1 T hese 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.

Now these are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those that 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;

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

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

3 2 , 172 sons of Parosh,

The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two.

4 3 72 sons of Shephatiah,

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

5 7 75 sons of Arah,

The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.

6 2 , 812 sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab,

The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

7 1 , 254 sons of Elam,

The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

8 9 45 sons of Zattu,

The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.

9 7 60 sons of Zaccai,

The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

10 6 42 sons of Bani,

The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.

11 6 23 sons of Bebai,

The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.

12 1 , 222 sons of Azgad,

The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.

13 6 66 sons of Adonikam,

The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.

14 2 , 056 sons of Bigvai,

The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.

15 4 54 sons of Adin,

The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

16 9 8 sons of Ater,

The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

17 3 23 sons of Bezai,

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.

18 1 12 sons of Jorah,

The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.

19 2 23 sons of Hashum,

The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.

20 9 5 sons of Gibbar,

The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.

21 1 23 sons of Bethlehem,

The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three.

22 5 6 sons of Netophah,

The men of Netophah, fifty and six.

23 1 28 sons of Anathoth,

The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight.

24 4 2 sons of Azmaveth,

The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.

25 7 43 sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth,

The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

26 6 21 sons of Raman and Geba,

The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.

27 1 22 sons of Michmas,

The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty and two.

28 2 23 sons of Bethel and Ai,

The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

29 5 2 sons of Nebo,

The children of Nebo, fifty and two.

30 1 56 sons of Magbish,

The children of Magbish, a hundred fifty and six.

31 1 , 254 sons of the other Elam,

The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

32 3 20 sons of Harim,

The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

33 7 25 sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono,

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.

34 3 45 sons of Jericho,

The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

35 3 , 630 sons of Senaah.

The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

36 T he religious leaders: 973 sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua,

The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

37 1 , 052 sons of Immer,

The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

38 1 , 247 sons of Pashhur,

The children of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

39 1 , 017 sons of Harim.

The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

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

The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

41 T he singers: 128 sons of Asaph.

The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight.

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

The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all a hundred thirty and nine.

43 T he men who worked in the house of the Lord: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,

The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

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

the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,

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

the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,

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

the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,

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

the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

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

the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

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

the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

50 t he sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim,

the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,

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

the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

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

the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

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

the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,

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

the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

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

The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,

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

the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

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

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

58 A ll the servants of the house of the Lord, and all the sons of Solomon’s servants, were 392.

All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

59 N ow 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:

And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

60 6 52 sons of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.

the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.

61 A nd 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.

And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

62 T hese 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.

These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.

63 A nd 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.

And the governor said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

64 T here were 42, 360 people in all,

The whole assembly together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

65 b esides the 7, 337 men servants and women servants, and 200 singing men and women.

besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.

66 T hey had 736 horses, 245 mules,

Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;

67 4 35 camels, and 6, 720 donkeys.

their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

68 W hen 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.

And some of the heads of fathers' houses, when they came to the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place:

69 A s 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.

they gave after their ability into the treasury of the work threescore and one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.

70 S o 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.

So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.