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Nehemiah 7:64

World English Bible

These searched for their genealogical records, but couldn’t find them. Therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.

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Nehemiah 7:64 in other translations

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.

Nehemiah 7:64 · American Standard Version

Nehemiah 7:64 in context

  1. 62The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda: six hundred forty-two.
  2. 63Of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
  3. 64These searched for their genealogical records, but couldn’t find them. Therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
  4. 65The governor told that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to minister with Urim and Thummim.
  5. 66The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,