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though they could not prove by their fathers' houses or lineage that they belonged to Israel: the sons of Delaiah the son of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two.
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All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were three hundred and seventy-two.
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The following are those who came up from Telmelah and Telharsha, under the leadership of Cherub, Addan, and Immer,
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though they could not prove by their fathers' houses or lineage that they belonged to Israel: the sons of Delaiah the son of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two.
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Of the priests the following had assumed the priesthood but were not found registered: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Jaddus who had married Agia, one of the daughters of Barzillai, and was called by his name.
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And when the genealogy of these men was sought in the register and was not found, they were excluded from serving as priests.
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