| New Living Translation | Berean Study Bible |
| 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. | 1Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, |
| 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: | 2accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel: |
| 3The family of Parosh 2,172 | 3the descendants of Parosh, 2,172; |
| 4The family of Shephatiah 372 | 4the descendants of Shephatiah, 372; |
| 5The family of Arah 775 | 5the descendants of Arah, 775; |
| 6The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812 | 6the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812; |
| 7The family of Elam 1,254 | 7the descendants of Elam, 1,254; |
| 8The family of Zattu 945 | 8the descendants of Zattu, 945; |
| 9The family of Zaccai 760 | 9the descendants of Zaccai, 760; |
| 10The family of Bani 642 | 10the descendants of Bani, 642; |
| 11The family of Bebai 623 | 11the descendants of Bebai, 623; |
| 12The family of Azgad 1,222 | 12the descendants of Azgad, 1,222; |
| 13The family of Adonikam 666 | 13the descendants of Adonikam, 666; |
| 14The family of Bigvai 2,056 | 14the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056; |
| 15The family of Adin 454 | 15the descendants of Adin, 454; |
| 16The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah) 98 | 16the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98; |
| 17The family of Bezai 323 | 17the descendants of Bezai, 323; |
| 18The family of Jorah 112 | 18the descendants of Jorah, 112; |
| 19The family of Hashum 223 | 19the descendants of Hashum, 223; |
| 20The family of Gibbar 95 | 20the descendants of Gibbar, 95; |
| 21The people of Bethlehem 123 | 21the men of Bethlehem, 123; |
| 22The people of Netophah 56 | 22the men of Netophah, 56; |
| 23The people of Anathoth 128 | 23the men of Anathoth, 128; |
| 24The people of Beth-azmaveth 42 | 24the descendants of Azmaveth, 42; |
| 25The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth 743 | 25the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743; |
| 26The people of Ramah and Geba 621 | 26the men of Ramah and Geba, 621; |
| 27The people of Micmash 122 | 27the men of Michmash, 122; |
| 28The people of Bethel and Ai 223 | 28the men of Bethel and Ai, 223; |
| 29The citizens of Nebo 52 | 29the descendants of Nebo, 52; |
| 30The citizens of Magbish 156 | 30the descendants of Magbish, 156; |
| 31The citizens of West Elam 1,254 | 31the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254; |
| 32The citizens of Harim 320 | 32the descendants of Harim, 320; |
| 33The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 725 | 33the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725; |
| 34The citizens of Jericho 345 | 34the men of Jericho, 345; |
| 35The citizens of Senaah 3,630 | 35and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630. |
| 36These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973 | 36The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; |
| 37The family of Immer 1,052 | 37the descendants of Immer, 1,052; |
| 38The family of Pashhur 1,247 | 38the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247; |
| 39The family of Harim 1,017 | 39and the descendants of Harim, 1,017. |
| 40These are the Levites who returned from exile: The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) 74 | 40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74. |
| 41The singers of the family of Asaph 128 | 41The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128. |
| 42The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 139 | 42The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all. |
| 43The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, | 43The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth, |
| 44Keros, Siaha, Padon, | 44the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon, |
| 45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, | 45the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub, |
| 46Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, | 46the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan, |
| 47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, | 47the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah, |
| 48Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, | 48the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam, |
| 49Uzza, Paseah, Besai, | 49the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai, |
| 50Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim, | 50the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim, |
| 51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, | 51the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur, |
| 52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, | 52the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha, |
| 53Barkos, Sisera, Temah, | 53the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah, |
| 54Neziah, and Hatipha. | 54the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha. |
| 55The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, | 55The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Peruda, |
| 56Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, | 56the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, |
| 57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. | 57the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami. |
| 58In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392. | 58The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all. |
| 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. | 59The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: |
| 60This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 652 people. | 60the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all. |
| 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.) | 61And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). |
| 62They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. | 62These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. |
| 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. | 63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim. |
| 64So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, | 64The whole assembly numbered 42,360, |
| 65in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 singers, both men and women. | 65in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers. |
| 66They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, | 66They had 736 horses, 245 mules, |
| 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. | 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. |
| 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, | 68When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site. |
| 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. | 69According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments. |
| 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. | 70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns. |
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