Ezra 2:62

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

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60 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.

61 And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

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

63 The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

64 The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

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BSB Berean Standard Bible: These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
KJV King James Version: These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
WEB World English Bible: These sought their place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
ASV American Standard Version: These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: these have sought their register among those reckoning themselves by genealogy, and they have not been found, and they are redeemed from the priesthood,
DBY Darby Translation: These sought their genealogical register, but they were not found; therefore were they, as polluted, removed from the priesthood.
WBS Webster Bible: These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.