| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Now these are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city. | 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. |
| 2These came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: | 2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men included |
| 3the sons of Parosh, 2,172; | 3Parosh's descendants 2,172 |
| 4the sons of Shephatiah, 372; | 4Shephatiah's descendants 372 |
| 5the sons of Arah, 775; | 5Arah's descendants 775 |
| 6the sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812; | 6Pahath-moab's descendants: Jeshua's and Joab's descendants 2,812 |
| 7the sons of Elam, 1,254; | 7Elam's descendants 1,254 |
| 8the sons of Zattu, 945; | 8Zattu's descendants 945 |
| 9the sons of Zaccai, 760; | 9Zaccai's descendants 760 |
| 10the sons of Bani, 642; | 10Bani's descendants 642 |
| 11the sons of Bebai, 623; | 11Bebai's descendants 623 |
| 12the sons of Azgad, 1,222; | 12Azgad's descendants 1,222 |
| 13the sons of Adonikam, 666; | 13Adonikam's descendants 666 |
| 14the sons of Bigvai, 2,056; | 14Bigvai's descendants 2,056 |
| 15the sons of Adin, 454; | 15Adin's descendants 454 |
| 16the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, 98; | 16Ater's descendants: of Hezekiah 98 |
| 17the sons of Bezai, 323; | 17Bezai's descendants 323 |
| 18the sons of Jorah, 112; | 18Jorah's descendants 112 |
| 19the sons of Hashum, 223; | 19Hashum's descendants 223 |
| 20the sons of Gibbar, 95; | 20Gibbar's descendants 95 |
| 21the men of Bethlehem, 123; | 21Bethlehem's people 123 |
| 22the men of Netophah, 56; | 22Netophah's men 56 |
| 23the men of Anathoth, 128; | 23Anathoth's men 128 |
| 24the sons of Azmaveth, 42; | 24Azmaveth's people 42 |
| 25the sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah and Beeroth, 743; | 25Kiriatharim's, Chephirah's, and Beeroth's people 743 |
| 26the sons of Ramah and Geba, 621; | 26Ramah's and Geba's people 621 |
| 27the men of Michmas, 122; | 27Michmas's men 122 |
| 28the men of Bethel and Ai, 223; | 28Bethel's and Ai's men 223 |
| 29the sons of Nebo, 52; | 29Nebo's people 52 |
| 30the sons of Magbish, 156; | 30Magbish's people 156 |
| 31the sons of the other Elam, 1,254; | 31the other Elam's people 1,254 |
| 32the sons of Harim, 320; | 32Harim's people 320 |
| 33the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 725; | 33Lod's, Hadid's, and Ono's people 725 |
| 34the men of Jericho, 345; | 34Jericho's people 345 |
| 35the sons of Senaah, 3,630. | 35Senaah's people 3,630 |
| 36The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973; | 36The priests included Jedaiah's descendants of the house of Jeshua 973 |
| 37the sons of Immer, 1,052; | 37Immer's descendants 1,052 |
| 38the sons of Pashhur, 1,247; | 38Pashhur's descendants 1,247 |
| 39the sons of Harim, 1,017. | 39and Harim's descendants 1,017 |
| 40The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74. | 40The Levites included Jeshua's and Kadmiel's descendants from Hodaviah's descendants 74 |
| 41The singers: the sons of Asaph, 128. | 41The singers included Asaph's descendants 128 |
| 42The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, in all 139. | 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 |
| 43The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, | 43The temple servants included Ziha's descendants, Hasupha's descendants, Tabbaoth's descendants, |
| 44the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, | 44Keros's descendants, Siaha's descendants, Padon's descendants, |
| 45the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub, | 45Lebanah's descendants, Hagabah's descendants, Akkub's descendants, |
| 46the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan, | 46Hagab's descendants, Shalmai's descendants, Hanan's descendants, |
| 47the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah, | 47Giddel's descendants, Gahar's descendants, Reaiah's descendants, |
| 48the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, | 48Rezin's descendants, Nekoda's descendants, Gazzam's descendants, |
| 49the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai, | 49Uzza's descendants, Paseah's descendants, Besai's descendants, |
| 50the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim, | 50Asnah's descendants, Meunim's descendants, Nephusim's descendants, |
| 51the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, | 51Bakbuk's descendants, Hakupha's descendants, Harhur's descendants, |
| 52the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, | 52Bazluth's descendants, Mehida's descendants, Harsha's descendants, |
| 53the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, | 53Barkos's descendants, Sisera's descendants, Temah's descendants, |
| 54the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha. | 54Neziah's descendants, and Hatipha's descendants. |
| 55The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda, | 55The descendants of Solomon's servants included Sotai's descendants, Hassophereth's descendants, Peruda's descendants, |
| 56the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, | 56Jaalah's descendants, Darkon's descendants, Giddel's descendants, |
| 57the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Ami. | 57Shephatiah's descendants, Hattil's descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim's descendants, and Ami's descendants. |
| 58All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392. | 58All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants 392. |
| 59Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan and Immer, but they were not able to give evidence of their fathers' households and their descendants, whether they were of Israel: | 59The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their ancestral families and their lineage were Israelite: |
| 60the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 652. | 60Delaiah's descendants, Tobiah's descendants, Nekoda's descendants 652 |
| 61Of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and he was called by their name. | 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 who bore their name. |
| 62These searched among their ancestral registration, but they could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood. | 62These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. |
| 63The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim. | 63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. |
| 64The whole assembly numbered 42,360, | 64The whole combined assembly numbered 42,360 |
| 65besides their male and female servants who numbered 7,337; and they had 200 singing men and women. | 65not including their 7,337 male and female servants, and their 200 male and female singers. |
| 66Their horses were 736; their mules, 245; | 66They had 736 horses, 245 mules, |
| 67their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720. | 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. |
| 68Some of the heads of fathers' households, when they arrived at the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to restore it on its foundation. | 68After they arrived at the LORD's house in Jerusalem, some of the family heads gave freewill offerings for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site. |
| 69According to their ability they gave to the treasury for the work 61,000 gold drachmas and 5,000 silver minas and 100 priestly garments. | 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. |
| 70Now the priests and the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. | 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. |
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