| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1These now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had deported to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. | 1Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. |
| 2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included: | 2Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile: |
| 3Parosh's descendants 2,172 | 3The family of Parosh 2,172 |
| 4Shephatiah's descendants 372 | 4The family of Shephatiah 372 |
| 5Arah's descendants 775 | 5The family of Arah 775 |
| 6Pahath-moab's descendants: Jeshua's and Joab's descendants 2,812 | 6The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812 |
| 7Elam's descendants 1,254 | 7The family of Elam 1,254 |
| 8Zattu's descendants 945 | 8The family of Zattu 945 |
| 9Zaccai's descendants 760 | 9The family of Zaccai 760 |
| 10Bani's descendants 642 | 10The family of Bani 642 |
| 11Bebai's descendants 623 | 11The family of Bebai 623 |
| 12Azgad's descendants 1,222 | 12The family of Azgad 1,222 |
| 13Adonikam's descendants 666 | 13The family of Adonikam 666 |
| 14Bigvai's descendants 2,056 | 14The family of Bigvai 2,056 |
| 15Adin's descendants 454 | 15The family of Adin 454 |
| 16Ater's descendants: of Hezekiah 98 | 16The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah) 98 |
| 17Bezai's descendants 323 | 17The family of Bezai 323 |
| 18Jorah's descendants 112 | 18The family of Jorah 112 |
| 19Hashum's descendants 223 | 19The family of Hashum 223 |
| 20Gibbar's descendants 95 | 20The family of Gibbar 95 |
| 21Bethlehem's people 123 | 21The people of Bethlehem 123 |
| 22Netophah's men 56 | 22The people of Netophah 56 |
| 23Anathoth's men 128 | 23The people of Anathoth 128 |
| 24Azmaveth's people 42 | 24The people of Beth-azmaveth 42 |
| 25Kiriatharim's, Chephirah's, and Beeroth's people 743 | 25The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth 743 |
| 26Ramah's and Geba's people 621 | 26The people of Ramah and Geba 621 |
| 27Michmas's men 122 | 27The people of Micmash 122 |
| 28Bethel's and Ai's men 223 | 28The people of Bethel and Ai 223 |
| 29Nebo's people 52 | 29The citizens of Nebo 52 |
| 30Magbish's people 156 | 30The citizens of Magbish 156 |
| 31the other Elam's people 1,254 | 31The citizens of West Elam 1,254 |
| 32Harim's people 320 | 32The citizens of Harim 320 |
| 33Lod's, Hadid's, and Ono's people 725 | 33The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 725 |
| 34Jericho's people 345 | 34The citizens of Jericho 345 |
| 35Senaah's people 3,630 | 35The citizens of Senaah 3,630 |
| 36The priests included: Jedaiah's descendants of the house of Jeshua 973 | 36These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973 |
| 37Immer's descendants 1,052 | 37The family of Immer 1,052 |
| 38Pashhur's descendants 1,247 | 38The family of Pashhur 1,247 |
| 39and Harim's descendants 1,017 | 39The family of Harim 1,017 |
| 40The Levites included: Jeshua's and Kadmiel's descendants from Hodaviah's descendants 74 | 40These are the Levites who returned from exile: The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) 74 |
| 41The singers included: Asaph's descendants 128 | 41The singers of the family of Asaph 128 |
| 42The gatekeepers' descendants included: Shallum's descendants, Ater's descendants, Talmon's descendants, Akkub's descendants, Hatita's descendants, Shobai's descendants, in all 139 | 42The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 139 |
| 43The temple servants included: Ziha's descendants, Hasupha's descendants, Tabbaoth's descendants, | 43The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, |
| 44Keros's descendants, Siaha's descendants, Padon's descendants, | 44Keros, Siaha, Padon, |
| 45Lebanah's descendants, Hagabah's descendants, Akkub's descendants, | 45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, |
| 46Hagab's descendants, Shalmai's descendants, Hanan's descendants, | 46Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, |
| 47Giddel's descendants, Gahar's descendants, Reaiah's descendants, | 47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, |
| 48Rezin's descendants, Nekoda's descendants, Gazzam's descendants, | 48Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, |
| 49Uzza's descendants, Paseah's descendants, Besai's descendants, | 49Uzza, Paseah, Besai, |
| 50Asnah's descendants, Meunim's descendants, Nephusim's descendants, | 50Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim, |
| 51Bakbuk's descendants, Hakupha's descendants, Harhur's descendants, | 51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, |
| 52Bazluth's descendants, Mehida's descendants, Harsha's descendants, | 52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, |
| 53Barkos's descendants, Sisera's descendants, Temah's descendants, | 53Barkos, Sisera, Temah, |
| 54Neziah's descendants, and Hatipha's descendants. | 54Neziah, and Hatipha. |
| 55The descendants of Solomon's servants included: Sotai's descendants, Hassophereth's descendants, Peruda's descendants, | 55The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, |
| 56Jaalah's descendants, Darkon's descendants, Giddel's descendants, | 56Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, |
| 57Shephatiah's descendants, Hattil's descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim's descendants, and Ami's descendants. | 57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. |
| 58All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants 392. | 58In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392. |
| 59The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families and ancestry were Israelite: | 59Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel. |
| 60Delaiah's descendants, Tobiah's descendants, Nekoda's descendants 652 | 60This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 652 people. |
| 61and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai--who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name. | 61Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.) |
| 62These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. | 62They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. |
| 63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. | 63The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the LORD about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots. |
| 64The whole combined assembly numbered 42,360 | 64So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, |
| 65not including their 7,337 male and female slaves, and their 200 male and female singers. | 65in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 singers, both men and women. |
| 66They had 736 horses, 245 mules, | 66They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, |
| 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. | 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. |
| 68After they arrived at the LORD's house in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders gave freewill offerings for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site. | 68When they arrived at the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God’s Temple on its original site, |
| 69Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury for the project. | 69and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for the priests. |
| 70The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some of the people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns. | 70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. |
| Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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