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1These 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.[#sn The list of names and numbers in this chapter of Ezra has a parallel account in Neh 7:6-73. The fact that the two lists do not always agree in specific details suggests that various textual errors have crept into the accounts during the transmission process.; #tn Heb “the sons of.”; #tn The Hebrew term הָעֹלִים (ha’olim, “those who were going up” [Qal active participle]) refers to continual action in the past. Most translations render this as a simple past: “went up” (KJV), “came up” (RSV, ASV, NASV, NIV), “came” (NRSV). CEV paraphrases: “were on their way back.”; #map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.]
2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
The number of Israelites was as follows:
3the descendants of Parosh: 2,172;[#tn Heb “the sons of.”]
4the descendants of Shephatiah: 372;
5the descendants of Arah: 775;
6the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line of Jeshua and Joab): 2,812;[#tn Heb “to the sons of.” Cf. v. 40.; #tc The MT reads יוֹאָב (yo’av, “Joab”). However, syntax demands the reading וְיוֹאָב (vÿyo’av, “and Joab”) which is reflected in the LXX and Syriac.]
7the descendants of Elam: 1,254;
8the descendants of Zattu: 945;
9the descendants of Zaccai: 760;
10the descendants of Bani: 642;
11the descendants of Bebai: 623;
12the descendants of Azgad: 1,222;
13the descendants of Adonikam: 666;
14the descendants of Bigvai: 2,056;
15the descendants of Adin: 454;
16the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah): 98;[#tn Heb “to.” So also in vv. 36, 40.]
17the descendants of Bezai: 323;
18the descendants of Jorah: 112;
19the descendants of Hashum: 223;
20the descendants of Gibbar: 95.
21The men of Bethlehem: 123;[#tc The translation follows the suggestion in BHS and reads אַנְשֵׁי (’anshe, “the men of”) here rather than the reading בְּנֵי (bÿne, “the sons of”) found in the MT. So also in vv. 25, 26, 33, 34.; #map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.]
22the men of Netophah: 56;
23the men of Anathoth: 128;
24the men of the family of Azmaveth: 42;[#tc The translation follows the suggestion in BHS and reads אַשְׁנֵי בֵּית (’ashne bet, “men of the house of”) here rather than the reading בְּנֵי (bÿne, “the sons of”) found in the MT.tn Heb “the men of the house of Azmaveth”; some regard בֵּית (bet, “house of”) as a part of the place name: NAB, NLT “Beth-azmaveth.”]
25the men of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth: 743;[#tc The translation, with the support of many manuscripts, reads יְעָרִים (yÿ’arim) here rather than the reading עָרִים (’arim) of the MT.]
26the men of Ramah and Geba: 621;
27the men of Micmash: 122;
28the men of Bethel and Ai: 223;[#map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.]
29the descendants of Nebo: 52;
30the descendants of Magbish: 156;
31the descendants of the other Elam: 1,254;
32the descendants of Harim: 320;
33the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725;
34the men of Jericho: 345;[#map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.]
35the descendants of Senaah: 3,630.
36The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua): 973;[#tn Heb “the house of.”]
37the descendants of Immer: 1,052;
38the descendants of Pashhur: 1,247;
39the descendants of Harim: 1,017.
40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah): 74.
41The singers: the descendants of Asaph: 128.
42The 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.[#tc Here it is preferable to delete the reading בְּנֵי (bÿne, “the sons of”) found in the MT.]
43The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
44the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,
45the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,
46the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan,[#tc The translation follows the Qere reading “Shalmai” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NLT) rather than the MT Kethib “Shamlai” (so ASV, NAB, NRSV).]
47the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah,
48the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam,
49the descendants of Uzzah, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai,
50the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephussim,
51the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
52the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
53the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
54the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.
55The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda,
56the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
57the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.
58All the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon: 392.
59These 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):[#tn Heb “relate.”; #tn Heb “the house of their fathers.”; #tn Heb “their seed.”]
60the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda: 652.
61And 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).[#tc The translation reads וּמִן (umin, “and from”) rather than the reading וּמִבּנֵי (umibbÿney, “and from the sons of”) found in the MT.; #tn Heb “their.”]
62They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood.[#tn Heb “these.”; #tn Heb “their records were searched for in the genealogical materials, but were not found.” This passive construction has been translated as active for stylistic reasons.; #tn Heb “they were desecrated.”]
63The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.[#tn The Hebrew word תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshata’) is an official title of the Persian governor in Judea, perhaps similar in meaning to “excellency” (BDB 1077 s.v.; HALOT 1798 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395).; #tn Heb “to stand.”]
64The entire group numbered 42,360,[#sn 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 constituent groups do not add up to 42,360. The list in vv. 3-60 apparently is not intended to be exhaustive, but the basis of the selectivity is unclear.]
65not counting their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singers[#tn Heb “besides” or “in addition to.”]
66and 736 horses, 245 mules,
67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68When 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.[#tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”; #tn Heb “cause it to stand.”]
69As 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.[#tn Heb “according to their strength.”; #tn The meaning of the Hebrew word דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים (darkÿmonim, cf. Neh 7:69, 70, 71) is uncertain. It may be a Greek loanword meaning “drachmas” (the view adopted here and followed also by NAB, NASB, NIV) or a Persian loanword “daric,” referring to a Persian gold coin (BDB 204 s.v. דַּרְכְּמוֹן; HALOT 232 s.v. נִים(וֹ)דַּרְכְּמֹ; cf. ASV, NRSV). For further study, see R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 206-9.; #sn The מָנִים (manim, cf. Neh 7:71, 72) is a measuring weight for valuable metals, equal to 1/60 of a talent or 60 shekels (BDB 584 s.v. מָנֶה; HALOT 599 s.v. מָנֶה). For further study, see R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 203-6.; #tn Or “garments.”]
70The 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.