New King James Version
Nehemiah 7:64
64These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.
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 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 sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two; 63and of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name. 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. 65And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim. 66Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
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 22:11“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.
- Nehemiah 7:5Then my God put it into my heart to gather the nobles, the rulers, and the people, that they might be registered by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of those who had come up in the first return, and found written in it:
- 1 Chronicles 9:1So all Israel was recorded by genealogies, and indeed, they were inscribed in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
- Matthew 25:11“Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’
- Nehemiah 13:29Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
- Leviticus 4:3if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without blemish as a sin offering.
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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