Nehemiah 7:64

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

62the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda. These people totaled 642. 63These priests ⌞couldn’t prove they were Israelites⌟: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that ⌞family⌟ name). These people searched for their ⌞family⌟ names in the genealogical records, but their names couldn’t be found there. For this reason they were considered contaminated and couldn’t be priests. 65The governor told them not to eat any of the most holy food until a priest could use the Urim and Thummim ⌞to settle the problem⌟. 66The whole assembly totaled 42,360.

Nehemiah 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 22:11“When the king came to see the guests, he saw a person who was not dressed in the wedding clothes ⌞provided for the guests⌟.
• Nehemiah 7:5Then my God put the idea into my head that I should gather the nobles, leaders, and people so that they could check their genealogy. I found the book with the genealogy of those who came back the first time. I found the following written in it:
• 1 Chronicles 9:1All Israel was recorded in the genealogies in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. The Israelites were taken away to Babylon as captives because they had sinned.
• Matthew 25:11“Later the other bridesmaids arrived and said, ‘Sir, sir, open the door for us!’
• Nehemiah 13:29⌞Nehemiah prayed,⌟ “Remember them, my God, because they have contaminated the priestly office and the promise you made to the priests and Levites.”
• Leviticus 4:3“If the anointed priest does something wrong and brings guilt on the people, he must bring a bull that has no defects as an offering for sin to the Lord.

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

Topics related to Nehemiah 7:64

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Levites
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Charge
• Acud
• Addus
• Adin
• Ammidioi; Ammidoi
• Augia
• Baiterus
• Barodis
• Barzillai
• Book of Life

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