Ezra 2:59

57 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.

58 The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

60 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.

61 And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

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BSB
The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
KJV
And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
WEB
These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
ASV
And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, [and] Immer; but they could not show their fathers` houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
DARBY
And these are they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub-Addan, Immer; but they could not shew their fathers' house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
BLB
And these [were] the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, and they were not able to declare the house of their fathers and their seed, whether they [were] of Israel.
ÅB
Og dette var de som dro hjem fra Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsa, Kerub, Addan og Immer, men ikke kunne oppgi sin familie og sin slekt, eller om de var av Israel:
OTB
Dette var de som kom opp fra Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsa, Kerub, Addon og Immer, men de kunne ikke bevise at deres familier stammet fra Israel:
B1930
Og dette var de som drog hjem fra Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsa, Kerub, Addan og Immer, men ikke kunde opgi sin familie og sin ætt, eller om de var av Israel:

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  • Nehemiah 7:61

    The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

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