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, who went up out of the 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 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 one hundred seventy-two.

4 3 72 sons of Shephatiah,

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.

5 7 75 sons of Arah,

The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.

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

The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.

7 1 , 254 sons of Elam,

The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

8 9 45 sons of Zattu,

The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.

9 7 60 sons of Zaccai,

The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.

10 6 42 sons of Bani,

The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.

11 6 23 sons of Bebai,

The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.

12 1 , 222 sons of Azgad,

The children of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.

13 6 66 sons of Adonikam,

The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.

14 2 , 056 sons of Bigvai,

The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.

15 4 54 sons of Adin,

The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.

16 9 8 sons of Ater,

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

17 3 23 sons of Bezai,

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.

18 1 12 sons of Jorah,

The children of Jorah, one hundred twelve.

19 2 23 sons of Hashum,

The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.

20 9 5 sons of Gibbar,

The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.

21 1 23 sons of Bethlehem,

The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.

22 5 6 sons of Netophah,

The men of Netophah, fifty-six.

23 1 28 sons of Anathoth,

The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.

24 4 2 sons of Azmaveth,

The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.

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

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

26 6 21 sons of Raman and Geba,

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

27 1 22 sons of Michmas,

The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.

28 2 23 sons of Bethel and Ai,

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

29 5 2 sons of Nebo,

The children of Nebo, fifty-two.

30 1 56 sons of Magbish,

The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.

31 1 , 254 sons of the other Elam,

The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

32 3 20 sons of Harim,

The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.

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

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

34 3 45 sons of Jericho,

The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

35 3 , 630 sons of Senaah.

The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred 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-three.

37 1 , 052 sons of Immer,

The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.

38 1 , 247 sons of Pashhur,

The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.

39 1 , 017 sons of Harim.

The children of Harim, one thousand 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-four.

41 T he singers: 128 sons of Asaph.

The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred twenty-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 one hundred thirty-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-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:

These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, and their offspring, 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-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.

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 place among those who were registered 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.

The governor said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until 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-two thousand three hundred sixty,

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

besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-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-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;

67 4 35 camels, and 6, 720 donkeys.

their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, 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.

Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house 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 sixty-one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand minas 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, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.