| New Living Translation | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. | 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. |
| 2Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile: | 2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included: |
| 3The family of Parosh 2,172 | 3Parosh's descendants 2,172 |
| 4The family of Shephatiah 372 | 4Shephatiah's descendants 372 |
| 5The family of Arah 775 | 5Arah's descendants 775 |
| 6The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812 | 6Pahath-moab's descendants: Jeshua's and Joab's descendants 2,812 |
| 7The family of Elam 1,254 | 7Elam's descendants 1,254 |
| 8The family of Zattu 945 | 8Zattu's descendants 945 |
| 9The family of Zaccai 760 | 9Zaccai's descendants 760 |
| 10The family of Bani 642 | 10Bani's descendants 642 |
| 11The family of Bebai 623 | 11Bebai's descendants 623 |
| 12The family of Azgad 1,222 | 12Azgad's descendants 1,222 |
| 13The family of Adonikam 666 | 13Adonikam's descendants 666 |
| 14The family of Bigvai 2,056 | 14Bigvai's descendants 2,056 |
| 15The family of Adin 454 | 15Adin's descendants 454 |
| 16The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah) 98 | 16Ater's descendants: of Hezekiah 98 |
| 17The family of Bezai 323 | 17Bezai's descendants 323 |
| 18The family of Jorah 112 | 18Jorah's descendants 112 |
| 19The family of Hashum 223 | 19Hashum's descendants 223 |
| 20The family of Gibbar 95 | 20Gibbar's descendants 95 |
| 21The people of Bethlehem 123 | 21Bethlehem's people 123 |
| 22The people of Netophah 56 | 22Netophah's men 56 |
| 23The people of Anathoth 128 | 23Anathoth's men 128 |
| 24The people of Beth-azmaveth 42 | 24Azmaveth's people 42 |
| 25The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth 743 | 25Kiriatharim's, Chephirah's, and Beeroth's people 743 |
| 26The people of Ramah and Geba 621 | 26Ramah's and Geba's people 621 |
| 27The people of Micmash 122 | 27Michmas's men 122 |
| 28The people of Bethel and Ai 223 | 28Bethel's and Ai's men 223 |
| 29The citizens of Nebo 52 | 29Nebo's people 52 |
| 30The citizens of Magbish 156 | 30Magbish's people 156 |
| 31The citizens of West Elam 1,254 | 31the other Elam's people 1,254 |
| 32The citizens of Harim 320 | 32Harim's people 320 |
| 33The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 725 | 33Lod's, Hadid's, and Ono's people 725 |
| 34The citizens of Jericho 345 | 34Jericho's people 345 |
| 35The citizens of Senaah 3,630 | 35Senaah's people 3,630 |
| 36These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973 | 36The priests included: Jedaiah's descendants of the house of Jeshua 973 |
| 37The family of Immer 1,052 | 37Immer's descendants 1,052 |
| 38The family of Pashhur 1,247 | 38Pashhur's descendants 1,247 |
| 39The family of Harim 1,017 | 39and Harim's descendants 1,017 |
| 40These are the Levites who returned from exile: The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) 74 | 40The Levites included: Jeshua's and Kadmiel's descendants from Hodaviah's descendants 74 |
| 41The singers of the family of Asaph 128 | 41The singers included: Asaph's descendants 128 |
| 42The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 139 | 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 |
| 43The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, | 43The temple servants included: Ziha's descendants, Hasupha's descendants, Tabbaoth's descendants, |
| 44Keros, Siaha, Padon, | 44Keros's descendants, Siaha's descendants, Padon's descendants, |
| 45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, | 45Lebanah's descendants, Hagabah's descendants, Akkub's descendants, |
| 46Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, | 46Hagab's descendants, Shalmai's descendants, Hanan's descendants, |
| 47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, | 47Giddel's descendants, Gahar's descendants, Reaiah's descendants, |
| 48Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, | 48Rezin's descendants, Nekoda's descendants, Gazzam's descendants, |
| 49Uzza, Paseah, Besai, | 49Uzza's descendants, Paseah's descendants, Besai's descendants, |
| 50Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim, | 50Asnah's descendants, Meunim's descendants, Nephusim's descendants, |
| 51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, | 51Bakbuk's descendants, Hakupha's descendants, Harhur's descendants, |
| 52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, | 52Bazluth's descendants, Mehida's descendants, Harsha's descendants, |
| 53Barkos, Sisera, Temah, | 53Barkos's descendants, Sisera's descendants, Temah's descendants, |
| 54Neziah, and Hatipha. | 54Neziah's descendants, and Hatipha's descendants. |
| 55The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, | 55The descendants of Solomon's servants included: Sotai's descendants, Hassophereth's descendants, Peruda's descendants, |
| 56Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, | 56Jaalah's descendants, Darkon's descendants, Giddel's descendants, |
| 57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. | 57Shephatiah's descendants, Hattil's descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim's descendants, and Ami's descendants. |
| 58In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392. | 58All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants 392. |
| 59Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel. | 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: |
| 60This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 652 people. | 60Delaiah's descendants, Tobiah's descendants, Nekoda's descendants 652 |
| 61Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.) | 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. |
| 62They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. | 62These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. |
| 63The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the LORD about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots. | 63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. |
| 64So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, | 64The whole combined assembly numbered 42,360 |
| 65in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 singers, both men and women. | 65not including their 7,337 male and female slaves, and their 200 male and female singers. |
| 66They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, | 66They had 736 horses, 245 mules, |
| 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. | 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. |
| 68When they arrived at the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God’s Temple on its original site, | 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. |
| 69and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for the priests. | 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. |
| 70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. | 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. |
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