Ezra 2:1-35

1 Now these are the children of the province, who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nevukhadnetztzar the king of Bavel had carried away to Bavel, and who returned to Yerushalayim and Yehudah, everyone to his city;

2 who came with Zerubbavel, Yeshua, Nechemyah, Serayah, Re`elayah, Mordekhai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rechum, Ba`anah. The number of the men of the people of Yisra'el:

3 The children of Par`osh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.

4 The children of Shefatyah, three hundred seventy-two.

5 The children of Arach, seven hundred seventy-five.

6 The children of Pachat-Mo'av, of the children of Yeshua [and] Yo'av, two thousand eight hundred twelve.

7 The children of `Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.

9 The children of Zakkai, seven hundred sixty.

10 The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.

11 The children of Bevai, six hundred twenty-three.

12 The children of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.

13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.

14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.

15 The children of `Adin, four hundred fifty-four.

16 The children of Ater, of Hizkiyahu, ninety-eight.

17 The children of Betzai, three hundred twenty-three.

18 The children of Yorah, one hundred twelve.

19 The children of Hashum, two hundred Twenty-three.

20 The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.

21 The children of Beit-Lechem, one hundred twenty-three.

22 The men of Netofah, fifty-six.

23 The men of `Anatot, one hundred twenty-eight.

24 The children of `Azmavet, forty-two.

25 The children of Kiryat-Arim, Kefirah, and Be'erot, seven hundred forty-three.

26 The children of Ramah and Geva, six hundred twenty-one.

27 The men of Mikhmas, one hundred twenty-two.

28 The men of Beit-El and `Ai, two hundred twenty-three.

29 The children of Nevo, fifty-two.

30 The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.

31 The children of the other `Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

32 The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.

33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.

34 The children of Yericho, three hundred forty-five.

35 The children of Sena'ah, three thousand six hundred thirty.

Ezra 2:1-35 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.