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Ezra 2:3-20-61-62 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

3-20. Parosh — 2,172Shephatiah — 372Arah — 775Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) — 2,812Elam — 1,254Zattu — 945Zaccai — 760Bani — 642Bebai — 623Azgad — 1,222Adonikam — 666Bigvai — 2,056Adin — 454Ater (also called Hezekiah) — 98Bezai — 323Jorah — 112Hashum — 223Gibbar — 95

21-35. People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned:Bethlehem — 123Netophah — 56Anathoth — 128Azmaveth — 42Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth — 743Ramah and Geba — 621Michmash — 122Bethel and Ai — 223Nebo — 52Magbish — 156The other Elam — 1,254Harim — 320Lod, Hadid, and Ono — 725Jericho — 345Senaah — 3,630

36-39. This is the list of the priestly clans that returned from exile:Jedaiah (descendants of Jeshua) — 973Immer — 1,052Pashhur — 1,247Harim — 1,017

40-42. Clans of Levites who returned from exile:Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) — 74Temple musicians (descendants of Asaph) — 128Temple guards (descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai) — 139

43-54. Clans of temple workmen who returned from exile:Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,Keros, Siaha, Padon,Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan,Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,Uzza, Paseah, Besai,Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim,Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,Barkos, Sisera, Temah,Neziah, and Hatipha

55-57. Clans of Solomon's servants who returned from exile:Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami

58. The total number of descendants of the temple workmen and of Solomon's servants who returned from exile was 392.

59-60. There were 652 belonging to the clans of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda who returned from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelites.

61-62. The following priestly clans could find no record to prove their ancestry: Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (The ancestor of the priestly clan of Barzillai had married a woman from the clan of Barzillai of Gilead and had taken the name of his father-in-law's clan.) Since they were unable to prove who their ancestors were, they were not accepted as priests.

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