaveth,

25 T he sons of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.

743 sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth,

26 T he sons of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred and twenty-one.

621 sons of Raman and Geba,

27 T he men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two.

122 sons of Michmas,

28 T he men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three.

223 sons of Bethel and Ai,

29 T he sons of Nebo, fifty-two.

52 sons of Nebo,

30 T he sons of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six.

156 sons of Magbish,

31 T he sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

1, 254 sons of the other Elam,

32 T he sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

320 sons of Harim,

33 T he sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five.

725 sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono,

34 T he sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.

345 sons of Jericho,

35 T he sons of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty.

3, 630 sons of Senaah.

36 ¶ The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.

The religious leaders: 973 sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua,

37 T he sons of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two.

1, 052 sons of Immer,

38 T he sons of Pashur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven.

1, 247 sons of Pashhur,

39 T he sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.

1, 017 sons of Harim.

40 T he Levites: the sons of Jeshua and of Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four.

The Levites: 74 sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah.

41 T he singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight.

The singers: 128 sons of Asaph.

42 T he sons of the porters: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, in all one hundred and thirty-nine.

The sons of the gate-keepers: 139 of the sons of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai.

43 T he Nethinims: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,

The men who worked in the house of the Lord: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,

44 t he sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon,

the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon,

45 t he sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,

the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,

46 t he sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan,

the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan,

47 t he sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,

the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,

48 t he sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,

the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,

49 t he sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,

the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,

50 t he sons of Asnah, the sons of Mehunim, the sons of Nephusim,

the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim,

51 t he sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,

the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,

52 t he sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,

the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,

53 t he sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Thamah,

the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,

54 t he sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.

the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.

55 T he sons of Solomon’s slaves: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda,

The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda,

56 t he sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,

the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,

57 t he sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, the sons of Ami.

the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Ami.

58 A ll the Nethinims and the sons of Solomon’s slaves, were three hundred and ninety-two.

All the servants of the house of the Lord, and all the sons of Solomon’s servants, were 392.

59 A nd these were those which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not show their father’s house and their seed, whether they were of Israel.

Now these are the men who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer. But they were not able to show that their fathers and they were children of Israel:

60 T he sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two.

652 sons of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.

61 A nd of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai; who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

And the sons of the religious leaders: the sons of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai, who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name.

62 T hese sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore, they were, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

These men looked for their names among the names of all the families, but could not find them. So they were thought of as being unclean, and were not allowed to work as religious leaders.

63 A nd the Tirshatha said unto them that they should not eat of the most holy things until there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.

And the leader told them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a religious leader learned God’s will by the Urim and Thummin.

64 ¶ The whole congregation united as one man was forty-two thousand three hundred and seventy,

There were 42, 360 people in all,

65 b esides their slaves and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and there were among them two hundred men and women who were singers.

besides the 7, 337 men servants and women servants, and 200 singing men and women.

66 T heir horses were seven hundred and thirty-six; their mules, two hundred and forty-five;

They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

67 t heir camels, four hundred and thirty-five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

435 camels, and 6, 720 donkeys.

68 A nd some of the heads of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which was at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place.

When they came to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the family groups gave a free-will gift for the house of God to be built again on the same place.

69 T hey gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work sixty-one thousand drams of gold and five thousand pounds of silver and one hundred priests’ garments.

As they were able, they gave 61, 000 gold-pieces and 5, 000 silverpieces and 100 coats for the religious leaders, for the work to be done.

70 S o the priests and the Levites and those of the people and the singers and the porters and the Nethinims dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

So the religious leaders, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gate-keepers and the servants of the Lord’s house lived in their own cities, and all Israel lived in their cities.