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Text -- Ezra 2:1-70 (NET)
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The Names of the Returning Exiles
2:1 These are the people of the province who were going up , from the captives of the exile whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile in Babylon . They returned to Jerusalem and Judah , each to his own city .
2:2 They came with Zerubbabel , Jeshua , Nehemiah , Seraiah , Reelaiah , Mordecai , Bilshan , Mispar , Bigvai , Rehum , and Baanah . The number of Israelites was as follows:
2:3 the descendants of Parosh : 2,172 ;
2:4 the descendants of Shephatiah : 372 ;
2:5 the descendants of Arah : 775 ;
2:6 the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line of Jeshua and Joab ): 2,812 ;
2:7 the descendants of Elam : 1,254 ;
2:8 the descendants of Zattu : 945 ;
2:9 the descendants of Zaccai : 760 ;
2:10 the descendants of Bani : 642 ;
2:11 the descendants of Bebai : 623 ;
2:12 the descendants of Azgad : 1,222 ;
2:13 the descendants of Adonikam : 666 ;
2:14 the descendants of Bigvai : 2,056 ;
2:15 the descendants of Adin : 454 ;
2:16 the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah ): 98 ;
2:17 the descendants of Bezai : 323 ;
2:18 the descendants of Jorah : 112 ;
2:19 the descendants of Hashum : 223 ;
2:20 the descendants of Gibbar : 95 .
2:21 The men of Bethlehem : 123 ;
2:22 the men of Netophah : 56 ;
2:23 the men of Anathoth : 128 ;
2:24 the men of the family of Azmaveth : 42 ;
2:25 the men of Kiriath Jearim , Kephirah and Beeroth : 743 ;
2:26 the men of Ramah and Geba : 621 ;
2:27 the men of Micmash : 122 ;
2:28 the men of Bethel and Ai : 223 ;
2:29 the descendants of Nebo : 52 ;
2:30 the descendants of Magbish : 156 ;
2:31 the descendants of the other Elam : 1,254 ;
2:32 the descendants of Harim : 320 ;
2:33 the men of Lod , Hadid , and Ono : 725 ;
2:34 the men of Jericho : 345 ;
2:35 the descendants of Senaah : 3,630 .
2:36 The priests : the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua ): 973 ;
2:37 the descendants of Immer : 1,052 ;
2:38 the descendants of Pashhur : 1,247 ;
2:39 the descendants of Harim : 1,017 .
2:40 The Levites : the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah ): 74 .
2:41 The singers : the descendants of Asaph : 128 .
2:42 The 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 .
2:43 The temple servants : the descendants of Ziha , the descendants of Hasupha , the descendants of Tabbaoth ,
2:44 the descendants of Keros , the descendants of Siaha , the descendants of Padon ,
2:45 the descendants of Lebanah , the descendants of Hagabah , the descendants of Akkub ,
2:46 the descendants of Hagab , the descendants of Shalmai , the descendants of Hanan ,
2:47 the descendants of Giddel , the descendants of Gahar , the descendants of Reaiah ,
2:48 the descendants of Rezin , the descendants of Nekoda , the descendants of Gazzam ,
2:49 the descendants of Uzzah , the descendants of Paseah , the descendants of Besai ,
2:50 the descendants of Asnah , the descendants of Meunim , the descendants of Nephussim ,
2:51 the descendants of Bakbuk , the descendants of Hakupha , the descendants of Harhur ,
2:52 the descendants of Bazluth , the descendants of Mehida , the descendants of Harsha ,
2:53 the descendants of Barkos , the descendants of Sisera , the descendants of Temah ,
2:54 the descendants of Neziah , and the descendants of Hatipha .
2:55 The descendants of the servants of Solomon : the descendants of Sotai , the descendants of Hassophereth , the descendants of Peruda ,
2:56 the descendants of Jaala , the descendants of Darkon , the descendants of Giddel ,
2:57 the descendants of Shephatiah , the descendants of Hattil , the descendants of Pokereth-Hazzebaim , and the descendants of Ami .
2:58 All the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon : 392 .
2:59 These are the ones that came up from Tel Melah , Tel Harsha , Kerub , Addon , and Immer (although they were unable to certify their family connection or their ancestry , as to whether they really were from Israel ):
2:60 the descendants of Delaiah , the descendants of Tobiah , and the descendants of Nekoda : 652 .
2:61 And from among the priests : the descendants of Hobaiah , the descendants of Hakkoz , and the descendants of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name ).
2:62 They searched for their records in the genealogical materials , but did not find them. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood .
2:63 The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim .
2:64 The entire group numbered 42,360 ,
2:65 not counting their male and female female servants , who numbered 7,337 . They also had 200 male and female singers
2:66 and 736 horses , 245 mules ,
2:67 435 camels , and 6,720 donkeys .
2:68 When they came to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem , some of the family leaders offered voluntary offerings for the temple of God in order to rebuild it on its site .
2:69 As they were able , they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas of gold , 5,000 minas of silver , and 100 priestly robes .
2:70 The priests , the Levites , some of the people , the singers , the gatekeepers , and the temple servants lived in their towns , and all the rest of Israel lived in their towns .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Zerubbabel |
Temple, the Second |
Captivity |
Zechariah |
Israel |
GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 |
CHILDREN OF ISRAEL |
Levites |
Priest |
GENEALOGY, 8 part 1 |
Nethinim |
Jeshua |
Ater |
Immer |
Shephatiah |
Harim |
LAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT |
Minister |
Nekoda |
Elam |
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NET Notes -> Ezr 2:1; Ezr 2:1; Ezr 2:1; Ezr 2:1; Ezr 2:2; Ezr 2:2; Ezr 2:3; Ezr 2:6; Ezr 2:6; Ezr 2:16; Ezr 2:21; Ezr 2:21; Ezr 2:24; Ezr 2:24; Ezr 2:25; Ezr 2:28; Ezr 2:34; Ezr 2:36; Ezr 2:42; Ezr 2:46; Ezr 2:59; Ezr 2:59; Ezr 2:59; Ezr 2:61; Ezr 2:61; Ezr 2:62; Ezr 2:62; Ezr 2:62; Ezr 2:63; Ezr 2:63; Ezr 2:64; Ezr 2:65; Ezr 2:68; Ezr 2:68; Ezr 2:69; Ezr 2:69; Ezr 2:69; Ezr 2:69
NET Notes: Ezr 2:1 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Ezr 2:2 The words “was as follows” are not in the Hebrew text but are used in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Ezr 2:24 Heb “the men of the house of Azmaveth”; some regard בֵּית (bet, “house of”) as a part of the pla...
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NET Notes: Ezr 2:25 The translation, with the support of many manuscripts, reads יְעָרִים (yÿ’arim) here rather...
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NET Notes: Ezr 2:42 Here it is preferable to delete the reading בְּנֵי (bÿne, “the sons of”) found in the MT.
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NET Notes: Ezr 2:46 The translation follows the Qere reading “Shalmai” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NLT) rather than the MT Kethib “Shamlai” (so ASV, NAB, ...
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NET Notes: Ezr 2:64 The same total is given in Neh 7:66, but it is difficult to understand how this number is reached, since the numbers of people listed in the constitue...
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