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¹ Now these are the sons of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and that returned to Jerusalem and Judah, every one to his city;² who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:³ The sons of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two.⁴ The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.⁵ The sons of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.⁶ The sons of Pahath-moab, of the sons of Jeshua [and] Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.⁷ The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.⁸ The sons of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.⁹ The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.¹⁰ The sons of Bani, six hundred forty and two.¹¹ The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.¹² The sons of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.¹³ The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.¹⁴ The sons of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.¹⁵ The sons of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.¹⁶ The sons of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.¹⁷ The sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.¹⁸ The sons of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.¹⁹ The sons of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.²⁰ The sons of Gibbar, ninety and five.²¹ The sons of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three.²² The men of Netophah, fifty and six.²³ The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight.²⁴ The sons of Azmaveth, forty and two.²⁵ The sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.²⁶ The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.²⁷ The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty and two.²⁸ The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.²⁹ The sons of Nebo, fifty and two.³⁰ The sons of Magbish, a hundred fifty and six.³¹ The sons of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.³² The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty.³³ The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.³⁴ The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.³⁵ The sons of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

³⁶ The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.³⁷ The sons of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.³⁸ The sons of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.³⁹ The sons of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.⁴⁰ The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, through Binnui [and] Hodaviah, seventy and four.⁴¹ The singers: the sons of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight.⁴² The sons of the porters: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, in all a hundred thirty and nine.⁴³ Those given [to temple service]: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,⁴⁴ the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon,⁴⁵ the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,⁴⁶ the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan,⁴⁷ the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,⁴⁸ the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,⁴⁹ the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,⁵⁰ the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim,⁵¹ the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,⁵² the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,⁵³ the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,⁵⁴ the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.⁵⁵ The sons of Solomon's slaves: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda,⁵⁶ the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,⁵⁷ the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Ami.⁵⁸ All those given [to temple service], and the sons of Solomon's slaves, were three hundred ninety and two.⁵⁹ And these were those that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, [and] Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:⁶⁰ the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.⁶¹ And of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.⁶² These sought their register [among] those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore they were deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.⁶³ And the governor said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

⁶⁴ The whole assembly together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,⁶⁵ besides their male slaves and their female slaves, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.⁶⁶ Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;⁶⁷ their camels, four hundred thirty and five; [their] donkeys, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.⁶⁸ And some of the heads of fathers' [houses], when they came to the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place:⁶⁹ they gave after their ability into the treasury of the work threescore and one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.⁷⁰ So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people: and the singers, and the porters, and those given [to temple service] dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.