Ezra 2

The number of them that returned from the captiuitie.
1.THese alſo are the ſonnes of the prouince, that went vp out of ye captiuitie (whome Nebuchadnezzár Kĩg of Babél had caried away vnto Babél) & returned to Ieruſalém, & to Iudáh, euerie one vnto his citie,
2.Whiche came with Zerubbabél, to wit, Ieſhua, Nehemiáh, Seraiáh, Reelaiah, Mordecái, Bilſhan, Miſpár, Biguái, Rehúm, Baanáh The number of the men of the people of Iſraél was,
3.The ſonnes of Paróſh, two thouſand, an hundreth, ſeuentie and two:
4.The ſonnes of Shephatiáh, thre hundreth ſeuentie and two:
5.The ſonnes of Aráh, ſeuen hundreth, and ſeuentie and fiue:
6.The ſonnes of Paháth Moáb, of the ſonnes of Ieſhua & Ioáb, two thouſand, eight hundreth and twelue:
7.The ſonnes of Elám, a thouſand, two hũdreth, and foure and fiftie:
8.The ſonnes of Zattú, nine hundreth, and fiue and fourtie:
9.The ſonnes of Zaccái, ſeuen hundreth, and threſcore:
10.The ſonnes of Baní, ſix hundreth, and two and fourtie:
11.The ſonnes of Bebái, ſix hundreth, and thre and twenty:
12.The ſonnes of Azgád a thouſand, two hūdreth, and two and twentie:
13.The ſonnes of Adonikám, ſix hundreth, thre ſcore and ſix:
14.The ſonnes of Biguái, two thouſand, & ſix and fiftie:
15.The ſonnes of Adín, foure hundreth & foure and fiftie:
16.The ſonnes of Atér of Hizkiáh, ninetie and eight:
17.The ſonnes of Bezái, thre hundreth, & thre and twentie:
18.The ſonnes of Ioráh, an hundreth, and twelue:
19.The ſonnes of Haſhúm, two hundreth and thre and twentie:
20.The ſonnes of Gibbár, ninetie and fiue:
21.The ſonnes of Beth-léhem, an hūdreth and thre and twenty:
22.The men of Netopháh, ſix & fiftie:
23.The m en of Anothóth, an hundreth & eight & twentie:
24.The ſōnes of Azmáueth, two & fourtie:
25.The ſonnes of Kiriáth arím, of Chephiráh, & Beeróth, ſeuen hundreth & thre and fourtie:
26.The ſonnes of Haramáh and Gába, ſix hundreth, and one and twentie:
27.The men of Michmás, an hundreth, and two and twentie:
28.The ſonnes of Beth-él & Ai, two hundreth, and thre and twentie:
29.The ſonnes of Nebó, two and fiftie:
30.The ſonnes of Magbíſh, an hundreth and ſix and fiftie:
31.The ſonnes of the other Elám, a thouſand, and two hundreth, & foure & fiftie:
32.The ſonnes of Harím, thre hundreth & twentie:
33.The ſonnes of Lod-hadíd, & Onó, ſeuē hundreth, and fiue and twentie:
34.The ſonnes of Ierichó, thre hundreth and fiue and fourtie:
35.The ſonnes of Senáah, thre thouſand, ſix hundreth and thirtie.
36.¶ The Prieſts: of the ſonnes of Iedaiáh of the houſe of Ieſhúa, nine hundreth ſeuentie and thre:
37.The ſonnes of Immér, a thouſand and two and fiftie:
38.The ſonnes of Paſhúr, a thouſand, two hundreth and ſeuen and fourtie:
39.The ſonnes of Harím, a thouſand and ſeuentene.
40.¶ The Leuites: the ſonnes of Ieſhúa, & Kadmiél of the ſonnes of Hodauiáh, ſeuentie and foure.
41.¶ The ſingers: the ſonnes of Aſaph, an hundreth and eight and twentie.
42.¶ The ſonnes of the porters: the ſonnes of Shallúm, the ſonnes of Atér, the ſonnes of Talmón, the ſonnes of Akkúb, ye ſonnes of Hatitá, the ſonnes of Shobá. all were an hundreth and nine ad thirtie.
43.¶ The Nethinims: the ſonnes of Zihá, ye onnes of Haſuphá, ye ſonnes of Tabbaóth,
44.The ſonnes of Kerós, ye ſonnes of Siahá, the ſonnes of Padón,
45.The ſonnes of Lebanáh, the ſonnes of Hagabáh, the ſonnes of Akkúb,
46.The ſonnes of Hagab, the ſonnes of Shalmái, the ſonnes of Hanán,
47.The ſonnes of Giddél, the ſonnes of Gáhar, the ſonnes of Reaiah,
48.The ſonnes of Rezín, the ſonnes of Nekodá, the ſonnes of Gazzám,
49.The ſonnes of Vzzá, the ſonnes of Paſéah, the ſonnes of Beſái,
50.The ſonnes of Aſnáh, the ſonnes of Meuním, the ſonnes of Nephuſim,
51.The ſonnes of Bakbúk, the ſonnes of Hakupá, the ſonnes of Harhúr,
52.The ſonnes of Bazlúth, the ſonnes of Mehidá, the ſonnes of Harſhà,
53.The ſonnes of Barcós, the ſonnes of Siſará, the ſonnes of Thámah,
54.The ſonnes of Nezíah, the ſonnes of Hatiphá,
55.The ſonnes of Salomons ſeruants: the ſonnes of Sotáí, the ſonnes of Sophéreth, the ſonnes of Perudá,
56.The ſonnes of Iaaláh, the ſonnes of Darkón, the ſonnes of Giddél,
57.The ſonnes of Shephatiáh, the ſonnes of Hattíl, the ſonnes of Pochéreth Hazzebaim, the ſonnes of Amí.
58.All the Nethinims, and the ſonnes of Salomons ſeruants were thre hundreth ninetie and two.
59.¶ And theſe went vp from Telmeláh, & from Telharſhà, Cherúb, Addán, & Immér, but they colde not diſcerne their fathers houſe and their ſede, whether they were of Iſraél.
60.The ſonnes of Delaiáh, the ſonnes of Tobiáh, the ſonnes of Nekodá, ſix hundreth and two and fiftie.
61.And of the ſonnes of ye Prieſts, ye ſonnes of Habaiáh the ſonnes of Coz, the ſonnes of Barzillái: which toke of ye daughters of Barzillái the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
62.Theſe ſoght their writing of the genealogies, but they were not found: therefore were they put from the Prieſthode.
63.And Tirſhátha ſaid vnto them, that thei ſhulde not eat of the moſt holy thīg, til there roſe vp a Prieſt with Vrím & Thummim.
64.The whole Congregacion together was two and fourtie thouſand, thre hundreth and thre ſcore,
65.Beſide their ſeruants and their maides: of whome were ſeuen thouſand, thre hundreth and thirtie and ſeuen: and amonge them were two hundreth ſinging men and ſinging women. thre hundreth and ſeuen and thirtie: and among them were two hundreth ſinging men and ſinging women.
66.Their horſes were ſeuen hundreth, & ſix and thirty, their mules, two hundreth and fiue and fourtie:
67.Their camels foure hũdreth and fiue & thirtie: their aſſes, ſix thouſand, ſeuen hũdreth and twentie.
68.And certeine of the chief fathers, when they came to the houſe of the Lord, which was in Ieruſalém, thei offred willingly for the houſe of God, to ſet it vp vpon his fundacion.
69.Thei gaue after their habilitie vnto ỹ treaſure of the worke, euen one and threſcore thouſand drammes of golde, and fiue thouſand pieces of ſiluer and an hundreth Prieſts garments.
70.So the Prieſts & the Leuites, and a certeine of the people, and the ſingers, & the porters, and the Nethiníms dwelt in their cities, and all Iſraél in their cities.

Notes

1:*.
Nehe. 7, 6. 3. eſdr 5, 7.
1:a.
Meaning Iudea, wc was a prouince, yt is, a countrey which was in ſubiection.
2:b.
Zerubbabél was chief captaine, Ieſhua the hie Prieſt, & Nehemiáh a man of great autoritie went not now but came after, 54 yeres.
2:c.
This was not that Mordecái wc was Eſters kinſman
2:d.
Meaning of the commune people
6:".
Or, of the duke of Moab.
16:e.
Which were of the poſteritie of Hezekiáh.
23:f.
That is, inhabitants for ſo this word(Sonne) ſignifieth, whē it is ioyned with the names of places.
36:g.
Before he hathe declared the twotribes of Iudáh and Beniamin, & now commeth to ye tribe of Leui & begineth at ye Prieſts,
43:h.
So called becauſe thei were giuen to the Temple, to cut wood & beare water for the vſe or the ſacrifices, & came of the Gibeonites. & were appointed to this vſe by Ioſhua. Ioſh 9.21.
55:i.
Which came of them that Salomón had appointed for the worke of the Temple.
61:k.
Of him is made menciō 2 Sam 17,27 & 19,31 & becauſe ye Prieſts (he was had in contempt, theſe wolde haue changed their eſtate by their n me, & ſo by Gods iuſte iudgemēt loſt bothe the eſtimation of the worlde & the dignitie of their office.
63:l.
This is a Chalde name & ſignifieth hī yt hathe autoritie ouer others.
63:m.
Read Exo. 28,30.
69:n.
Which moũt to of our money 24826. li. 13.ſhil 4 d eſteming the french crowne at 6 ſhil 4 d. for the dramme is ỹ eight part of an oũce, & the oũce the eight part of a marke
69:o.
Which are called mine, & conteine a piece two markes ſo 5000 mines make 500000. frankes, which moũt to of our money 69666. li.13 ſhil 4 d. ſo that ỹ whole ſome was 84493 li. 26. ſhil.8 d.