Catholic Public Domain Version
"These sought their writing in the census, and they did not find it, and so they were cast out of the priesthood. "
— Nehemiah 7:64, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“These sought their registeramongthose that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood. ”
“These sought their register [among] those who were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.”
“They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood.”
“These sought their writing in the record, and found it not: and they were cast out of the priesthood.”
“They made search for their record among the lists of families, but their names were nowhere to be seen, so they were looked on as unclean and no longer priests.”
“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.”
Now these are the ones who ascended from Telmelah, Telharsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; and they were not able to indicate the house of their fathers and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred forty-two;
and among the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai, a Gileadite, and he was called by their name.
These sought their writing in the census, and they did not find it, and so they were cast out of the priesthood.
And the cupbearer said to them that they should not eat from the Holy of Holies, until a priest would stand up who was learned and skillful.
The entire multitude, which was like one man, was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
aside from their men and women servants, who were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven, and among them were singing men and singing women, two hundred forty-five.