And these the sons of the province coming up from the captivity of the exiles which Nebuchadnezzar carried into exile to Babel; and they will turn back to Jerusalem and Judah, a man to his city;

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

The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

The sons of Arah, seven hundred five and seventy.

The sons of Pahath-Moab, to the sons of Joshua of Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

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

The sons of Zattu, nine hundred and forty and five.

The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.

The sons of Bani, six hundred forty and two.

The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.

The sons of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.

The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.

The sons of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.

The sons of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

The sons of Ater to Hezekiah, ninety and eight

The sons of Bezel, three hundred twenty and three.

The sons of Jorah, a hundred and and twelve. .

The sons of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.

The sons of Gibber, ninety and five.

The sons of the house of bread, a hundred twenty and three.

The sons of Azmaveth, forty and two.

The sons of Kirjath-Arim, Chephiroth and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

The sons of Ramah and Gabe, six hundred twenty and one.

The sons of Nebo, fifty and two.

The sons of Magbish, a hundred fifty and six.

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

The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

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

The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

The sons of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

The priests: the sons of Jedaiah to the house of Joshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

The sons of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

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

The sons of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

The Levites: the sons of Joshua and Kadmiel, to the sons of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

Those singing: the sons of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight

The sons of the gates: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatite, the sons of Shobi, all, a hundred thirty and nine.

The Nethinims: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth.

The sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon,

The sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,

The sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmi, the sons of Hanan

The sons of Giddel, sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,

The sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzt:m,

The sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,

The sons of Asnah, the sons of Mehunim, the sons of Nephusim,

The sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,

The sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,

The sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Thamah,

The sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.

The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda,

The sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the eons of Giddel,

The sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, the sons of Ami.

All the Nethinims, the sons of Solomon's servants, three hundred ninety and two.

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

From the sons of the priests: the sons of Habiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and he will be called by their name.

And the seventh month will draw near, and the sons of Israel in the cities, and the people will gather together as one man to Jerusalem.

And Joshua the son of Josedek, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and they will build the altar of the God of Israel, to bring up upon it burnt-offerings as written in the law of Moses the man of God.

And in the second year to their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Joshua son of Josedek, and the remainder of their brethren the priests, and the Levites, and all those coming from the captivity to Jerusalem; and they will cause the Levites to stand up, from the son of twenty years and above, to superintend over the works of the house of Jehovah.

And Joshua will stand, his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, as one, to superintend over the doing of the work in the house of God: the sons of Henadad their sons, and their brethren the Levites.

And those building will lay the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, and they will cause the priests to stand, being clothed, with trumpets, and the Levites sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Jehovah according to the hands of David king of Israel.

And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin will hear that the sons of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah God of Israel;

And the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judah and in Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, to them.

At that time rose up Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Joshua son of Josedek, and began to build the house of God that is in Jerusalem: and with them the prophets of God upholding to them.

That therefore bringing near sweet odors to the God of the heavens, praying for the life of the king and his sons.

And the old men of the Jews built and prospered in the prophesy of Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo. And built and completed according to the decree of the God of Israel, and from the decree of Cyrus and Darius, and Arthasatha king of Persia.

And the sons of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the sons of the exile, made the consecration of this house of God in gladness.

And the sons of the exile will do the passover in the fourteenth to the first month.

For the priests and Levites were purified as one, all of them being purified; and they will slaughter the pass-over for all the sons of the exile, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

And the sons of Israel will eat; those turning back from exile and every one being separated from the uncleanness of the nations of the earth to them, to seek for Jehovah the God of Israel;

And after these words in the kingdom of Arthasatha king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,

Son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,

Son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,

Son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,

Son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the head priest:

And there will go up from the sons of Israel, and from the priests and the Levites, and those singing, and they watching the gates, and the Nethinims, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year to Arthasatha the king.

All that from the decree of the God of the heavens shall be done diligently for the house of the God of the heavens: for why to be wrath upon the kingdom of the king and his sons?

From the sons of Phinehas, Gershom: from the sons of Ithamar, Daniel: from the sons of David, Hattush.

From the sons of Shecaniah, from the sons of Parosh, Zechariah: and with him were enrolled to the males a hundred and fifty.

From the sons of Pahath-Moab: Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males

From the sons of Sheoaniah: the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

And from the sons of Adin: Ebed, son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

And from the sons of Elam: Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

And from the sons of Shephatiah: Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males.

From the sons of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

And from the sons of Shelomith: son of Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and sixty males.

And from the sons of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.

And from the sons of Azgad; Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him a hundred and ten males.

And from the last sons of Adonikam, and these their names, Eliphalet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty males.

And from the sons of Bigvai: Uthi and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

And I shall gather them together to the river going to Ahava, and there we shall encamp three days: and I shall look upon the people and upon the priests, and from the sons of Levi I found not these.

And they will bring to us according to the good hand of our God upon us a man of understanding from the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel; and Sherebiah, and his sons and his brethren, eighteen.

And Hashabiab, and with him Jeshaiah, from the sons of Merari, brethren and their sons, twenty

And in the fourth day we shall weigh the silver and the gold and the vessels in the house of our God, by the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest; and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas; and with them Jozabad son of Joshua, and Noadiah son of Levites;

They coming from the captivity, the sons of the exile, brought near burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven he lambs, the he goats of the sin, twelve: all the burnt-offering to Jehovah.

For they took from their daughters to themselves and to their sons: and the holy seed mingled themselves with the people of the lands: and the hand of the chiefs and the prophets was the first in this transgression.

And now ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, and ye shall not take their daughters to your sons, and ye shall not seek their peace and their good even forever, so that ye shall be strong and eat the good of the land, and cause to your sons to inherit even forever.

And Shecaniah son of Jehiel, from the sons of Elam, will answer and say to Ezra, We transgressed against our God, and we were dwelling with strange wives from the people of the land: and now there is hope to Israel concerning this.

And Ezra will rise up from before the house of God, and will go the chamber of Johanan son of Eliashib: and he will go there, he ate not bread and drank not water: for he was mourning for the transgression of the exiles.

And they caused a voice to pass through Judah and Jerusalem to all the sons of the exile to gather, together at Jerusalem;

But Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahaziah, son of Tikvah, stood upon this: and Meshullam and Sabbethai the Levite helped them.