Ezra 2
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The List of Returning Exiles
(Nehemiah 7:4–69)

1These are the children of the prouince, that went vp out of the captiuitie, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had caried away vnto Babylon: & came againe vnto Hierusalem and into Iuda euery one vnto his citie. 2They that came with Zorobabel are these: Iesua, Nehemiah, Saraiah, Rehelaia, Mardochai, Bilsan, Mispar, Biguai, Rehum, Baana. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel: 3The children of Pharos, two thousand an hundred seuentie and two. 4The children of Sephatia, three hundred seuentie and two. 5The children of Arath, seuen hundred seuentie and fiue. 6The children of the captaine of Moab, of the children of Iesua and Ioab, two thousand eyght hundred and twelue. 7The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fiftie and foure. 8The children of Zathu, nine hundred and fouretie and fiue. 9The children of Zaccai, seuen hundred and threescore. 10The children of Bani, sixe hundred fouretie and two. 11The children of Bebal, sixe hundred twentie and three. 12The children of Asgad, a thousand two hundred twentie and two. 13The children of Adonicam, sixe hundred sixtie and sixe. 14The childre of Beguai, two thousand fiftie and sixe. 15The children of Adin, foure hundred fiftie and foure. 16The children of Ater of Hezekia, ninetie and eyght. 17The children of Bezai, three hundred twentie and three. 18The children of Iora, an hundred and twelue. 19The children of Hasum, two hundred twentie and three. 20The children of Gebbar, ninetie & fiue. 21The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twentie and three. 22The men of Netopha, fiftie and sixe. 23The men of Anathoth, an hundred twentie and eyght. 24The children of Asinaueth, fouretie and two. 25The children of Kiriathiarim, euen the children of Cephira and Beeroth, seuen hundred fouretie and three. 26The children of Harama and Geba, sixe hundred twentie and one. 27The men of Michmas, an hundred twentie and two. 28The men of Bethel and Hay, two hundred twentie and three. 29The children of Nebo, fiftie and two. 30The children of Magbis, an hundred fiftie and sixe. 31The childre of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fiftie and foure. 32The children of Harim, three hundred and twentie. 33The children of Lodhadid and Ono, seuen hundred twentie and fiue. 34The childre of Iericho, three hundred fouretie and fiue. 35The children of Senaa, three thousand sixe hundred and thirtie.

36The priestes: of the children of Iedaia of the house of Iesua, nine hundred seuentie and three. 37The children of Immer, a thousand fiftie and two. 38The children of Phashur, a thousand two hundred fouretie and seuen. 39The children of Arim, a thousand and seuenteene.

40The Leuites: the children of Iesua & Cadmiel, of the children of Hodauia, seuentie and foure. 41The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twentie and eyght. 42The children of the doore kepers, the children of Sallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Accub, the children of Hatita, the children of Sobai, altogether an hundred thirtie and nine.

43The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Asupha, the children of Tabaoth, 44The children of Ceros, the children of Siaa, the children of Padon, 45The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Accub, 46The children of Hagab, the children of Semlai, the children of Hanan, 47The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaia, 48The children of Razin, the children of Necoda, the children of Gasam, 49The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai, 50The children of Asna, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim, 51The children of Bacbuc, the children of Hacupa, the children of Harhur, 52The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsa, 53The children of Barcos, the children of Sisara, the children of Thamah, 54The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

55The children of Solomons seruautes, the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda, 56The children of Iaala, the children of Darcon, the children of Giddel, 57The children of Sephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazbaim, the children of Ami.

58All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomons seruauntes, were altogether three hundred ninetie and two.

59And these went vp from Thelmelah, and from Thelharsa, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they coulde not discerne their fathers house & their seede, whether they were of Israel. 60The children of Delata, the children of Tobia, the children of Necoda, sixe hundre fiftie and two.

61And of the children of the priestes: the children of Habaia, the children of Accoz, the childre of Berzillai, which toke one of the daughters of Berzillai the Gileadite to wyfe, and was called after their name. 62These sought their euidence among them that had the regester of birth, and were not founde therein, therefore were they put from the priesthood. 63And Hathirsatha said vnto them that they should not eate of the most holy, till there rose vp a priest to weare Urim and Thummim.

64The whole congregation together, was fouretie & two thousand, three hundred and threescore: 65Beside their seruauntes and maydens, of whom there were seuen thousand three hundred thirtie and seuen: And there were among them two hundred singing men and women. 66Their Horses were seuen hundred thirtie and sixe: their Mules two hundred fouretie and fiue, 67And their Camels foure hundred thirtie and fiue: their Asses sixe thousand seuen hundred and twentie.

Offerings by the Exiles
(Exodus 38:21–31; Nehemiah 7:70–73)

68And certaine of the chiefe fathers, when they came to the house of the Lorde at Hierusalem, they offred them selues wylling for the house of God, to set it vp in his place: 69And gaue golde after their habilitie, vnto the treasure of the worke, euen threescore and one thousand peeces, and fiue thousand pounde of siluer, and an hundred priestes garmentes.

70So the priestes, and the Leuites and certaine of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.


Bishops' Bible of 1568

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