The Bible in Basic English BBE
Good News Translation GNT
1 Now these are the people of the divisions of the kingdom, among those who had been made prisoners by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and taken away to Babylon, who went back to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his town;
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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 Who went with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah, The number of the men of the people of Israel:
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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 The children of Parosh, two thousand, one hundred and seventy-two.
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Parosh - 2,172
4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
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Shephatiah - 372
5 The children of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five.
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Arah - 775
6 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand, eight hundred and twelve.
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Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) - 2,812
7 The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.
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Elam - 1,254
8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five.
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Zattu - 945
9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
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Zaccai - 760
10 The children of Bani, six hundred and forty-two.
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Bani - 642
11 The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three.
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Bebai - 623
12 The children of Azgad, a thousand, two hundred and twenty-two.
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Azgad - 1,222
13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six.
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Adonikam - 666
14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six.
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Bigvai - 2,056
15 The children of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four.
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Adin - 454
16 The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
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Ater (also called Hezekiah) - 98
17 The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three.
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Bezai - 323
18 The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.
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Jorah - 112
19 The children of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three.
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Hashum - 223
20 The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
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Gibbar - 95
21 The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred and twenty-three.
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People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned: Bethlehem - 123
22 The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
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Netophah - 56
23 The men of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.
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Anathoth - 128
24 The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
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Azmaveth - 42
25 The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
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Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth - 743
26 The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
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Ramah and Geba - 621
27 The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty-two.
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Michmash - 122
28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three.
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Bethel and Ai - 223
29 The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
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Nebo - 52
30 The children of Magbish, a hundred and fifty-six.
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Magbish - 156
31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.
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The other Elam - 1,254
32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
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Harim - 320
33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five.
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Lod, Hadid, and Ono - 725
34 The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
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Jericho - 345
35 The children of Senaah, three thousand, six hundred and thirty.
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Senaah - 3,630
36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
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This is the list of the priestly clans that returned from exile: Jedaiah (descendants of Jeshua) - 973
37 The children of Immer, a thousand and fifty-two.
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Immer - 1,052
38 The children of Pashhur, a thousand, two hundred and forty-seven.
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Pashhur - 1,247
39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
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Harim - 1,017
40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
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Clans of Levites who returned from exile: Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) - 74
41 The music-makers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and twenty-eight
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Temple musicians (descendants of Asaph) - 128
42 The children of the door-keepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-nine.
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Temple guards (descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai) - 139
43 The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
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Clans of temple workmen who returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44 The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
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Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
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Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 The children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,
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Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan,
47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
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Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
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Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
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Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 The children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,
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Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim,
51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
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Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
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Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
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Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
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Neziah, and Hatipha
55 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,
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Clans of Solomon's servants who returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
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Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
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Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami
58 All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred and ninety-two.
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The total number of descendants of the temple workmen and of Solomon's servants who returned from exile was 392.
59 And these were the people who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer. But having no knowledge of their fathers' families or offspring, it was not certain that they were Israelites;
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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 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two.
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but they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelites.
61 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who was married to one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and took their name.
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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 They made search for their record among the lists of families, but their names were nowhere to be seen; so they were looked on as unclean and no longer priests.
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Since they were unable to prove who their ancestors were, they were not accepted as priests.
63 And the Tirshatha said that they were not to have the most holy things for their food, till a priest came to give decision by Urim and Thummim.
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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.
64 The number of all the people together was forty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty,
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Total number of exiles who returned - 42,360
65 As well as their men-servants and their women-servants, of whom there were seven thousand, three hundred and thirty-seven: and they had two hundred men and women to make music.
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Their male and female servants - 7,337
66 They had seven hundred and thirty-six horses, two hundred and forty-five transport beasts,
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Male and female musicians - 200
67 Four hundred and thirty-five camels, six thousand, seven hundred and twenty asses.
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Horses - 736 Mules - 245 Camels - 435 Donkeys - 6,720
68 And some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, gave freely of their wealth for the building up of the house of God in its place:
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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 Every one, as he was able, gave for the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand pounds of silver and a hundred priests' robes.
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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 So the priests and the Levites and the people and the music-makers and the door-keepers and the Nethinim, took up their places in their towns; even all Israel in their towns.
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The priests, the Levites, and some of the people settled in or near Jerusalem; 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.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.