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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Ezra 2 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/ezra/2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/ezra/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > Ezra 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../ezra/1.htm" title="Ezra 1">◄</a> Ezra 2 <a href="../ezra/3.htm" title="Ezra 3">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">The List of Those Who Returned from Exile</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="NEH 7:4-73">Nehemiah 7.4-73</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v15_2_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.1" class="v15_2_1">1</span>Many of the exiles left the province of Babylon and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, all to their own hometowns. Their families had been living in exile in Babylonia ever since King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them there as prisoners. </span><span class="v15_2_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.2" class="v15_2_2">2</span>Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v15_2_2">This is the list of the clans of Israel, with the number of those from each clan who returned from exile:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.3-Ezra.2.20" class="v15_2_3">3-20</span>Parosh - 2,172</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Shephatiah - 372</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Arah - 775</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) - 2,812</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Elam - 1,254</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Zattu - 945</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Zaccai - 760</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Bani - 642</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Bebai - 623</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Azgad - 1,222</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Adonikam - 666</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Bigvai - 2,056</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Adin - 454</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Ater (also called Hezekiah) - 98</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Bezai - 323</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Jorah - 112</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Hashum - 223</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_3">Gibbar - 95</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="m"><span class="v15_2_21"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.21-Ezra.2.35" class="v15_2_21">21-35</span>People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Bethlehem - 123</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Netophah - 56</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Anathoth - 128</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Azmaveth - 42</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth - 743</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Ramah and Geba - 621</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Michmash - 122</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Bethel and Ai - 223</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Nebo - 52</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Magbish - 156</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">The other Elam - 1,254</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Harim - 320</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Lod, Hadid, and Ono - 725</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Jericho - 345</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_21">Senaah - 3,630</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="m"><span class="v15_2_36"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.36-Ezra.2.39" class="v15_2_36">36-39</span>This is the list of the priestly clans that returned from exile:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_36">Jedaiah (descendants of Jeshua) - 973</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_36">Immer - 1,052</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_36">Pashhur - 1,247</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_36">Harim - 1,017</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="m"><span class="v15_2_40"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.40-Ezra.2.42" class="v15_2_40">40-42</span>Clans of Levites who returned from exile:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_40">Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) - 74</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_40">Temple musicians (descendants of Asaph) - 128</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_40">Temple guards (descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai) - 139</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="m"><span class="v15_2_43"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.43-Ezra.2.54" class="v15_2_43">43-54</span>Clans of Temple workers who returned from exile:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_43">Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_43">Keros, Siaha, Padon,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_43">Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_43">Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_43">Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_43">Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_43">Uzza, Paseah, Besai,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_43">Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_43">Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_43">Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_43">Barkos, Sisera, Temah,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_43">Neziah, and Hatipha</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="m"><span class="v15_2_55"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.55-Ezra.2.57" class="v15_2_55">55-57</span>Clans of Solomon's servants who returned from exile:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_55">Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_55">Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_55">Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="par"><span class="v15_2_58"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.58" class="v15_2_58">58</span>The total number of descendants of the Temple workers and of Solomon's servants who returned from exile was 392.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v15_2_59"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.59-Ezra.2.60" class="v15_2_59">59-60</span>There were 652 belonging to the clans of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda who returned from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelites.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v15_2_61"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.61-Ezra.2.62" class="v15_2_61">61-62</span>The following priestly clans could find no record to prove their ancestry: Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (The ancestor of the priestly clan of Barzillai had married a woman from the clan of Barzillai of Gilead and had taken the name of his father-in-law's clan.) Since they were unable to prove who their ancestors were, they were not accepted as priests. </span><span class="v15_2_63"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.63" class="v15_2_63">63</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ezra.2.63!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> The Jewish governor told them that they could not eat the food offered to God until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ezra.2.63!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_64"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.64-Ezra.2.67" class="v15_2_64">64-67</span>Total number of exiles who returned - 42,360</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_64">Their male and female servants - 7,337</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_64">Male and female musicians - 200</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_64">Horses - 736</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_64">Mules - 245</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_64">Camels - 435</span></p><p class="li1"><span class="v15_2_64">Donkeys - 6,720</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="par"><span class="v15_2_68"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.68" class="v15_2_68">68</span>When the exiles arrived at the <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s Temple in Jerusalem, some of the leaders of the clans gave freewill offerings to help rebuild the Temple on its old site. </span><span class="v15_2_69"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.69" class="v15_2_69">69</span>They gave as much as they could for this work, and the total came to 1,030 pounds of gold, 5,740 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for priests.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v15_2_70"><span class="reftext" id="Ezra.2.70" class="v15_2_70">70</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ezra.2.70!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> The priests, the Levites, and some of the people settled in or near Jerusalem;<a href="#fn" id="link_Ezra.2.70!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> the musicians, the Temple guards, and the Temple workers settled in nearby towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in the towns where their ancestors had lived.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">2.63: </char><char style="fk" closed="false">Urim and Thummim: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Two objects used by the priest to determine God's will; it is not known precisely how they were used.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">2.70: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One ancient translation </char><char style="fq" closed="false">in or near Jerusalem; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew does not have these words.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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