The Families Who Return from Captivity in Babylon |
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Ezra 2:1-70 The Book of Ezra in [Smaller Chunks] |
Now, these are the children [families & descendants of those who had inhabited] the province, whom king Nebuchadnezzar had carried away to Babylon & that went up out of captivity & [all of these] came again to his city [in] Jerusalem & Judah. |
[Those who] came with Zerubabel [were:] Jehusa, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rheum & Baanah. The number of the men of Israel: |
The children [families] of: Parosh, 2,172. The children [families] of: Shephatiah, 372. The children [families] of: Arah, 775. The children [families] of: Pahath Moab, of the children [& families] of: Jeshua & Joab, 2,812. The children [families] of: Elam, 1,254. The children [families] of: Zattu, 945. The children [families] of: Zaccai, [a.k.a. Zakkai,] 760. The children [families] of: Bani, 642. The children [families] of: Bebai, 623. The children [families] of: Azgad, 1,222. The children [families] of: Adonikam, 666. The children [families] of: Bigvai, 2,056. The children [families] of: Adin, 454. The children [families] of: Ater of [Hezekiah's family,] 98. The children [families] of: Bezai, 323. The children [families] of: Zorah, 112. The children [families] of: Hashum, 223. The children [families] of: Gibbar, 95. The children [families] of: Bethlehem, 123. |
The men of Anathoth, 128. The children [families] of: Azmaveth, 42. The children [families] of: Kirjath Arim [a.k.a. Kirjath Jearim,] 743. The children [families] of: Ramah & Gaba, [a.k.a. Geba,] 621. The men of Michmas, [a.k.a. Mikmash,] 122. The men of BethEl & Ai, 223. The children [families] of: Nebo, 52. The children [families] of: Magbish, 156. The children [families] of: the other Elam, 1,254. The children [families] of: Harim, 320. The children [families] of: Lod & Hadid & Ono, 725. The children [families] of: Jericho, 345. The children [families] of: Senaah, 3,630. |
The priests of: the [families & descendants] of: Jedaiah, of [Jeshua's] house, 973. The [families & descendants] of: Immer, 1,052. The [families & descendants] of: Pashur, 1,247. The [families & descendants] of: Harim, 1,017. |
The Levites of: the [families & descendants] of: Jeshua & Kadmiel & the [families] of: Hodaviah, 74. The singers [& musicians] of: the [families & descendants] of: Asaph, 128. The gatekeepers of: the [families & descendants] of: Shallum, the [families] of Ater, the [families] of Talmon, the [families] of Akkub, the [families] of Hatita, the [families] of Shobai, in all 139. |
The Nethinims [the temple servants] of: the [families & descendants] of: Ziha, the [families & descendants] of: Hasupha, the [families & descendants] of: Tabbaoth, the [families & descendants] of: Keros, the [families & descendants] of: Siaha, the [families & descendants] of: Padan, the [families & descendants] of: Lebanah, the [families & descendants] of: Hagabah, the [families & descendants] of: Akkub, the [families & descendants] of: Hagab, the [families & descendants] of: Shalmai, the [families & descendants] of: Hanan, the [families & descendants] of: Giddel, the [families & descendants] of: Gahar, the [families & descendants] of: Reaiah, the [families & descendants] of: Rezin, the [families & descendants] of: Nekoda, the [families & descendants] of: Gazzam, the [families & descendants] of: Uzza, [a.k.a. Uzzah,] the [families & descendants] of: Paseah, the [families & descendants] of: Besai, [a.k.a. Beshai,] the [families & descendants] of: Asnah, the [families & descendants] of: Mehunim, [a.k.a. Meunim,] the [families & descendants] of: Nephusim, the [families & descendants] of: Bakbuk, the [families & descendants] of: Hakupha, the [families & descendants] of: Harhur, the [families & descendants] of: Bazluth, the [families & descendants] of: Mehida, the [families & descendants] of: Harsha, the [families & descendants] of: Barkos, the [families & descendants] of: Sisera, the [families & descendants] of: Thamah, [a.k.a. Temah,] the [families & descendants] of: Neziah & the [families & descendants] of: Hatipha. |
The children [families & descendants] of Solomon's servants: of: the [families & descendants] of: Sotai, the [families & descendants] of: Sophereth, [a.k.a. Hassophereth,] the [families & descendants] of: Peruda, the [families & descendants] of: Jaalah, the [families & descendants] of: Darkon, the [families & descendants] of: Giddel, the [families & descendants] of: Shephatiah, the [families & descendants] of: Hattil, the [families & descendants] of: Pochereth of Zebaim [a.k.a. Pokereth Hazzebaim] and the [families & descendants] of Ami. All the Nethinims & the children of Solomon's servants were 392. |
These were [those who] went up from Telmelah, Teharsa, Cherub, Addon & Immer: but [these] couldn't [show proof of] their father's [family] & their [descendants & genealogy] whether they were of Israel. The [families & descendants] of: Delaiah, the [families & descendants] of: Tobiah, the [families & descendants] of: Nekoda, 652. |
The [families & descendants] of: the priests: the [families & descendants] of: Habaiah, [a.k.a. Hobiah,] the [families & descendants] of: Koz, [a.k.a. Hakkoz,] the [families & descendants] of: Barzillai, the Gileadite who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai & was called [by] their name. These [searched for] their [family records] among those who were [registered] by genealogy, but were not found. Therefore, they were [like they were defiled & were excluded] from the priesthood. And the [governor] said to them, that they [shouldn't] eat the Most Holy things, [until] a priest stood up with [the] Urim & Thummim. |
The whole congregation together [that returned] was 42,360. [In addition to] their 7,337 servants & maids & among them were 200 [male & female singers & musicians.] [They had] 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels & 6,720 [donkeys.] |
When they came to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the [leaders of the father's families, gave freewill offerings] to [rebuild God's] house in [its] place. They gave to the treasure [chest] for [for the workers, according to their abilities,] 61,000 drams of gold & 5,000 [pounds] of silver & 1,000 priest's garments. So, the priests, the Levites & some of the people, the singers [& musicians] & [gatekeepers] & the Nethinims, [lived] in their cities & all Israel in their cities. |