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Ezra

Describes the return of the Jews from Babylonian exile and the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.

Chapter 2

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1 Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
*Now, these are the people from the area who returned after being taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, and sent to Babylon. They later went back to Jerusalem and Judah, returning to their individual cities.
2 Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
*With Zerubbabel came people like Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. There were many Israelites in all.
3 The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
*The children of Parosh numbered 2,172.
4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
*Shephatiah's children had 372 of them.
5 The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
*In Arah, there were 775 children.
6 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
*The kids from Pahathmoab, from the kids of Joshua and Joab, totaled 2,812.
7 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
*The children from Elam numbered 1,225.
8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.
*Nine hundred forty-five children from the family of Zattu.
9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
*The children of Zaccai numbered seven hundred and thirty.
10 The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
*The children of Bani totaled six hundred forty-two.
11 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.
*The kids from Bebai totaled six hundred twenty-three.
12 The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.
*The kids from Azgad numbered 1,222.
13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.
*The children of Adonikam totaled six hundred sixty-six.
14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.
*Bigvai's kids numbered two thousand, five hundred and six.
15 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
*Adin's children totaled 454.
16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
*Hezekiah's children from Ater had ninety-eight kids.
17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.
*There were 323 children from the family of Bezai.
18 The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.
*Jorah's children numbered one hundred and twelve.
19 The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.
*Hashum's children totaled 223.
20 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.
*The children from Gibbar totaled ninety-five.
21 The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.
*There were 123 children from Bethlehem.
22 The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
*The men from the place called Netophah were sixty-five in total.
23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
*The men from the town of Anathoth numbered 128.
24 The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.
*The kids from Azmaveth numbered forty-two.
25 The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
*There were 743 children from Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth together.
26 The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
*The kids from Ramah and Gaba totaled six hundred twenty-one.
27 The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.
*The men from Michmas numbered one hundred twenty-two.
28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
*The men from Bethel and Ai totaled 223.
29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two.
*The children from Nebo numbered fifty-two.
30 The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.
*The children of Magbish totaled one hundred and fifty-six.
31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
*In the other Elam, there were 1,254 children.
32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
*There were 320 kids from Harim.
33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
*The kids from Lod, Hadid, and Ono totaled 725.
34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
*There were 345 children from the town of Jericho.
35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
*The children of Senaah totaled 3,630.
36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
*The priests: descendants of Jedaiah, from Jeshua's family, totaled 973.
37 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
*The children of Immer totaled one thousand fifty-two.
38 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
*The kids from Pashur totaled 1,247.
39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
*The kids from Harim totaled one thousand and eighteen.
40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
*The Levites were seventy-four children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, from the family of Hodaviah.
41 The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.
*The singers were from the family of Asaph, totaling 128 children.
42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
*The descendants of the carriers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, the descendants of Shobai totaled one hundred thirty-nine.
43 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
*The Nethinims: the kids of Ziha, the kids of Hasupha, the kids of Tabbaoth,
44 The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
*The kids from Keros, the kids from Siaha, the kids from Padon,
45 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
*The children from Lebanah, the children from Hagabah, the children from Akkub.
46 The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,
*The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan.
47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
*The kids from Giddel, the kids from Gahar, the kids from Reaiah,
48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
*The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazam, (Note: This is a direct translation and may still require context to fully understand. It appears to be listing groups of people.)
49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
*The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai - these are the names of some groups of people.
50 The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,
*The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim - these are just names of groups of people.
51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
*The kids of Bakbuk, the kids of Hakupha, the kids of Harhur,
52 The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
*The kids from Bazluth, the kids from Mehida, the kids from Harsha.
53 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
*The kids of Barkos, the kids of Sisera, the kids of Thamah.
54 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
*The kids of Neziah, the kids of Hatipha.
55 The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,
*Solomon's servant's children: Sotai's kids, Sophereth's kids, Peruda's kids.
56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
*The kids from Jaalah, the kids from Darkon, the kids from Giddel,
57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.
*The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth from Zebaim, the children of Ami.
58 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
*There were 392 Nethinim and Solomon's servant's children.
59 And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
*These people came from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer. However, they couldn't prove they were part of Israel or show their family lineage.
60 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
*The children of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda had a total of 652.
61 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
*The verse says: Priest's children - Habaiah's kids, Koz's kids, Barzillai's kids. One of them married a woman from Barzillai's family (from the area of Gilead) and was given their name.
62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
*Some people looked for their family records with others who had similar ancestry, but they couldn't find theirs. So, because they were considered unclean, they were removed from being priests.
63 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
*The leader told them not to eat the special food until a priest appeared with the Urim and Thummim.
64 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
*The entire group had a total of 42,300 people.
65 Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.
*Next to their workers and their helpers, who totaled 7,333, there were 200 people who sang, both men and women.
66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
*They had 736 horses and 245 mules.
67 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
*They had 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
68 And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
*Some important leaders, when they visited the LORD's house in Jerusalem, willingly gave money to help build and establish God's home.
69 They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
*They donated based on what they could to the project's fund, with 61,000 units of gold, 5,000 pounds of silver, and 100 priest outfits.
70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
*So, the priests, Levites, people, singers, gatekeepers, and Nethinims lived in their towns, and everyone else in Israel did too.
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