5 After this, the chiefs of fathers’ houses were chosen to go up according to their tribes, with their wives, sons, and daughters, with their menservants and maidservants, and their livestock. 2 Dareyavesh (Darius) sent with them one thousand cavalry to bring them back to Yerushalem with peace, with musical instruments, drums, and flutes. 3 All their kindred were making merry, and he made them go up together with them.

4 These are the names of the men who went up, according to their families amongst their tribes, after their several divisions. 5 The priests, the sons of Pinhas, the sons of Aharon (Aaron): Yeshua (Jesus) the son of Yotsadak, the son of Serayah, and Yoyakim the son of Zorobabel, the son of Salathiail, of the house of David, of the lineage of Perets, of the tribe of Yehudah (Judah), 6 who spoke wise words before Dareyavesh the king of Paras (Persia) in the second year of his reign, in the month Nisan, which is the first month.

7 These are the of Yehudim (Jews) who came up from the captivity, where they lived as foreigners, whom Nevukadnetsar (Nebuchadnezzar) the king of Bavel (Babylon) had carried away to Bavel.[ref] 8 They returned to Yerushalem and to the other parts of Yehudah, every man to his own city, who came with Zorobabel, with Yeshua, Nehemyah (Nehemiah), Serayah,[fn] Resaias, Eneneus,[fn] Mordekai, Bilshan, Mispar,[fn] Re’elayah,[fn] Roimus, and Ba’ana, their leaders.

9 The number of them of the nation and their leaders: the sons of Par’osh, two thousand and one hundred and seventy two; the sons of[fn] Saphat, four hundred and seventy two; 10 the sons of[fn] Arah, seven hundred and fifty six; 11 the sons of[fn] Pahat-Moav, of the sons of Yeshua and Yoav (Joab), two thousand and eight hundred and twelve; 12 the sons of Eylam, one thousand and two hundred and fifty four; the sons of[fn] Zatu, nine hundred and forty five; the sons of[fn] Zakay, seven hundred and five; the sons of Bani, six hundred and forty eight; 13 the sons of Bevay, six hundred and twenty three; the sons of[fn] Azgad,[fn] one thousand and three hundred and twenty two; 14 the sons of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty seven; the sons of[fn] Bigvay, two thousand and sixty six; the sons of[fn] Adin, four hundred and fifty four; 15 the sons of[fn] Ater, of Hizkiyah (Hezekiah), ninety two; the sons of Kilan and Azetas, sixty seven; the sons of[fn] Azaru, four hundred and thirty two; 16 the sons of[fn] Annis, one hundred and one; the sons of Arom, the sons of[fn] Betsay, three hundred and twenty three; the sons of Arsiphurith, one hundred and twelve; 17 the sons of Baiterus, three thousand and five; the sons of[fn] Beyt-Lehem (Bethlehem), one hundred and twenty three; 18 those from Netofah, fifty five; those from Anatot, one hundred and fifty eight; those from[fn] Azmavet, forty two; 19 those from Kiryat-Yearim,[fn] twenty five: those from Kefirah and Be’erot, seven hundred and forty three; 20 the Chadiasai and Ammidioi, four hundred and twenty two; those from Ramah[fn] and Geva,[fn] six hundred and twenty one; 21 those from Mikmas,[fn] one hundred and twenty two; those from Beyt-El (Bethel),[fn] fifty two; the sons of Magbish,[fn] one hundred and fifty six; 22 the sons of Calamolalus[fn] and Ono,[fn] seven hundred and twenty five; the sons of Yeriho (Jericho),[fn] three[fn] hundred and forty five; 23 and the sons of Sena’ah,[fn] three thousand and three hundred and thirty.

24 The priests: the sons of Yedayah,[fn] the son of Yeshua (Jesus), amongst the sons of Sanasib, nine hundred and seventy two; the sons of Imer,[fn] one thousand and fifty two; 25 the sons of Pashhur,[fn] one thousand and two hundred and forty seven; and the sons of Harim,[fn] one thousand and seventeen. 26 The Levites: the sons of Yeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, and Hodavyah, seventy four. 27 The holy singers: the sons of Asaf, one hundred and twenty eight. 28 The gatekeepers: the sons of[fn] Shalum, the sons of[fn] Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of[fn] Akuv, the sons of[fn] Hatita, the sons of[fn] Shovay, in all one hundred and thirty nine.

29 The temple servants: the sons of[fn] Esav (Esau), the sons of[fn] Hasufa, the sons of Tabaeot, the sons of[fn] Keyros, the sons of[fn] Siea, the sons of[fn] Padon, the sons of Levana, the sons of[fn] Hagava. 30 the sons of[fn] Akuv, the sons of Uta, the sons of Ketab, the sons of[fn] Hagav, the sons of[fn] Shamlay, the sons of[fn] Anan, the sons of[fn] Gidel, the sons of[fn] Gahar, 31 the sons of[fn] Yair, the sons of[fn] Retsin, the sons of[fn] Nekoda, the sons of Chaseba, the sons of[fn] Gazam, the sons of[fn] Ozias, the sons of[fn] Paseah, the sons of Asara, the sons of[fn] Besay, the sons of[fn] Asnah, the sons of[fn] Meunim, the sons of[fn] Nafish, the sons of[fn] Bakbuk, the sons of[fn] Hakufa, the sons of[fn] Harhur, the sons of Pharakim, the sons of[fn] Batslut, 32 the sons of[fn] Mehida, the sons of Cutha, the sons of[fn] Harsha, the sons of[fn] Barkos, the sons of[fn] Sisera, the sons of[fn] Temah, the sons of[fn] Netsiah, the sons of Hatifa.

33 The sons of the servants of Shelomoh (Solomon): the sons of[fn] Soferet, the sons of[fn] Perida, the sons of[fn] Ya’alah, the sons of[fn] Darkon, the sons of[fn] Isdael, the sons of[fn] Shefatyah, 34 the sons of[fn] Hatil, the sons of[fn] Pokeret-Hatsvayim, the sons of Sabie, the sons of Sarothie, the sons of[fn] Masias, the sons of Gas, the sons of Addus, the sons of Subas, the sons of Apherra, the sons of Barodis, the sons of Saphat, the sons of Alon.

35 All the temple-servants and the sons of the servants of Shelomoh were three hundred and seventy two. 36 These came up from[fn] Tel-Melah, and[fn] Tel-Harsha,[fn] Charaathalan leading them, and Allar; 37 and they could not show their families, nor their stock, how they were of Yisrael (Israel): the sons of[fn] Delayah the son of[fn] Ban, the sons of[fn] Nekoda, six hundred and fifty two.

38 Of the priests, those who usurped the office of the priesthood and were not found: the sons of[fn] Havayah, the sons of[fn] Hakots, the sons of Jaddus, who married Augia one of the daughters of[fn] Barzilay, and was called after his name. 39 When the description of the kindred of these men was sought in the register and was not found, they were removed from executing the office of the priesthood; 40 for Nehemyah (Nehemiah) and Attharias told them that they should not be partakers of the holy things until a high priest wearing[fn] Urim and Tumim should arise.

41 So all those of Yisrael, from twelve years old and upward, beside menservants and women servants, were in number forty two thousand and three hundred and sixty. 42 Their menservants and handmaids were seven thousand and three hundred and thirty and seven; the minstrels and singers, two hundred and forty five; 43 four hundred and thirty and five camels, seven thousand and thirty six horses, two hundred and forty five mules, and five thousand and five hundred and twenty five animals of burden.

44 And some of the chief men of their families, when they came to the temple of God that is in Yerushalem (Jerusalem), vowed to set up the house again in its own place according to their ability, 45 and to give into the holy treasury of the works one thousand minas[fn] of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly vestments.

46 The priests and the Levites and some of the people lived in Yerushalem and the country. The holy singers also and the gatekeepers and all Yisrael lived in their villages.