Ezra 2 (Good News Translation)

1 Many of the exiles left the province of Babylon and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, all to their own hometowns. Their families had been living in exile in Babylonia ever since King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them there as prisoners. 2 Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the list of the clans of Israel, with the number of those from each clan who returned from exile: 3 Parosh - 2,172 4 Shephatiah - 372 5 Arah - 775 6 Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) - 2,812 7 Elam - 1,254 8 Zattu - 945 9 Zaccai - 760 10 Bani - 642 11 Bebai - 623 12 Azgad - 1,222 13 Adonikam - 666 14 Bigvai - 2,056 15 Adin - 454 16 Ater (also called Hezekiah) - 98 17 Bezai - 323 18 Jorah - 112 19 Hashum - 223 20 Gibbar - 95 21 People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned: Bethlehem - 123 22 Netophah - 56 23 Anathoth - 128 24 Azmaveth - 42 25 Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth - 743 26 Ramah and Geba - 621 27 Michmash - 122 28 Bethel and Ai - 223 29 Nebo - 52 30 Magbish - 156 31 The other Elam - 1,254 32 Harim - 320 33 Lod, Hadid, and Ono - 725 34 Jericho - 345 35 Senaah - 3,630 36 This is the list of the priestly clans that returned from exile: Jedaiah (descendants of Jeshua) - 973 37 Immer - 1,052 38 Pashhur - 1,247 39 Harim - 1,017 40 Clans of Levites who returned from exile: Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) - 74 41 Temple musicians (descendants of Asaph) - 128 42 Temple guards (descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai) - 139 43 Clans of temple workmen who returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 44 Keros, Siaha, Padon, 45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, 46 Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan, 47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, 48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, 49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai, 50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim, 51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, 53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 54 Neziah, and Hatipha 55 Clans of Solomon's servants who returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, 56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, 57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami 58 The total number of descendants of the temple workmen and of Solomon's servants who returned from exile was 392. 59 There were 652 belonging to the clans of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda who returned from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; 60 but they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelites. 61 The following priestly clans could find no record to prove their ancestry: Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (The ancestor of the priestly clan of Barzillai had married a woman from the clan of Barzillai of Gilead and had taken the name of his father-in-law's clan.) 62 Since they were unable to prove who their ancestors were, they were not accepted as priests. 63 The Jewish governor told them that they could not eat the food offered to God until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim. ^{a 1} 64 Total number of exiles who returned - 42,360 65 Their male and female servants - 7,337 66 Male and female musicians - 200 67 Horses - 736 Mules - 245 Camels - 435 Donkeys - 6,720 68 When the exiles arrived at the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem, some of the leaders of the clans gave freewill offerings to help rebuild the Temple on its old site. 69 They gave as much as they could for this work, and the total came to 500 kilogrammes of gold, 2,800 kilogrammes of silver, and 100 robes for priests. 70 The priests, the Levites, and some of the people settled in or near Jerusalem; ^b the musicians, the temple guards, and the temple workmen settled in nearby towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in the towns where their ancestors had lived. ²