| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1These now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had deported to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. | 1Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, |
| 2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included: | 2accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel: |
| 3Parosh's descendants 2,172 | 3the descendants of Parosh, 2,172; |
| 4Shephatiah's descendants 372 | 4the descendants of Shephatiah, 372; |
| 5Arah's descendants 775 | 5the descendants of Arah, 775; |
| 6Pahath-moab's descendants: Jeshua's and Joab's descendants 2,812 | 6the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812; |
| 7Elam's descendants 1,254 | 7the descendants of Elam, 1,254; |
| 8Zattu's descendants 945 | 8the descendants of Zattu, 945; |
| 9Zaccai's descendants 760 | 9the descendants of Zaccai, 760; |
| 10Bani's descendants 642 | 10the descendants of Bani, 642; |
| 11Bebai's descendants 623 | 11the descendants of Bebai, 623; |
| 12Azgad's descendants 1,222 | 12the descendants of Azgad, 1,222; |
| 13Adonikam's descendants 666 | 13the descendants of Adonikam, 666; |
| 14Bigvai's descendants 2,056 | 14the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056; |
| 15Adin's descendants 454 | 15the descendants of Adin, 454; |
| 16Ater's descendants: of Hezekiah 98 | 16the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98; |
| 17Bezai's descendants 323 | 17the descendants of Bezai, 323; |
| 18Jorah's descendants 112 | 18the descendants of Jorah, 112; |
| 19Hashum's descendants 223 | 19the descendants of Hashum, 223; |
| 20Gibbar's descendants 95 | 20the descendants of Gibbar, 95; |
| 21Bethlehem's people 123 | 21the men of Bethlehem, 123; |
| 22Netophah's men 56 | 22the men of Netophah, 56; |
| 23Anathoth's men 128 | 23the men of Anathoth, 128; |
| 24Azmaveth's people 42 | 24the descendants of Azmaveth, 42; |
| 25Kiriatharim's, Chephirah's, and Beeroth's people 743 | 25the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743; |
| 26Ramah's and Geba's people 621 | 26the men of Ramah and Geba, 621; |
| 27Michmas's men 122 | 27the men of Michmash, 122; |
| 28Bethel's and Ai's men 223 | 28the men of Bethel and Ai, 223; |
| 29Nebo's people 52 | 29the descendants of Nebo, 52; |
| 30Magbish's people 156 | 30the descendants of Magbish, 156; |
| 31the other Elam's people 1,254 | 31the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254; |
| 32Harim's people 320 | 32the descendants of Harim, 320; |
| 33Lod's, Hadid's, and Ono's people 725 | 33the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725; |
| 34Jericho's people 345 | 34the men of Jericho, 345; |
| 35Senaah's people 3,630 | 35and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630. |
| 36The priests included: Jedaiah's descendants of the house of Jeshua 973 | 36The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; |
| 37Immer's descendants 1,052 | 37the descendants of Immer, 1,052; |
| 38Pashhur's descendants 1,247 | 38the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247; |
| 39and Harim's descendants 1,017 | 39and the descendants of Harim, 1,017. |
| 40The Levites included: Jeshua's and Kadmiel's descendants from Hodaviah's descendants 74 | 40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74. |
| 41The singers included: Asaph's descendants 128 | 41The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128. |
| 42The gatekeepers' descendants included: Shallum's descendants, Ater's descendants, Talmon's descendants, Akkub's descendants, Hatita's descendants, Shobai's descendants, in all 139 | 42The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all. |
| 43The temple servants included: Ziha's descendants, Hasupha's descendants, Tabbaoth's descendants, | 43The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth, |
| 44Keros's descendants, Siaha's descendants, Padon's descendants, | 44the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon, |
| 45Lebanah's descendants, Hagabah's descendants, Akkub's descendants, | 45the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub, |
| 46Hagab's descendants, Shalmai's descendants, Hanan's descendants, | 46the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan, |
| 47Giddel's descendants, Gahar's descendants, Reaiah's descendants, | 47the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah, |
| 48Rezin's descendants, Nekoda's descendants, Gazzam's descendants, | 48the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam, |
| 49Uzza's descendants, Paseah's descendants, Besai's descendants, | 49the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai, |
| 50Asnah's descendants, Meunim's descendants, Nephusim's descendants, | 50the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim, |
| 51Bakbuk's descendants, Hakupha's descendants, Harhur's descendants, | 51the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur, |
| 52Bazluth's descendants, Mehida's descendants, Harsha's descendants, | 52the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha, |
| 53Barkos's descendants, Sisera's descendants, Temah's descendants, | 53the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah, |
| 54Neziah's descendants, and Hatipha's descendants. | 54the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha. |
| 55The descendants of Solomon's servants included: Sotai's descendants, Hassophereth's descendants, Peruda's descendants, | 55The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Peruda, |
| 56Jaalah's descendants, Darkon's descendants, Giddel's descendants, | 56the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, |
| 57Shephatiah's descendants, Hattil's descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim's descendants, and Ami's descendants. | 57the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami. |
| 58All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants 392. | 58The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all. |
| 59The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families and ancestry were Israelite: | 59The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: |
| 60Delaiah's descendants, Tobiah's descendants, Nekoda's descendants 652 | 60the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all. |
| 61and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai--who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name. | 61And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). |
| 62These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. | 62These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. |
| 63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. | 63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim. |
| 64The whole combined assembly numbered 42,360 | 64The whole assembly numbered 42,360, |
| 65not including their 7,337 male and female slaves, and their 200 male and female singers. | 65in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers. |
| 66They had 736 horses, 245 mules, | 66They had 736 horses, 245 mules, |
| 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. | 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. |
| 68After they arrived at the LORD's house in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders gave freewill offerings for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site. | 68When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site. |
| 69Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury for the project. | 69According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments. |
| 70The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some of the people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns. | 70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns. |
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