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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests.

Context of Nehemiah 7:64

62the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda 642 63And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name). These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 65The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim. 66The whole company numbered 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“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
• Nehemiah 7:5So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return. This is what I found written there:
• 1 Chronicles 9:1All Israel was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. They were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
• Matthew 25:11“Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’
• Nehemiah 13:29Remember them, my God, because they defiled the priestly office and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.
• Leviticus 4:3“ ‘If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the Lord a young bull without defect 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

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