Nechemyah 7:64

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 Kehunah (Priesthood).

Nechemyah 7:64 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 7:64

(See Gill on Nehemiah 7:6).

Nechemyah 7:64 In-Context

62 The Bnei Delayah, the Bnei Toviyah, the Bnei Nekoda, 642.

63 And of the kohanim; the Bnei Chavayah, the Bnei Hakotz, the Bnei Barzillai, which took one of the banot of Barzillai the Gileadi to wife, and was named after their shem.

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 Kehunah (Priesthood).

65 And the Tirshata said unto them that they should not eat of the kodesh hakodashim until there stood up a kohen with Urim and Tummim.

66 The kol hakahal together was 42,360,