Ezra 2 (MSG)

¹These are the people from the province who now returned from the captivity, exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried off captive. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his hometown.

²They came in company with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The numbers of the returning Israelites by families of origin were as follows:

³Parosh, 2,172

⁴Shephatiah, 372

⁵Arah, 775

⁶Pahath-Moab (sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812

⁷Elam, 1,254

⁸Zattu, 945

⁹Zaccai, 760

¹⁰Bani, 642

¹¹Bebai, 623

¹²Azgad, 1,222

¹³Adonikam, 666

¹⁴Bigvai, 2,056

¹⁵Adin, 454

¹⁶Ater (sons of Hezekiah), 98

¹⁷Bezai, 323

¹⁸Jorah, 112

¹⁹Hashum, 223

²⁰Gibbar, 95.

²¹Israelites identified by place of origin were as follows: Bethlehem, 123

²²Netophah, 56

²³Anathoth, 128

²⁴Azmaveth, 42

²⁵Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743

²⁶Ramah and Geba, 621

²⁷Micmash, 122

²⁸Bethel and Ai, 223

²⁹Nebo, 52

³⁰Magbish, 156

³¹Elam (the other one), 1,254

³²Harim, 320

³³Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725

³⁴Jericho, 345

³⁵Senaah, 3,630.

³⁶Priestly families: Jedaiah (sons of Jeshua), 973

³⁷Immer, 1,052

³⁸Pashhur, 1,247

³⁹Harim, 1,017.

⁴⁰Levitical families: Jeshua and Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74.

⁴¹Singers: Asaph's family line, 128.

⁴²Security guard families: Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139.

⁴³Families of temple support staff: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

⁴⁴Keros, Siaha, Padon,

⁴⁵Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,

⁴⁶Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,

⁴⁷Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,

⁴⁸Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,

⁴⁹Uzza, Paseah, Besai,

⁵⁰Asnah, Meunim, Nephussim,

⁵¹Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

⁵²Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

⁵³Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

⁵⁴Neziah, and Hatipha.

⁵⁵Families of Solomon's servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

⁵⁶Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

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

⁵⁸Temple support staff and Solomon's servants added up to 392.

⁵⁹These are those who came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. They weren't able to prove their ancestry, whether they were true Israelites or not:

⁶⁰Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652 in all.

⁶¹Likewise with these priestly families: Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai, who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and took that name.

⁶²They had thoroughly searched for their family records but couldn't find them. And so they were barred from priestly work as ritually unclean.

⁶³The governor ruled that they could not eat from the holy food until a priest could determine their status with the Urim and Thummim.

⁶⁴The total count for the congregation was 42,360.

⁶⁵That did not include the male and female slaves, which numbered 7,337. There were also 200 male and female singers,

⁶⁶and they had 736 horses, 245 mules,

⁶⁷435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

⁶⁸Some of the heads of families, on arriving at The Temple of God in Jerusalem, made Freewill-Offerings toward the rebuilding of The Temple of God on its site.

⁶⁹They gave to the building fund as they were able, about 1,100 pounds of gold, about three tons of silver, and 100 priestly robes.

⁷⁰The priests, Levites, and some of the people lived in Jerusalem. The singers, security guards, and temple support staff found places in their hometowns. All the Israelites found a place to live.