Ezra 2 at ScriptureAwakened.com

2:1 These are the people of the ·area [province] who ·returned [were returning/on their way back] from ·captivity [exile], whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had ·taken [carried] away to Babylon [2 Kin. 25:11–12]. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each going back to his own town.

2:2 These people returned with Zerubbabel [3:2], Jeshua [3:2], Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. ·These are [This is the number/list of] the people from Israel:

2:3 the ·descendants [sons; C and so throughout the list] of Parosh—2,172;

2:4 the descendants of Shephatiah—372;

2:5 the descendants of Arah—775;

2:6 the descendants of Pahath-Moab (through the ·family [line] of Jeshua and Joab)—2,812;

2:7 the descendants of Elam—1,254;

2:8 the descendants of Zattu—945;

2:9 the descendants of Zaccai—760;

2:10 the descendants of Bani—642;

2:11 the descendants of Bebai—623;

2:12 the descendants of Azgad—1,222;

2:13 the descendants of Adonikam—666;

2:14 the descendants of Bigvai—2,056;

2:15 the descendants of Adin—454;

2:16 the descendants of Ater (through the ·family [line] of Hezekiah)—98;

2:17 the descendants of Bezai—323;

2:18 the descendants of Jorah—112;

2:19 the descendants of Hashum—223;

2:20 the descendants of Gibbar—95.

2:21 These are the people from the towns: of Bethlehem—123;

2:22 of Netophah—56;

2:23 of Anathoth—128;

2:24 of Azmaveth—42;

2:25 of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth—743;

2:26 of Ramah and Geba—621;

2:27 of Micmash—122;

2:28 of Bethel and Ai—223;

2:29 of Nebo—52;

2:30 of Magbish—156;

2:31 of the other town of Elam—1,254;

2:32 of Harim—320;

2:33 of Lod, Hadid and Ono—725;

2:34 of Jericho—345;

2:35 of Senaah—3,630.

2:36 These are the priests: the ·descendants [sons; C and so on throughout the list] of Jedaiah (through the ·family [line; L house] of Jeshua)—973;

2:37 the descendants of Immer—1,052;

2:38 the descendants of Pashhur—1,247;

2:39 the descendants of Harim—1,017.

2:40 These are the Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the ·family [line] of Hodaviah)—74.

2:41 These are the ·singers [musicians]: the descendants of Asaph—128.

2:42 These are the gatekeepers of the ·Temple [L house]: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai—139.

2:43 These are the Temple servants: the ·descendants [sons; C and so throughout the list] of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

2:44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,

2:45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,

2:46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,

2:47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,

2:48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,

2:49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,

2:50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephussim,

2:51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

2:52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

2:53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

2:54 Neziah, and Hatipha.

2:55 These are the descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

2:56 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

2:57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.

2:58 The Temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392.

2:59 ·Some [The following; Another group of] people came to Jerusalem from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their ·ancestors [families; L house of their fathers and their seed] came from Israel.

2:60 They were the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—652.

2:61 Also these priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai, who had ·married a daughter [L taken a wife from the daughters] of Barzillai from Gilead and was called by her family name.

2:62 These people searched ·for their family [or in the genealogical] records but could not find them. So they could not be priests, because they were ·thought to be unclean [disqualified; L desecrated].

2:63 The governor ordered them not to eat any of the ·food offered to God [sacred food; L most holy things] until a priest ·had settled this matter by using [L stood up with] the Urim and Thummim [Ex. 28:30].

2:64 The total number of ·those who returned [the company/assembly/group] was 42,360.

2:65 This is not counting their 7,337 male and female servants and the 200 male and female singers they had with them.

2:66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

2:67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

2:68 When they arrived at the ·Temple [L house] of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the ·leaders of families [L heads of the fathers] ·gave [made voluntary] offerings to rebuild the ·Temple [L house] of God on the same site as before.

2:69 They gave as much as they could to the treasury ·to rebuild the Temple [for this work]—·about 1,100 pounds [L 61,000 drachmas] of gold, ·about 6,000 pounds [L 5,000 minas] of silver, and 100 ·pieces of clothing for the priests [priestly garments/robes].

2:70 All the Israelites settled in their hometowns. The priests, Levites, ·singers [musicians], gatekeepers, and Temple servants, along with some of the other people, settled in their own towns as well.