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Ezra 2:62

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).

These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

63 The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

64 The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

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BSB
These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
KJV
These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
WEB
These sought their place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
ASV
These sought their register [among] those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.
DARBY
These sought their genealogical register, but they were not found; therefore were they, as polluted, removed from the priesthood.
BLB
These sought their record among those reckoning themselves by genealogy, and they were not found, and they were defiled from the priesthood.
ÅB
Disse lette etter sine slektslister, men de fantes ingensteds oppskrevet; de ble da utelukket fra prestedømmet som uverdige dertil,
OTB
De lette etter sine slektsregistre, men kunne ikke finne dem, og ble derfor utelukket fra presteskapet som urene.
B1930
Disse lette efter sine ættelister, men de fantes ingensteds opskrevet; de blev da utelukket fra prestedømmet som uverdige dertil,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 3:10

    So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”

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  • Numbers 16:39–40

    So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,

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  • Leviticus 21:21–23

    No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the offerings made by fire to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.

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  • Numbers 18:7

    But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

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  • Ezekiel 44:10–14

    Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.

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