1 N ow 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;

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 ho 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 children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.

2, 172 sons of Parosh,

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

372 sons of Shephatiah,

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

775 sons of Arah,

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

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

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

1, 254 sons of Elam,

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

945 sons of Zattu,

9 T he children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.

760 sons of Zaccai,

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

642 sons of Bani,

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

623 sons of Bebai,

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

1, 222 sons of Azgad,

13 T he children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.

666 sons of Adonikam,

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

2, 056 sons of Bigvai,

15 T he children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.

454 sons of Adin,

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

98 sons of Ater,

17 T he children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.

323 sons of Bezai,

18 T he children of Jorah, one hundred twelve.

112 sons of Jorah,

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

223 sons of Hashum,

20 T he children of Gibbar, ninety-five.

95 sons of Gibbar,

21 T he children of Bethlehem, one hundred 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 twenty-eight.

128 sons of Anathoth,

24 T he children of Azmaveth, forty-two.

42 sons of Azmaveth,

25 T he children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.

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

26 T he children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.

621 sons of Raman and Geba,

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

122 sons of Michmas,

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

223 sons of Bethel and Ai,

29 T he children of Nebo, fifty-two.

52 sons of Nebo,

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

156 sons of Magbish,

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

1, 254 sons of the other Elam,

32 T he children of Harim, three hundred twenty.

320 sons of Harim,

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

725 sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono,

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

345 sons of Jericho,

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

3, 630 sons of Senaah.

36 T he priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.

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

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

1, 052 sons of Immer,

38 T he children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.

1, 247 sons of Pashhur,

39 T he children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.

1, 017 sons of Harim.

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

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

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

The singers: 128 sons of Asaph.

42 T he 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.

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

43 T he Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children 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 children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,

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

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

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

46 t he children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.

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

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

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

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

57 t he children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.

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

58 A ll the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.

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

59 T hese 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:

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

652 sons of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda.

61 O f 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.

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 place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and 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 T he 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.

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 T he whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

There were 42, 360 people in all,

65 b esides 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.

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

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

They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

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

435 camels, and 6, 720 donkeys.

68 S ome 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:

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 into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand minas 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 some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, lived 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.