2 Out of the captives that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had brought as slaves to Babylon, these are their descendants who returned to Yerushalem in Yehudah—each person returning to their own ancestral town. 2 The ones who went with Zerubbabel were: Yeshua, Nehemyah, Serayah, Re’elayah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Ba’anah.

Their numbers were:

• 3 2,172 descendants of Farosh,
• 4 372 descendants of Shefatyah,
• 5 775 descendants of Arah,
• 6 2,812 descendants of Fahat-Moab, from the families of Yeshua and Yoab,
• 7 1,254 descendants of Elam,
• 8 945 descendants of Zattu,
• 9 760 descendants of Zakkai,
• 10 642 descendants of Bani,
• 11 623 descendants of Bevai,
• 12 1,222 descendants of Azgad,
• 13 666 descendants of Adonikam,
• 14 2,056 descendants of Bigvai,
• 15 454 descendants of Adin,
• 16 98 descendants of Ater, who descended from Hezkiyyah,
• 17 323 descendants of Betsai,
• 18 112 descendants of Yorah,
• 19 223 descendants of Hashum,
• 20 95 descendants of Gibbar.

21 And from these towns:

• 123 from Bethlehem,
• 22 56 from Netofah,
• 23 128 from Anatot,
• 24 42 from Azmavet,
• 25 743 from Kiryat-Arim, Kefirah, and Be’erot,
• 26 621 from Ramah and Geva,
• 27 122 from Mikmas,
• 28 223 from Beyt-El and Ai,
• 29 52 from Nevo,
• 30 156 from Magbish,
• 31 1,254 from the other Elam,
• 32 320 from Harim,
• 33 725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono,
• 34 345 from Yericho,
• 35 3,630 from Senaah.

36 The priests who returned:

• 973 descendants of Yedaiah (descendants of Yeshua),
• 37 1,052 descendants of Immer,
• 38 1,247 descendants of Fashhur,
• 39 1,017 descendants of Harim.

40 The Levites who returned:

• 74 descendants of Yeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodavyah,
• 41 128 musicians who were descendants of Asaf,
• 42 139 gatekeepers who were descendants of the gatekeepers Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai,

43 The temple servants who returned:

• The descendants of Ziha, Hasufa, and Tabbaot,
• 44 the descendants of Keros, Siaha, and Fadon,
• 45 the descendants of Levanah, Hagavah, and Akkuv,
• 46 the descendants of Hagav, Shalmai, and Hanan,
• 47 the descendants of Giddel, Gahar, and Reayah,
• 48 the descendants of Retsin, Nekoda, and Gazzam,
• 49 the descendants of Uzza, Faseah, and Besai,
• 50 the descendants of Asnah, Me’unim, and Nefusim,
• 51 the descendants of Bakbuk, Hakufa, and Harhur,
• 52 the descendants of Bazlut, Mehida, and Harsha,
• 53 the descendants of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah,
• 54 and the descendants of Netsiyah and Atifa.

55 The descendants of Shelomoh’s (Solomon’s) servants who returned:

• the descendants Sotai, Hassoferet, Peruda,
• 56 the descendants of Yaalah, Darkon, and Giddel,
• 57 the descendants of Shefatyah, Hattil, Pokeret Hatstsebayim, and Ami.

58 Altogether there were 392 descendants of temple workers and Shelomoh’s servants who returned.

59 Another group went from the towns of Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Keruv, Addon, and Immer, but they didn’t know their ancestry from before they were taken as captives.

60 There were 652 people who were descendants of Delayah, Toviyyah, and Nekoda, 61 and from the sons of the priests: the descendants of Havayyah; the descendants of Hakkots; and the descendants of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, so he was called by their name. 62 They had searched for their records among the genealogies, but couldn’t find their families listed, so they were disqualified to serve as priests. 63 Also the governor told them that they mustn’t eat any of the holiest food until a priest could use the Urim and Thummim to determine their status.[ref]

64 Altogether in this group, 42,360 people returned to Yehudah. 65 not counting their 7,337 male and female servants, plus 200 male and female musicians. 66 They also took 736 horses and 245 mules, 67 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

68 When some of the heads of families got to Yahweh’s temple in Yerushalem, they freely donated so that it could be rebuilt. 69 They each donated to the treasury according to their individual resources—a total of sixty-one thousand gold coins, five thousand silver bars, and a hundred sets of clothing for the priests.

70 So the priests and the Levites, and some pf the people, and the singers, and the gatekeepers and the temple servants returned to live in their ancestral cities, and so all the Israeli cities had returnees living in them.[ref]

4 Now Yerushalem covered a large area but not many people had returned to live there yet, and the houses hadn’t yet been rebuilt.

5 So God gave me the idea of gathering the leaders and the people grouped by their ancestors. I found the register of those who’d returned from exile to Yerushalem, with this written in it:

6 “These are the descendants of the people exiled by the Babylonian King Nevukadnetstsar, who returned to Yehudah and to Yerushalem—each family returning to their own ancestral town. 7 Their leaders were Zerubavel, Yeshua, Nehemyah, Azaryah, Raamyah, Nahamani, Mareddekai, Bilshan, Misperet, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.

The number of Israeli men:

• 8 2,172 descendants of Far’osh,
• 9 372 descendants of Shefatyah,
• 10 652 descendants of Arah,
• 11 2,818 descendants of Pahat-Moav (descendants of Yeshua and Yoav),
• 12 1,254 descendants of Eylam,
• 13 845 descendants of Zattu,
• 14 760 descendants of Zakkay,
• 15 648 descendants of Binnuy,
• 16 628 descendants of Bevai,
• 17 2,322 descendants of Azgad,
• 18 667 descendants of Adonikam,
• 19 2,067 descendants of Bigvai,
• 20 655 descendants of Adin,
• 21 98 descendants of Ater (from Hizkiyyah),
• 22 328 descendants of Hashum,
• 23 324 descendants of Betsai,
• 24 112 descendants of Harif,
• 25 and 95 descendants of Giv’on.

26 Other men from these towns:

• 188 from Beyt-Lehem and Netofah,
• 27 128 from Anatot,
• 28 42 from Beyt-Azmavet,
• 29 743 from Kiryat-Yearim, Kefirah, and Beerot,
• 30 621 from Ramah and Geva,
• 31 122 from Mikmas,
• 32 123 from Beyt-El and Ay,
• 33 52 from Nevo,
• 34 1,254 descendants of the other Eylam,
• 35 320 descendants of Harim,
• 36 345 descendants of Yericho,
• 37 721 descendants of Lod, Hadid, and Ono,
• 38 and 3,930 descendants of Sena’ah.

39 The priests who returned:

• 973 descendants of Yedayah (a descendant of Yeshua),
• 40 1,052 descendants of Immer,
• 41 1,247 descendants of Fashhur,
• 42 and 1,017 descendants of Harim.

43 The Levites who returned:

• 74 descendants of Yeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodevah).

44 The singers:

• 148 descendants of Asaf.

45 The gatekeepers:

• 138 descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkuv, Hatita, and Shovai.

46 The temple servants:

• the descendants of Tisha, Hasufa, and Tabaot,
• 47 the descendants of Keros, Sia, and Fadon,
• 48 the descendants of Levana, Hagava, and Shalmai,
• 49 the descendants of Hanan, Giddel, and Gahar,
• 50 the descendants of Reayah, Retsin, and Nekoda,
• 51 the descendants of Gazzam, Uzza, and Faseah,
• 52 the descendants of Besai, Meunai, and Nefissim,
• 53 the descendants of Bakbuk, Hakufa, and Harhur,
• 54 the descendants of Batslit, Mehida, and Harsha,
• 55 the descendants of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah,
• 56 and the descendants of Netsiyah and Hatifa.

57 The descendants of Shelomoh’s servants who returned:

• the descendants of Sotai, Soferet, and Feruda.
• 58 the descendants of Ya’ala, Darkon, and Giddel,
• 59 and the descendants of Shefatyah, Hattil, Pokeret-Hazzeba’im, and Amon.

60 Altogether, there were 392 descendants of the temple workers and conscripted labourers.

61 There were also some who returned from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Keruv, Addon, and Immer, even though they couldn’t prove who their ancestors were, or even that they were descendants of Israelis:

62 There were also 642 descendants of Delayah, Toviyyah, and Nekoda, 63 plus some priests:

• the descendants of Havayah, Hakots, and Barzillai. (Barzillai had married a descendant of a man named Barzillai from Gilead, and had taken his wife’s family name.)

64 They had search the genealogical records for their family histories, but didn’t find them, so they were ineligible to serve as priests. 65 The governor had disallowed them from eating the priests’ food until a recognised priest could consult the Urim and Thummim.[ref]

66 Altogether, 42,360 people returned to Yehudah, 67 not counting their 7,337 male and female servants, and 245 male and female singers. 68 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 69 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. 70 Some of the leaders of the ancestral clans gave to the work. The governor donated 8kg of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 robes for the priests, 71 and some of the leaders donated 150kg of gold and 1,500kg of silver. 72 The rest of the people donated 150kg of gold, 1,300kg of silver, and 67 robes for the priests.

73 So the priests and the Levites, the gatekeepers and the singers, the temple workers and the rest of the Israelis, all settled in their various ancestral cities.[ref]