Ezra 2:1-58
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Exiles Who Returned
2 These(A) now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon[a] had deported to Babylon.(B) They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. 2 They came with Zerubbabel,(C) Jeshua,(D) Nehemiah, Seraiah,(E) Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
The number of the Israelite men included:[b]
3 Parosh’s descendants(F) | 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(G) | 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(H) 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(I) and Geba’s people | 621 |
27 Michmas’s men | 122 |
28 Bethel’s and Ai’s(J) 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(K) 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(L) descendants | 128 |
42 The gatekeepers’(M) 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(N) 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[c] 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[d] descendants, Nephusim’s[e] 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(O) 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. |
Nehemiah 7:6-60
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 These are the people of the province who went up among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzar(A) of Babylon. Each of them returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to his own town.(B) 7 They came with Zerubbabel,(C) Jeshua,(D) Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.
The number of the Israelite men included:
8 Parosh’s descendants(E) | 2,172 |
9 Shephatiah’s descendants | 372 |
10 Arah’s descendants | 652 |
11 Pahath-moab’s descendants: | |
Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants | 2,818 |
12 Elam’s descendants | 1,254 |
13 Zattu’s descendants | 845 |
14 Zaccai’s descendants | 760 |
15 Binnui’s descendants | 648 |
16 Bebai’s descendants | 628 |
17 Azgad’s descendants | 2,322 |
18 Adonikam’s descendants(F) | 667 |
19 Bigvai’s descendants | 2,067 |
20 Adin’s descendants(G) | 655 |
21 Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah | 98 |
22 Hashum’s descendants | 328 |
23 Bezai’s descendants | 324 |
24 Hariph’s descendants | 112 |
25 Gibeon’s[a] descendants | 95 |
26 Bethlehem’s(H) and Netophah’s(I) men | 188 |
27 Anathoth’s(J) men | 128 |
28 Beth-azmaveth’s men | 42 |
29 Kiriath-jearim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s men | 743 |
30 Ramah’s and Geba’s men | 621 |
31 Michmas’s men | 122 |
32 Bethel’s and Ai’s men(K) | 123 |
33 the other Nebo’s men | 52 |
34 the other Elam’s people | 1,254 |
35 Harim’s people | 320 |
36 Jericho’s people(L) | 345 |
37 Lod’s,(M) Hadid’s, and Ono’s people | 721 |
38 Senaah’s people | 3,930. |
39 The priests included:
Jedaiah’s(N) descendants of the house of Jeshua | 973 |
40 Immer’s descendants | 1,052 |
41 Pashhur’s descendants | 1,247 |
42 Harim’s descendants | 1,017. |
43 The Levites(O) included:
Jeshua’s descendants: of Kadmiel | |
Hodevah’s descendants | 74. |
44 The singers(P) included:
Asaph’s descendants | 148. |
45 The gatekeepers(Q) included:
Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, | |
Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, | |
Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants | 138. |
46 The temple servants(R) included:
Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants,
Tabbaoth’s descendants, 47 Keros’s descendants,
Sia’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,
48 Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants,
Shalmai’s descendants, 49 Hanan’s descendants,
Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,
50 Reaiah’s descendants, Rezin’s descendants,
Nekoda’s descendants, 51 Gazzam’s descendants,
Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,
52 Besai’s descendants, Meunim’s descendants,
Nephishesim’s[b] descendants, 53 Bakbuk’s descendants,
Hakupha’s descendants, Harhur’s descendants,
54 Bazlith’s descendants, Mehida’s descendants,
Harsha’s descendants, 55 Barkos’s descendants,
Sisera’s descendants, Temah’s descendants,
56 Neziah’s descendants, Hatipha’s descendants.
57 The descendants of Solomon’s servants(S) included:
Sotai’s descendants, Sophereth’s descendants,
Perida’s descendants, 58 Jaala’s descendants,
Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,
59 Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants,
Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, Amon’s descendants.
60 All the temple servants | |
and the descendants of Solomon’s servants(T) | 392. |
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 7:25 = Gibbar’s in Ezr 2:20
- Nehemiah 7:52 Alt Hb tradition reads Nephushesim’s
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