Ezra 2 — FBV

2Verse 1This is a list of the Jewish exiles from the province⁺who returned from captivity after King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them away to Babylon. They went back to Jerusalem and to their own towns in Judah.^{Verse 2}Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel:^{Verse 3}the sons of Parosh, 2,172;^{Verse 4}the sons of Shephatiah, 372;^{Verse 5}the sons of Arah, 775;^{Verse 6}the sons of Pahath-moab (sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;^{Verse 7}the sons of Elam, 1,254;^{Verse 8}the sons of Zattu, 945;^{Verse 9}the sons of Zaccai, 760;^{Verse 10}the sons of Bani, 642;^{Verse 11}the sons of Bebai, 623;^{Verse 12}the sons of Azgad, 1,222;^{Verse 13}the sons of Adonikam, 666;^{Verse 14}the sons of Bigvai, 2,056;^{Verse 15}the sons of Adin, 454;^{Verse 16}the sons of Ater (sons of Hezekiah), 98;^{Verse 17}the sons of Bezai, 323;^{Verse 18}the sons of Jorah, 112;^{Verse 19}the sons of Hashum, 223;^{Verse 20}the sons of Gibbar, 95;^{Verse 21}the people from Bethlehem, 123;^{Verse 22}the people from Netophah, 56;^{Verse 23}the people from Anathoth, 128;^{Verse 24}the people from Beth-azmaveth, 42;^{Verse 25}the people from Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743;^{Verse 26}the people from Ramah and Geba, 621;^{Verse 27}the people from Micmash, 122;^{Verse 28}the people from Bethel and Ai, 223;^{Verse 29}the sons of Nebo, 52;^{Verse 30}the sons of Magbish, 156;^{Verse 31}the sons of Elam, 1,254;^{Verse 32}the sons of Harim, 320;^{Verse 33}the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;^{Verse 34}the sons of Jericho, 345;^{Verse 35}the sons of Senaah, 3,630.^{Verse 36}This is the number of the priests: the sons of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua), 973;^{Verse 37}the sons of Immer, 1,052;^{Verse 38}the sons of Pashhur, 1,247;^{Verse 39}the sons of Harim, 1,017.^{Verse 40}This is the number of the Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74;^{Verse 41}the singers of the sons of Asaph, 128;^{Verse 42}the gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139.^{Verse 43}The descendants of these Temple servants: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,^{Verse 44}Keros, Siaha, Padon,^{Verse 45}Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,^{Verse 46}Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,^{Verse 47}Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,^{Verse 48}Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,^{Verse 49}Uzza, Paseah, Besai,^{Verse 50}Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,^{Verse 51}Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,^{Verse 52}Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,^{Verse 53}Barkos, Sisera, Temah,^{Verse 54}Neziah, and Hatipha.^{Verse 55}The descendants of King Solomon's servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,^{Verse 56}Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,^{Verse 57}Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.^{Verse 58}The total of the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants was 392.^{Verse 59}Those who came from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer could not prove their family genealogy, or even that they were descendants of Israel.^{Verse 60}They included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652 in total.^{Verse 61}In addition there were three priestly families, sons of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (Barzillai had married a woman descended from Barzillai of Gilead, and he was called by that name.)^{Verse 62}They searched for a record of them in the genealogies, but their names weren't found, so they were barred from serving as priests.^{Verse 63}The governor⁺instructed them not to eat anything from the sanctuary sacrifices until a priest could ask the Lord about the issue by using the Urim and Thummim.^{+Verse 64}The total of number of people returning was 42,360.^{Verse 65}In addition there were 7,337 servants and 200 male and female singers.^{Verse 66}They had 736 horses, 245 mules,^{Verse 67}435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.^{Verse 68}When they arrived at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary contributions toward the rebuilding of God's Temple where it had once stood.^{Verse 69}They gave depending on how much they had, putting their gift into the treasury. The total came to 61,000 gold daric coins, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.^{Verse 70}The priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, as well as some of the people went back to live in their specific towns. The others returned to their own towns throughout Israel.