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Nehemiah 7:64

62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

63 And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.

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.

65 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.

66 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

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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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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 9:1

    So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.

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  • Nehemiah 7:5

    And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,

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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

    And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

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