Ezra 2

¹Forsothe these ben the sones of prouynce, that stieden fro the caitifte, which Nabugodonosor, kyng of Babiloyne, hadde translatid in to Babiloyne; and thei turneden ayen in to Jerusalem and in to Juda, ech man in to his citee, that camen with Zorobabel;

²Jesua, Neemie, Saray, Rahelaie, Mardochaa, Belsan, Mesfar, Begnay, Reum, Baana. This is the noumbre of men of the sones of Israel; the sones of Phares,

³two thousynde an hundrid and two and seuenti; the sones of Arethi, seuene hundrid and fyue and seuenti;

⁴the sones of Sephezie, thre hundrid and two and seuenti;

⁵the sones of Area, seuene hundrid and fyue and seuenti;

⁶the sones of Phe and of Moab, sones of Josue and of Joab, twei thousynde nyne hundrid and twelue;

⁷the sones of Helam, a thousynde two hundrid and foure and fifti;

⁸the sones of Zechua, nyne hundrid and fyue and fourti;

⁹the sones of Zahai, seuene hundrid and sixti;

¹⁰the sones of Bany, sixe hundrid and two and fourti;

¹¹the sones of Bebai, sixe hundrid and thre and twenti; the sones of Azgad,

¹²a thousynde two hundrid and two and twenti;

¹³the sones of Adonycam, sixe hundrid and sixe and sixti;

¹⁴the sones of Beguai, two thousynde two hundrid and sixe and fifti; the sones of Adyn,

¹⁵foure hundrid and foure and fifti;

¹⁶the sones of Ather, that weren of Ezechie, nynti and eiyte;

¹⁷the sones of Besai, thre hundrid and thre and twenti;

¹⁸the sones of Jora, an hundrid and twelue;

¹⁹the sones of Asom, two hundrid and thre and thritti;

²⁰the sones of Gebar weren nynti and fyue;

²¹the sones of Bethleem weren an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;

²²the men of Nechopha, sixe and fifti;

²³the men of Anathot, an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;

²⁴the sones of Asmaneth, two and fourti;

²⁵the sones of Cariathiarym, Cephiara, and Berhoc, seuene hundrid and thre and fourti;

²⁶the sones of Arama and of Gaba, sixe hundrid and oon and twenti;

²⁷men of `Mathmas, an hundrid and two and twenti; men of Bethel and of Gay,

²⁸two hundrid and thre and twenti;

²⁹the sones of Nebo, two and fifti;

³⁰the sones of Nebgis, an hundrid and sixe and fifti;

³¹the sones of the tother Helam, a thousynde two hundrid and foure and fifti;

³²the sones of Arym, thre hundrid and twenti;

³³the sones of Loradid and of Ono, seuene hundrid and fyue and twenti;

³⁴the sones of Jerico, thre hundrid and fyue and fourti;

³⁵the sones of Sanaa, thre thousynde sixe hundrid and thritti;

³⁶preestis, the sones of Idaie, in the hows of Jesue, nyne hundrid and thre and seuenti;

³⁷the sones of Emmeor, a thousynde and two and fifti; the sones of Phesur,

³⁸a thousynde two hundrid and seuene and fourti;

³⁹the sones of Arym, a thousynde and seuentene; dekenes,

⁴⁰the sones of Jesue and of Cedynyel, sones of Odonye, foure and seuenti; syngeris,

⁴¹the sones of Asaph, an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;

⁴²the sones of porteris, sones of Sellum, sones of Ather, sones of Thelmon, sones of Accub, sones of Aritha, sones of Sobar, sones of Sobai, alle weren an hundrid and eiyte and thritty;

⁴³Nathynneis, the sones of Osai, sones of Asupha, sones of Thebaoth, sones of Ceros,

⁴⁴sones of Sisaa, sones of Phadon,

⁴⁵sones of Jebana, sones of Agaba, sones of Accub,

⁴⁶sones of Accab, sones of Selmai,

⁴⁷sones of Annam, sones of Gaddel, sones of Gaer,

⁴⁸sones of Rahaia, sones of Rasyn, sones of Nethoda, sones of Gazem, sones of Asa,

⁴⁹sones of Phasea, sones of Besee,

⁵⁰sones of Asennaa, sones of Numyn, sones of Nethusym,

⁵¹sones of Bethuth, sones of Acupha, sones of Aryn, sones of Besluth,

⁵²sones of Maida, sones of Arsa,

⁵³sones of Bercos, sones of Sisara, sones of Thema,

⁵⁴sones of Nasia, sones of Acupha,

⁵⁵the sones of the seruauntis of Salomon, the sones of Sothelthei, the sones of Soforeth, the sones of Pharuda, the sones of Asa,

⁵⁶the sones of Delcon, the sones of Gedeb,

⁵⁷the sones of Saphata, the sones of Atil, the sones of Phecerethi, that weren of Asebam, the sones of Ammy;

⁵⁸alle the Nathyneis, and the sones of the seruauntis of Salomon weren thre hundrid nynti and tweyne.

⁵⁹And thei that stieden fro Thelmela, Thelersa, Cherub, and Don, and Mey, and myyten not schewe the hows of her fadris and her seed, whether thei weren of Israel;

⁶⁰the sones of Delaya, the sones of Thobie, the sones of Nethoda, sixe hundrid and two and fifti;

⁶¹and of the sones of prestis, the sones of Obia, sones of Accos, sones of Berzellai, which took a wijf of the douytris of Bersellai Galadite, and was clepid bi the name of hem;

⁶²these souyten the scripture of her genologie, and founden not, and thei weren cast out of preesthod.

⁶³And Attersatha seide to hem, that thei schulden not ete of the hooli of hooli thingis, til a wijs preest and perfit roos.

⁶⁴Al the multitude as o man, two and fourti thousynde thre hundrid and sixti,

⁶⁵outakun the seruauntis of hem and `the handmaydis, that weren seuene thousynde thre hundrid and seuene and thretti; and among hem weren syngeris and syngeressis twei hundrid.

⁶⁶The horsis of hem weren sixe hundrid and sixe and thritti; the mulis of hem weren foure hundrid and fyue and fourti;

⁶⁷the camels of hem weren foure hundrid and fyue and thritti; the assis of hem weren sixe thousynde seuene hundrid and twenti.

⁶⁸And of the princes of fadris, whanne thei entriden in to the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, thei offriden of fre wille in to the hows of God, to bilde it in his place;

⁶⁹thei yauen `bi her myytes the costis of the werk, oon and fourti thousynde platis of gold; fyue thousynde besauntis of siluer; and preestis clothis an hundrid.

⁷⁰Therfor preestis and dekenes of the puple, and syngeris, and porteris, and Nathynneis dwelliden in her citees, and al Israel in her cytees.

Ezra 2

¹Now 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;

²Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

³The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

⁴The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

⁵The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.

⁶The children of Pahath–moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

⁷The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

⁸The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.

⁹The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

¹⁰The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.

¹¹The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.

¹²The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.

¹³The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.

¹⁴The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.

¹⁵The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

¹⁶The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

¹⁷The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.

¹⁸The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.

¹⁹The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.

²⁰The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.

²¹The children of Beth–lehem, an hundred twenty and three.

²²The men of Netophah, fifty and six.

²³The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

²⁴The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.

²⁵The children of Kirjath–arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

²⁶The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.

²⁷The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.

²⁸The men of Beth–el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

²⁹The children of Nebo, fifty and two.

³⁰The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.

³¹The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

³²The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

³³The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.

³⁴The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

³⁵The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

³⁶The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

³⁷The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

³⁸The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

³⁹The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

⁴⁰The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

⁴¹The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.

⁴²The 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.

⁴³The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

⁴⁴The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,

⁴⁵The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,

⁴⁶The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,

⁴⁷The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

⁴⁸The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

⁴⁹The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

⁵⁰The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,

⁵¹The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

⁵²The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

⁵³The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,

⁵⁴The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

⁵⁵The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,

⁵⁶The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

⁵⁷The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.

⁵⁸All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

⁵⁹And these were they which went up from Tel–melah, Tel–harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

⁶⁰The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.

⁶¹And 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:

⁶²These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

⁶³And 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.

⁶⁴The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

⁶⁵Beside 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.

⁶⁶Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;

⁶⁷Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

⁶⁸And 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:

⁶⁹They 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.

⁷⁰So 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.