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Ezra
Chapter 2
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These ⓒ now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon [1] had deported to Babylon. ⓓ They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.
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They came with Zerubbabel, ⓔ Jeshua, ⓕ Nehemiah, Seraiah, ⓖ Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included [2]
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Parosh’s descendants ⓗ — 2,172
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Shephatiah’s descendants — 372
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Arah’s descendants — 775
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Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants — 2,812
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Elam’s descendants — 1,254
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Zattu’s descendants — 945
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Zaccai’s descendants — 760
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Bani’s descendants — 642
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Bebai’s descendants — 623
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Azgad’s descendants — 1,222
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Adonikam’s descendants ⓘ — 666
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Bigvai’s descendants — 2,056
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Adin’s descendants — 454
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Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah — 98
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Bezai’s descendants — 323
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Jorah’s descendants — 112
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Hashum’s descendants — 223
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Gibbar’s descendants — 95
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Bethlehem’s ⓙpeople — 123
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Netophah’s men — 56
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Anathoth’s men — 128
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Azmaveth’s people — 42
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Kiriatharim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s people — 743
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Ramah’s ⓚand Geba’s people — 621
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Michmas’s men — 122
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Bethel’s and Ai’s ⓛmen — 223
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Nebo’s people — 52
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Magbish’s people — 156
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the other Elam’s people — 1,254
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Harim’s people — 320
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Lod’s, Hadid’s, and Ono’s people — 725
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Jericho’s ⓜpeople — 345
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Senaah’s people — 3,630
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The priests included Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua — 973
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Immer’s descendants — 1,052
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Pashhur’s descendants — 1,247
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and Harim’s descendants — 1,017
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The Levites included Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants from Hodaviah’s descendants — 74
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The singers included Asaph’s ⓝdescendants — 128
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The gatekeepers’ ⓐ descendants included Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants, in all — 139
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The temple servants ⓑ included Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants, Tabbaoth’s descendants,
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Keros’s descendants, Siaha’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,
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Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants,
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Hagab’s descendants, Shalmai’s [3] descendants, Hanan’s descendants,
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Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants, Reaiah’s descendants,
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Rezin’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants, Gazzam’s descendants,
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Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants, Besai’s descendants,
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Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants, Harhur’s descendants,
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Bazluth’s descendants, Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,
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Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants, Temah’s descendants,
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Neziah’s descendants, and Hatipha’s descendants.
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The descendants of Solomon’s servants ⓒ included Sotai’s descendants, Hassophereth’s descendants, Peruda’s descendants,
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Jaalah’s descendants, Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,
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Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, and Ami’s descendants.
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All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants — 392.
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The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their ancestral families [6] and their lineage were Israelite:
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Delaiah’s descendants, Tobiah’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants — 652
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and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai — who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and who bore their name.
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These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
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The governor ⓓ ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. ⓔ
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The whole combined assembly numbered — 42,360
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not including their 7,337 male and female servants, and their 200 male and female singers. ⓕ
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They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
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435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
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After they arrived at the LORD’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family heads gave freewill offerings ⓖ for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site.
69
Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins, [7] 6,250 pounds [8] of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury ⓗ for the project.
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The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some of the people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns. ⓘ
| # | CSB | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | These ⓒ now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon [1] had deported to Babylon. ⓓ They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. | |
| 2 | They came with Zerubbabel, ⓔ Jeshua, ⓕ Nehemiah, Seraiah, ⓖ Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included [2] | |
| 3 | Parosh’s descendants ⓗ — 2,172 | |
| 4 | Shephatiah’s descendants — 372 | |
| 5 | Arah’s descendants — 775 | |
| 6 | Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants — 2,812 | |
| 7 | Elam’s descendants — 1,254 | |
| 8 | Zattu’s descendants — 945 | |
| 9 | Zaccai’s descendants — 760 | |
| 10 | Bani’s descendants — 642 | |
| 11 | Bebai’s descendants — 623 | |
| 12 | Azgad’s descendants — 1,222 | |
| 13 | Adonikam’s descendants ⓘ — 666 | |
| 14 | Bigvai’s descendants — 2,056 | |
| 15 | Adin’s descendants — 454 | |
| 16 | Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah — 98 | |
| 17 | Bezai’s descendants — 323 | |
| 18 | Jorah’s descendants — 112 | |
| 19 | Hashum’s descendants — 223 | |
| 20 | Gibbar’s descendants — 95 | |
| 21 | Bethlehem’s ⓙpeople — 123 | |
| 22 | Netophah’s men — 56 | |
| 23 | Anathoth’s men — 128 | |
| 24 | Azmaveth’s people — 42 | |
| 25 | Kiriatharim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s people — 743 | |
| 26 | Ramah’s ⓚand Geba’s people — 621 | |
| 27 | Michmas’s men — 122 | |
| 28 | Bethel’s and Ai’s ⓛmen — 223 | |
| 29 | Nebo’s people — 52 | |
| 30 | Magbish’s people — 156 | |
| 31 | the other Elam’s people — 1,254 | |
| 32 | Harim’s people — 320 | |
| 33 | Lod’s, Hadid’s, and Ono’s people — 725 | |
| 34 | Jericho’s ⓜpeople — 345 | |
| 35 | Senaah’s people — 3,630 | |
| 36 | The priests included Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua — 973 | |
| 37 | Immer’s descendants — 1,052 | |
| 38 | Pashhur’s descendants — 1,247 | |
| 39 | and Harim’s descendants — 1,017 | |
| 40 | The Levites included Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants from Hodaviah’s descendants — 74 | |
| 41 | The singers included Asaph’s ⓝdescendants — 128 | |
| 42 | The gatekeepers’ ⓐ descendants included Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants, in all — 139 | |
| 43 | The temple servants ⓑ included Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants, Tabbaoth’s descendants, | |
| 44 | Keros’s descendants, Siaha’s descendants, Padon’s descendants, | |
| 45 | Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, | |
| 46 | Hagab’s descendants, Shalmai’s [3] descendants, Hanan’s descendants, | |
| 47 | Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants, Reaiah’s descendants, | |
| 48 | Rezin’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants, Gazzam’s descendants, | |
| 49 | Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants, Besai’s descendants, | |
| 50 | Asnah’s descendants, Meunim’s [4] descendants, Nephusim’s [5] descendants, | |
| 51 | Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants, Harhur’s descendants, | |
| 52 | Bazluth’s descendants, Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants, | |
| 53 | Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants, Temah’s descendants, | |
| 54 | Neziah’s descendants, and Hatipha’s descendants. | |
| 55 | The descendants of Solomon’s servants ⓒ included Sotai’s descendants, Hassophereth’s descendants, Peruda’s descendants, | |
| 56 | Jaalah’s descendants, Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants, | |
| 57 | Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, and Ami’s descendants. | |
| 58 | All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants — 392. | |
| 59 | The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their ancestral families [6] and their lineage were Israelite: | |
| 60 | Delaiah’s descendants, Tobiah’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants — 652 | |
| 61 | and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai — who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and who bore their name. | |
| 62 | These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. | |
| 63 | The governor ⓓ ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. ⓔ | |
| 64 | The whole combined assembly numbered — 42,360 | |
| 65 | not including their 7,337 male and female servants, and their 200 male and female singers. ⓕ | |
| 66 | They had 736 horses, 245 mules, | |
| 67 | 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. | |
| 68 | After they arrived at the LORD’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family heads gave freewill offerings ⓖ for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site. | |
| 69 | Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins, [7] 6,250 pounds [8] of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury ⓗ for the project. | |
| 70 | The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some of the people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns. ⓘ |
Footnotes & Cross-References
Ezra 2:1 [1]
Nebuchadnezzar reiGened 605–562 BC
Ezra 2:2 [2]
Lit the men of the people of Israel
Ezra 2:46 [3]
Alt Hb tradition reads Shamlai’s
Ezra 2:50 [4]
Alt Hb tradition reads Meinim’s
Ezra 2:50 [5]
Alt Hb tradition reads Nephisim’s
Ezra 2:59 [6]
Lit that the house of their fathers
Ezra 2:69 [7]
Or drachmas, or darics
Ezra 2:69 [8]
Lit 5,000 minas
No cross-references for this chapter.
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