1   And ^note these are the children of the prouince, that went vp from the captiuitie, which Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had transported into Babylon, and returned into Ierusalem and Iuda, euerie man into his citie.

2   They that came with Zorobabel, Iosue, Nehemia, Saraia, Rahelaia, Mardochai, Belsan, Mesphar, Beguai, Rehum, Baana: The number of the men of the people of Israel:

3   The children of Pharos two thousand an hundred seuentie two.

4   The children of Sephatia, three hundred seuentie two.

5   The children of Area, seuen hundred seuentie fiue.

6   The children of Phahath Moab, of the children of Iosue: Iohab, two thousand eight hundred twelue.

7   The children of Aelam, a thousand two hundred fiftie foure.

8   The children of Zethua, nine hundred fourtie fiue.

9   The children of Zachai, seuen hundred sixtie.

10   The children of Bani six hundred fourtie two.

11   The children of Bebai, six hundred twentie three.

12   The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twentie two.

13   The children of Adonicam, six hundred sixtie six.

14   The children of Beguai, two thousand fiftie six.

15   The children of Adin, foure hundred fiftie foure.

16   The children of Ather, which were of Ezechias, ninetie eight.

17   The children of Besai, three hundred and twentie three.

18   The children of Iora, an hundred twelue.

19   The childre of Hasum, two hundred twentie three.

20   The children of Gebbar, ninetie fiue.

21   The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twentie three.

22   The men of Netupha, fiftie six.

23   The men of Anathoth an hundred twentie eight.

24   The children of Azmaueth, fourtie two.

25   The children of Cariathiarim, Cephira, and Beroth, seuen hundred fourtie three.

26   The children of Rama and Gabaa, six hundred twentie one.

27   The men of Machmas, an hundred twentie two.

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28   The men of Bethel and Hai, two hundred twentie three.

29   The children of Nebo, fiftie two.

30   The children of Megbis, an hundred fiftie six.

31   The children of an other Ælam, a thousand two hundred fiftie foure.

32   The children of Harim, three hundred twentie.

33   The children of Lod Hadid and Ono, seuen hundred twentie fiue.

34   The children of Iericho, three hundred fourtie fiue.

35   The children of Senaa, three thousand six hundred thirtie.

36   The Priestes: The children of Iadaia in the house of Iosue, nine hundred seuentie three.

37   The children of Emmer, a thousand fiftie two.

38   The children of Pheshur, a thousand two hundred fourtie seuen.

39   The children of Harim, a thousand and seuentie.

40   The Leuites: The children of Iosue and Cedmiel, the children of Odouia, seuentie foure.

41   The singing men: The children of Asaph, an hundred twentie eight.

42   The children of the Porters: the children of Sellum, the children of Ater, the childreu of Telmon, the children of Accub, the children of Hatita, the children of Sobai: al an hundred thirtie nine.

43   The Natheneites: The children of Siha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

44   the children of Ceros, the children of Siaa, the children of Phadon,

45   The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Accub,

46   The children of Hagab, the children of Semlai, the children of Hanan,

47   The children of Gaddel, the children of Gaher, the children of Raaia,

48   The children of Rasin, the children of Necoda, the children of Gazam,

49   The children of Aza, the children of Phasea, the children of Besee,

50   The children of Asena, the children of Munim, the children Nephusim,

51   The children of Bacbuc, the children of Hacupha, the children of Harhur,

52   The children of Besluth, the children of Mahida, the children of Harsa,

53   The children of Bercos, the children of Sisara, the children of Thema,

54   The children of Nasia, the children of Hatipha,

55   The children of the seruants of Salomon, the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Pharuda,

56   The children of Iala, the children of Dercon, the childr&ebar; of Geddel,

57   The children of Saphatia, the children of Hatil, the children of Phochereth, which were of Asebaim, the children of Ami.

58   Al the Nathineites, and the children of the seruantes of Salomon, three hundred ninetie two.

59   And these are they that came vp from Thelmela, Thelharsa, Cherub,

Iosue. and Adon, and Emer. And they could not shew the house of their fathers and their seede, whether they were of Israel.

60   The children of Dalaia, the children of Tobia, the children of Necoda, six hundred fiftie two.

61   And of the children of the Priestes: The children of Hobia, the children of Accos, the children of Berzellai, who tooke a wife of the daughters of Berzellai the Galaadite, and was called by their name:

62   these sought the writing of their genealogie, and ^notefound it not, and they were cast out of the Priesthood.

63   And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eate of the Holie of holies, til there rose a priest learned and perfect.

64   Al the multitude as it were one man, ^note fourtie two thousand three hundred sixtie:

65   beside their men seruantes, & wemen seruantes, which were seuen thousand three hundred thirtie seuen: and among them singing men, and singing wemen two hundred.

66   Their horses seuen hundred thirtie six, their mules two hundred fourtie fiue,

67   their cameles, foure hundred thirtie fiue, their asses six thousand seuen hundred twentie.

68   And of the princes of the fathers, when they entred into the temple of our Lord, which is in Ierusalem, they offered voluntarily vnto the house of our Lord to build it in his place.

69   According to their abilities, they gaue the expenses of the worke, of gold sixtie one thousand soldes, of siluer fiue thousand poundes, & garmentes for the priestes an hundred.

70   The Priestes therfore & the Leuites, and they of the people, and the singing men, and the porters, and the Nathinaites dwelt in their cities, and al Israel in their cities.

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