Ezra 2:1-39 ▼

1 Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon (confusion by mixing) by Nebuchadnezzar (may Nebo protect the crown) its king. They returned to Jerusalem (city of peace) and Judah (praised), each to his own town,

2 accompanied by Zerubbabel (sown in Babylon), Jeshua (he is saved), Nehemiah (YHWH comforts), Seraiah (YHWH is ruler), Reelaiah (bearer of YHWH), Mordecai (little man), Bilshan (in slander), Mispar (number), Bigvai (in my bodies), Rehum (compassion), and Baanah . This is the count of the men of Israel (he wrestles with God):

3 the descendants of Parosh (flea), 2,172;

4 the descendants of Shephatiah (YHWH has judged), 372;

5 the descendants of Arah (traveller), 775;

6 the descendants of Pahath-moab (pit of Moab) (through the line of Jeshua (he is saved) and Joab (YHWH is father)), 2,812;

7 the descendants of Elam (eternity), 1,254;

8 the descendants of Zattu (brightness of him), 945;

9 the descendants of Zaccai (pure), 760;

10 the descendants of Bani (Binnui), 642;

11 the descendants of Bebai (my cavities), 623;

12 the descendants of Azgad (Gad is mighty), 1,222;

13 the descendants of Adonikam (my lord arose), 666;

14 the descendants of Bigvai (in my bodies), 2,056;

15 the descendants of Adin (delicate), 454;

16 the descendants of Ater (binder) (through Hezekiah (YHWH has made strong)), 98;

17 the descendants of Bezai (conqueror), 323;

18 the descendants of Jorah (Hariph), 112;

19 the descendants of Hashum (rich), 223;

20 the descendants of Gibbar (Gibeon), 95;

21 the men \the sons/ of Bethlehem (house of bread), 123;

22 the men of Netophah (dropping), 56;

23 the men of Anathoth (answers to prayer), 128;

24 the descendants of Azmaveth (Beth-azmaveth), 42;

25 the men of Kiriath-jearim (city of forests), Chephirah (lioness), and Beeroth (wells), 743;

26 the men of Ramah (hill) and Geba, 621;

27 the men of Michmash (hidden), 122;

28 the men of Bethel (house of God) and Ai (heap of ruins), 223;

29 the descendants of Nebo (prophet), 52;

30 the descendants of Magbish (congregating), 156;

31 the descendants of the other Elam (of West Elam), 1,254;

32 the descendants of Harim (dedicated), 320;

33 the men of Lod (travail), Hadid (sharp), and Ono (vigorous), 725;

34 the men of Jericho (city of palms), 345;

35 and the descendants of Senaah (thorny), 3,630.

36 The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (YHWH has known) (through the house of Jeshua (he is saved)), 973;

37 the descendants of Immer (he has said), 1,052;

38 the descendants of Pashhur (freedom), 1,247;

39 and the descendants of Harim (dedicated), 1,017.