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Ezra 2:1-70 (NLT)

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¹ Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. ² Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile: ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁷ ¹⁸ ¹⁹ ²⁰ ²¹ ²² ²³ ²⁴ ²⁵ ²⁶ ²⁷ ²⁸ ²⁹ ³⁰ ³¹ ³² ³³ ³⁴ ³⁵ ³⁶ ³⁷ ³⁸ ³⁹ ⁴⁰ ⁴¹ ⁴² ⁴³ The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, ⁴⁴ Keros, Siaha, Padon, ⁴⁵ Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, ⁴⁶ Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, ⁴⁷ Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, ⁴⁸ Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, ⁴⁹ Uzza, Paseah, Besai, ⁵⁰ Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim, ⁵¹ Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, ⁵² Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, ⁵³ Barkos, Sisera, Temah, ⁵⁴ Neziah, and Hatipha. ⁵⁵ The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, ⁵⁶ Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, ⁵⁷ Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. ⁵⁸ In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants numbered 392. ⁵⁹ Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel. ⁶⁰ ⁶¹ ⁶² They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. ⁶³ ⁶⁴ So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, ⁶⁵ in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 singers, both men and women. ⁶⁶ They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, ⁶⁷ 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. ⁶⁸ When they arrived at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God's Temple on its original site, ⁶⁹ and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for the priests. ⁷⁰ So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel.

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 1) Why does the Bible quote another book? Is this book inspired too? Genealogical records

Definition(s):
Adin (Ah-deen): Adina, adorned; voluptuous; dainty
Ai (Eh-eye): or Hai, mass; heap
Anathoth (An-a-thoth): or Anath, answer; song; poverty
Arah (Ah-ra): the way; a traveler
Asaph (Eh-saff): who gathers together
Ater (Eh-ter): left hand; shut
Azgad (Az-gad): a strong army; a gang of robbers
Barzillai (Bar-zil-eye): son of contempt; made of iron
Bebai (Beh-by): void, empty
Beeroth (Ba-eh-roth): wells; explaining
Beeroth (Bene-jaakan): wells; explaining
Beth-azmaveth (Beth-az-ma-veth): house of death's strength
Bezai (Behz-eye): eggs
Bigvai (Big-veye): in my body
Elam (Ee-lam): a young man; a virgin; a secret
Geba (Geeb-a): a hill; cup
Gibbar (Gibb-ar): strong, manly
Harim (Har-imm): destroyed; dedicated to God
Hashum (Hash-um): silence; their hasting
Immer (Imm-er): saying; speaking; a lamb
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Jedaiah (Jed-a-ya): the hand of the Lord; confessing the Lord
Jericho (Jer-ih-koh): his moon; his month; his sweet smell
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace
Jeshua (Jesh-oo-a): same as Joshua
Jorah (Johr-a): Jorai, showing; casting forth; a cauldron
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession
Kadmiel (Kad-mee-el): God of antiquity; God of rising
Nebo (Nee-bo): that speaks or prophesies
Nebuchadnezzar (Neb-ukh-ad-nezz-ar): Nebuchadrezzar, tears and groans of judgment
Ono (Ohn-oh): grief or strength or iniquity of him
Parosh (Par-osh): a flea; the fruit of a moth
Ramah (Rah-mah): same as Ram
Senaah (Se-nah-a): bramble; enemy
Shephatiah (Sheff-at-eye-a): the Lord that judges
Shobai (Shoh-by): turning captivity
Solomon (Sol-om-on): peaceable; perfect; one who recompenses
Urim (Oo-rim): lights; fires
Zaccai (Zakh-eye): pure meat; just
Bani (Beh-nigh):
Bethel (Beth-el):
Bethel (Beth-ehl):
Bethlehem (Beth-le-hem):
Levites (Lee-vights):
Netophah (Ne-toh-fa):
Pashhur (Pah-oor):
So (Soh):
Zattu (Zat-oo):