Ils reviennent d’exil avec Zorobabel, Yéchoua, Nehémia, Seraya, Rélaya, Mordokaï, Bilechan, Mispar, Bigvaï, Rehoum et Baana. Voici leur liste avec le nombre d’hommes pour chaque groupe :
“Imagine a person who lives well, treating others fairly, keeping good relationships—
doesn’t eat at the pagan shrines,
doesn’t worship the idols so popular in Israel,
doesn’t seduce a neighbor’s spouse,
doesn’t indulge in casual sex,
doesn’t bully anyone,
doesn’t pile up bad debts,
doesn’t steal,
doesn’t refuse food to the hungry,
doesn’t refuse clothing to the ill-clad,
doesn’t exploit the poor,
doesn’t live by impulse and greed,
doesn’t treat one person better than another,
But lives by my statutes and faithfully
honors and obeys my laws.
This person who lives upright and well
shall live a full and true life.
Decree of GOD, the Master.
Todos sus vecinos les dieron recipientes de oro y plata, mercadería, ganado y otros objetos valiosos, además de muchas donaciones.