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Nehemiah 7:64
64These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
Nehemiah 7:64 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.
Context of Nehemiah 7:64
62Delaiah’s descendants, Tobiah’s descendants, and Nekoda’s descendants 642 63and from the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai — who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and who bore their name. These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. 65The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. 66The whole combined assembly numbered 42,360
Read all of Nehemiah 7Nehemiah 7:64 word by word
אֵ֗לֶּה בִּקְשׁ֧וּ כְתָבָ֛ם הַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖ים וְלֹ֣א נִמְצָ֑א וַיְגֹֽאֲל֖וּ מִן־הַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- These soughtבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
- their registerכְּתָבkâthâb · writingH3791
- those that were reckoned by genealogyיָחַשׂyâchaώ · to enrollH3187
- but it was not foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- therefore were they, as pollutedגָּאַלgâ'al · to defileH1351
- put from the priesthoodכְּהֻנָּהkehûnnâh · priesthoodH3550
Cross-references for Nehemiah 7:64
- Matthew 22:11When the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed for a wedding.
- Nehemiah 7:5Then my God put it into my mind to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who came back first, and I found the following written in it:
- 1 Chronicles 9:1All Israel was registered in the genealogies that are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
- Matthew 25:11Later the rest of the virgins also came and said, ‘Master, master, open up for us!’
- Nehemiah 13:29Remember them, my God, for defiling the priesthood as well as the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
- Leviticus 4:3“If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he is to present to the Lord a young, unblemished bull as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:64
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-73Verses 5-73 Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-7339. The priests--It appears that only four of the courses of the priests returned from the captivity; and that the course of Abia (Lu 1:5) is not in the list. But it must be noticed that these four courses were afterwards divided into twenty-four, which retained the names of the original courses which David appointed.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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