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The Book of Ezra

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- Chapter 2 -

(Nehemiah 7:4–69)
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Now these are the children of the province, that went out of the captivity, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Juda, every man to his city.
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Who came with Zorobabel, Josue, Nehemia, Saraia, Rahelaia, Mardochai, Belsan, Mesphar, Beguai, Rehum, Baana. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
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The children of Pharos two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
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The children of Sephatia, three hundred seventy-two.
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The children of Area, seven hundred seventy-five.
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The children of Phahath Moab, of the children of Josue: Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
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The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.
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The children of Zethua, nine hundred forty-five.
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The children of Zachai, seven hundred sixty.
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The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
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The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
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The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty-two.
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The children of Adonicam, six hundred sixty-six.
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The children of Beguai, two thousand fifty-six.
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The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
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The children of Ather, who were of Ezechias, ninety-eight.
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The children of Besai, three hundred and twenty-three.
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The children of Jora, a hundred and twelve.
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The children of Hasum, two hundred twenty-three.
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The children of Gebbar, ninety-five.
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The children of Bethlehem, a hundred twenty-three.
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The men of Netupha, fifty-six.
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The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty-eight.
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The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
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The children of Cariathiarim, Cephira, and Beroth, seven hundred forty-three.
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The children of Rama and Gabaa, six hundred twenty-one.
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The men of Machmas, a hundred twenty-two.
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The men of Bethel and Hai, two hundred twenty-three.
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The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
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The children of Megbis, a hundred fifty-six.
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The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.
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The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
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The children of Lod, Hadid and One, seven hundred twenty-five.
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The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
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The children of Senaa, three thousand six hundred thirty.
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The priests: the children of Jadaia of the house of Josue, nine hundred seventy-three.
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The children of Emmer, a thousand fifty-two.
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The children of Pheshur, a thousand two hundred forty-seven.
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The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
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The Levites: the children of Josue and of Cedmihel, the children of Odovia, seventy-four.
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The singing men: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty-eight.
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The children of the porters: the children of Sellum, the children of Ater, the children of Telmon, the children of Accub, the children of Hatita, the children of Sobai: in all a hundred thirty-nine.
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The Nathinites: the children of Siha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
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The children of Ceros, the children of Sia, the children of Phadon,
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The children of Lebana, the children of Hegaba, the children of Accub,
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The children of Hagab, the children of Semlai, the children of Hanan,
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The children of Gaddel, the children of Gaher, the children of Raaia,
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The children of Basin, the children of Necoda, the children of Gazam,
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The children of Asa, the children of Phasea, the children of Besee,
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The children of Asena, the children of Munim, the children of Nephusim,
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The children of Bacbuc, the children of Hacupha, the children of Harhur,
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The children of Besluth, the children of Mahida, the children of Harsa,
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The children of Bercos, the children of Sisara, the children of Thema,
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The children of Nasia, the children of Hatipha,
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The children of the servants of Solomon, the children of Sotai, the children of Sopheret, the children of Pharuda,
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The children of Jala, the children of Dercon, the children of Geddel,
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The children of Saphatia, the children of Hatil, the children of Phochereth, which were of Asebaim, the children of Ami,
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All the Nathinites, and the children of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-two.
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And these are they that came up from Thelmela, Thelharsa, Cherub, and Adon, and Emer. And they could not shew the house of their fathers and their seed, whether they were of Israel.
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The children of Dalaia, the children of Tobia, the children of Necoda, six hundred fifty-two.
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And of the children of the priests: the children of Hobia, the children of Accos, the children of Berzellai, who took a wife of the daughters of Berzellai, the Galaadite, and was called by their name:
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These sought the writing of their genealogy, and found it not, and they were cast out of the priesthood.
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And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holy of holies, till there arose a priest learned and perfect.
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All the multitudes as one man, were forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty:
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Besides their menservants, and womenservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven: and among them singing men, and singing women two hundred.
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Their horses seven hundred thirty-six, their mules two hundred forty-five,
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Their camels four hundred thirty-five, their asses six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

Offerings by the Exiles

(Exodus 38:21–31; Nehemiah 7:70–73)
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And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, offered freely to the house of the Lord to build it in its place.
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According to their ability, they gave towards the expenses of the work, sixty-one thousand solids of gold, five thousand pounds of silver, and a hundred garments for the priests.
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So the priests and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singing men, and the porters, and the Nathinites dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
(Nehemiah 7:4–69)
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Now these are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city;
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who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
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The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
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The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
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The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
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The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
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The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
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The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
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The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
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The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
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The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
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The children of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.
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The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
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The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.
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The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
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The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
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The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.
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The children of Jorah, one hundred twelve.
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The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.
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The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
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The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
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The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
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The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
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The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.
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The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
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The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
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The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
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The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
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The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
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The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.
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The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
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The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.
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The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
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The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
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The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
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The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
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The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
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The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
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The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
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The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
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The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.
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The children of the gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all one hundred thirty-nine.
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The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
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the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
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the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
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the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,
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the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
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the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
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the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
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the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,
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the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
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the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
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the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
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the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
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The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,
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the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
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the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
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All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.
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These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses and their offspring,(a) whether they were of Israel:
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the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.
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Of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, and the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
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These sought their place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
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The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim.
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The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
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in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.
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Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;
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their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.

Offerings by the Exiles

(Exodus 38:21–31; Nehemiah 7:70–73)
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Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to the LORD’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its place.
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They gave according to their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold,(b) five thousand minas (c) of silver, and one hundred priestsgarments.
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So the priests and the Levites, with some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

Footnotes

(a)2:59 or, seed
(b)2:69 a daric was a gold coin issued by a Persian king, weighing about 8.4 grams or about 0.27 troy ounces each.
(c)2:69 A mina is about 600 grams or 1.3 U. S. pounds, so 5,000 minas is about 3 metric tons.