39The priests:

the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua)       973

40of Immer       1,052

41of Pashhur       1,247

42of Harim       1,017

43The Levites:

the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel through the line of Hodaviah)       74

44The singers:

the descendants of Asaph       148

45The gatekeepers:

the descendants of

Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai       138

46The temple servants:

the descendants of

Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

47Keros, Sia, Padon,

48Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,

49Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,

50Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,

51Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,

52Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,

53Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

54Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

55Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

56Neziah and Hatipha

57The descendants of the servants of Solomon:

the descendants of

Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,

58Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

59Shephatiah, Hattil,

Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Amon

60The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon       392

61The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel:

62the descendants of

Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda       642

63And from among the priests:

the descendants of

Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).

64These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 65The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

66The whole company numbered 42,360, 67besides their 7,337 menservants and maidservants; and they also had 245 men and women singers. 68There were 736 horses, 245 mules,^b 69435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

70Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 drachmas^c of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests. 71Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 drachmas^d of gold and 2,200 minas^e of silver. 72The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 drachmas of gold, 2,000 minas^f of silver and 67 garments for priests.

73The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers and the temple servants, along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns.

Ezra Reads the Law

When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,