Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the Lord, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.

Now, these, are the sons of the province, who came up from among the captives of the exile, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon exiled to Babylon, - who came back unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his own city;

The children of Pahathmoab among the children of Jeshua Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve;

And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).

These searched among their ancestral registration, but they could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.

besides their male and female servants who numbered 7,337; and [among them] they had 200 male and female singers.

And the altar set they upon his sockets - for there was a fearfulness among them because of the nations and the lands - and offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, in the morning and at evening.

so that the noise gave a great sound, insomuch that the people could not know the joyful sound for the noise of the weeping among the people: for the people shouted with a loud cry, so that the noise was heard afar off.

And also we asked their names for them to make known to thee that we shall write the name of the men that were among their heads.

These are the leaders of the families listed among those who left Babylon with me during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

And I gathered them together, unto the river that cometh into Ahava, and we encamped there three days, - and I informed myself among the people and the priests, and, of the sons of Levi, found I none there.

And through the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a wise man from among the children of Mahli the son of Levi the son of Israel, even Sherebiah, with his sons and brethren, eighteen;

Then I separated, from among the rulers of the priests, twelve, - even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and, with them, from among their brethren, ten;

I divided among them 650 silver talents, silver utensils weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,

for they have taken of their daughters, for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed have intermingled themselves among the peoples of the lands, - and, the hand of the rulers and the deputies, hath, in this unfaithfulness, been, foremost.

Are we again to go against your orders, taking wives from among the people who do these disgusting things? would you not be angry with us till our destruction was complete, till there was not one who got away safe?

Then responded Shecaniah son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam, and said unto Ezra, We, have been faithful with our God, and have married foreign women from among the peoples of the land, - yet, now, there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

Among the sons of the priests who had married foreign wives were found of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib and Gedaliah.

Among the children of Immer: Hanani, and Zebadiah.

Among the children of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

Among the children of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, and Kelaiah, which same is Kelita, Pethahiah, Judah and Eliezer.

Among the singers: Eliashib. Among the porters: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

Of Israel: Among the children of Parosh: Ramiah and Izziah, and Malchiah, Mijamin, and Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.

Among the children Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jerimoth and Elijah.

Among the children of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jerimoth, Zabad and Aziza.

Among the children of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

Among the children of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jerimoth.

Among the children of Pahathmoab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui and Manasseh.

Among the children of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

Among the children of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

Among the children of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

Among the children of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, Benaiah.

All these had taken foreign wives; and there were among them wives who had had children.