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List of the returnees

These were the people of the province who went up from there—from among those captive exiles whom Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar had deported to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, all to their own towns. They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

The number of the people of Israel

The family of Parosh2,172
of Shephatiah372
of Arah775
of Pahath-moab, namely the family of Jeshua and Joab2,812
of Elam1,254
of Zattu945
of Zaccai760
10 of Bani642
11 of Bebai623
12 of Azgad1,222
13 of Adonikam666
14 of Bigvai2,056
15 of Adin454
16 of Ater, namely of Hezekiah98
17 of Bezai323
18 of Jorah112
19 of Hashum223
20 of Gibbar95
21 of Bethlehem123
22 The people of Netophah56
23 of Anathoth128
24 The family of Azmaveth42
25 of Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth743
26 of Ramah and Geba621
27 The people of Michmash122
28 of Bethel and Ai223
29 The family of Nebo52
30 of Magbish156
31 of the other Elam1,254
32 of Harim320
33 of Lod, Hadid, and Ono725
34 of Jericho345
35 of Senaah3,630

36 The priests

The family of Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua973
37 of Immer1,052
38 of Pashhur1,247
39 of Harim1,017
40 The Levites: the family of Jeshua and Kadmiel—the family of Hodaviah74

41 The singers

The family of Asaph128

42 The family of the gatekeepers

of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai139 in all

43 The temple servants

The family of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 44 Keros, Siaha, Padon, 45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, 46 Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan, 47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, 48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, 49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai, 50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim, 51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, 53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 54 Neziah, and Hatipha

55 The family of Solomon’s servants

Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, 56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, 57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.

58 All of the temple servants and the family of Solomon’s servants 392

Exclusions

59 The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they were unable to demonstrate that their family or their descent was from Israel: 60 the family of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652

61 and of the family of the priests: the family of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

62 They looked for their entries in the genealogical records, but they were not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 63 The governor ordered them not to eat of the most holy food until a priest arose who could consult Urim and Thummim.

Total

64 The whole assembly together totaled 42,360, 65 not including their 7,337 male and female servants; they also had 200 male and female singers, 66 736 horses, 245 mules, 67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

Arrival in Jerusalem

68 When they arrived at the Lord’s house in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families brought spontaneous gifts for the rebuilding of God’s house on its site. 69 According to their means, they gave to the building fund 61,000 drachmen of gold, 5,000 manehs of silver, and 100 priestly robes.

70 The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants settled in their own towns, and all Israel in their towns.

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