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Nehemiah 7:64

62 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all.

63 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.

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

66 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 it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
WEB
These searched for their genealogical records, but couldn’t find them. Therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
ASV
These sought their register [among] those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.
DARBY
These sought their genealogical register, but it was not found; therefore were they, as polluted, removed from the priesthood.
BLB
These sought their listing [among] those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found, and they were defiled from the priesthood.
ÅB
Disse lette etter sine slektslister, men de fantes ikke; de ble da utelukket fra prestedømmet som uverdige dertil,
OTB
Disse lette etter sine slektsregistre, men de kunne ikke finne dem og ble derfor utelukket fra presteskapet som urene.
B1930
Disse lette efter sine ættelister, men de fantes ikke; de blev da utelukket fra prestedømmet som uverdige dertil,

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:1

    So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

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  • Nehemiah 7:5

    Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:

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  • Nehemiah 13:29

    Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.

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  • Matthew 22:11–13

    But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

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