Nehemiah 7:64

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 There were 642 of them from the family lines of

63 Here is a list of the members of the family lines of the priests. They were

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."

65 The governor gave them an order. He told them not to eat any of the most sacred food. They had to wait until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim to get decisions from the Lord.

66 The total number of the entire group that returned was 42,360.