Ezra 2:36-63

36 The cohanim: descendants of Y'da'yah, of the house of Yeshua

37 descendants of Immer

38 descendants of Pash'chur

39 descendants of Harim 621 122 223 52 156 1,254 320 725 345 3,630 973 1,052 1,247 1,017

40 The L'vi'im: descendants of Yeshua and Kadmi'el, of the descendants of Hodavyah

41 The singers: descendants of Asaf 128

42 The descendants of the gatekeepers: descendants of Shalum, descendants of Ater, descendants of Talmon, descendants of 'Akuv, descendants of Hatita, and descendants of Shovai in all, 139

43 The temple servants: descendants of Tzicha, descendants of Hasufa, descendants of Taba'ot,

44 descendants of Keros, descendants of Sia'ha descendants of Padon,

45 descendants of L'vanah, descendants of Hagavah, descendants of 'Akuv,

46 descendants of Hagav, descendants of Salmai, descendants of Hanan,

47 descendants of Giddel, descendants of Gachar, descendants of Re'ayah,

48 descendants of Retzin, descendants of N'koda, descendants of Gazam,

49 descendants of 'Uza, descendants of Paseach, descendants of Besai,

50 descendants of Asnah, descendants of Me'unim, descendants of N'fusim,

51 descendants of Bakbuk, descendants of Hakufa, descendants of Harhur,

52 descendants of Batzlut, descendants of M'chida, descendants of Harsha,

53 descendants of Barkos, descendants of Sisra, descendants of Temach,

54 descendants of N'tziach, and descendants of Hatifa.

55 The descendants of Shlomo's servants: descendants of Sotai, descendants of Hasoferet, descendants of P'ruda,

56 descendants of Ya'alah, descendants of Darkon, descendants of Giddel,

57 descendants of Sh'fatyah, descendants of Hatil, descendants of Pokheret-Hatzvayim, and descendants of Ami.

58 All the temple servants and the descendants of Shlomo's servants numbered 392

59 The following went up from Tel-Melach, Tel-Harsha, K'ruv, Adan and Immer; but they could not state which fathers' clan they or their children belonged to, [so it was not clear] whether they were from Isra'el:

60 descendants of D'layah, descendants of Toviyah, and descendants of N'koda 652

61 and of the descendants of the cohanim: descendants of Havayah, descendants of Hakotz, and descendants of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gil'adi and was named after them.

62 These tried to locate their genealogical records, but they weren't found. Therefore they were considered defiled and were not allowed to serve as cohanim.

63 The Tirshata told them not to eat any of the especially holy food until a cohen appeared who could consult the urim and tumim.

Ezra 2:36-63 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 2

This chapter contains a list of those that went up from Babylon to Jerusalem, of their leaders, their chief men, princes and priests, Ezr 2:1,2 of the people, described by their families, towns, and cities, and number of persons, Ezr 2:3-35, of the priests, Levites, and Nethinims, Ezr 2:36-58, and of those that could not make out their genealogy, people and priests, Ezr 2:59-63, and then the sum total of the whole congregation is given, Ezr 2:64, besides men and maidservants, singing men and women, and cattle of divers sorts, Ezr 2:65-67, and the chapter is closed with an account of the freewill offerings of the principal men towards the building of the temple, and of the settlement of the people in their respective cities, Ezr 2:68-70.