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who weren't able to prove by their family houses or by their lineage that they had descended from Israel: the family of Delaiah, Tobiah's son, and the family of Nekoda, 652.
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Also from the priests, the following persons had assumed the priestly office but were found to be unqualified: the family of Habaiah, the family of Hakkoz, and the family of Jaddus, who had married Agia, one of the daughters of Barzillai, and was called by his name.
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When they inspected the registry and didn't find the lineage of these men, they excluded them from the service of the priesthood.
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Nehemiah and Attharias told them not to share in the holy things until a high priest arrives wearing Clarity and Truth.
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All those who were from Israel, 12 or more years old, excluding male and female servants, were 42,360; their male and female servants were 7,337; there were 245 harpists and singers.