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Ezra 2

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 10

1 ¶ And these are the sons of the province who went up out of the captivity, of those who had been exiled, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had exiled to Babylon. And they came again to Jerusalem and Judah, each man to his own city,

2 who came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah.

3 The sons of Parosh, two thousand, one hundred and seventy-two.

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Chapter Summary

1 The number that return of the people, 36 of the priests, 40 of the Levites, 42 of the Nethinims, 55 of Solomon's servants, 62 of the priests which could not show their pedigree.

Key Hebrew Words

חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה five H2568 · TWOT 686a
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים fifty H2572 · TWOT 686c
אַחֵ֔ר another H312 · TWOT 68a
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים thirty H7970 · TWOT 2403d
כֹּהֵ֖ן priest H3548 · TWOT 959a

People & Context

The Exiles Return to Jerusalem

A detailed census is taken of the families, priests, Levites, singers, porters, temple-slaves, and animals that returned to Judah and Jerusalem from B…

Arrival and Freewill Offerings

Upon arriving at the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, heads of the fathers offer freely for the temple treasury, contributing gold, silver, and priestly…

Timeline

The Exiles Return to Jerusalem

A detailed census is taken of the families, priests, Levites, singers, porters, temple-slaves, and animals that returned to Judah and Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity under the leadership of Zerubbabel.

Ezra 2:1-67
Arrival and Freewill Offerings

Upon arriving at the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, heads of the fathers offer freely for the temple treasury, contributing gold, silver, and priestly garments.

Ezra 2:68-70

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