Nehemiah 7:64

64 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

Nehemiah 7:64 in Other Translations

64 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.

64 These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but it was not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

64 They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests.

64 They looked high and low for their family records but couldn't find them. And so they were barred from priestly work as ritually unclean.

64 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.

64 These people searched for their [family] names in the genealogical records, but their names couldn't be found there. For this reason they were considered contaminated and couldn't be priests.

64 These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

64 The priests looked for their family records. But they couldn't find them. So they weren't able to serve as priests. They weren't "clean."

Nehemiah 7:64 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 7:64

(See Gill on Nehemiah 7:6).

Nehemiah 7:64 In-Context

62 the descendants of

63 And from among the priests:

64 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

65 The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

66 The whole company numbered 42,360,