Nehemiah 7:64
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Theseאֵ֗לֶּה
(el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
searchedבִּקְשׁ֧וּ
(bik·shu)
1245: to seeka prim. root
[among] their ancestralהַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖ים
(ham·mit·yach·sim)
3187: to enroll oneself or be enrolled by genealogyfrom the same as yachas
registration,כְתָבָ֛ם
(che·ta·vam)
3791: a writingfrom kathab
but it could not be located;נִמְצָ֑א
(nim·tza;)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
therefore they were considered uncleanוַיְגֹֽאֲל֖וּ
(vay·go·'a·lu)
1351: to defilea prim. root
[and excluded] from the priesthood.הַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃
(hak·ke·hun·nah.)
3550: priesthoodfrom the same as kohen


















KJV Lexicon
These sought
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
their register
kathab  (kaw-thawb')
something written, i.e. a writing, record or book -- register, scripture, writing.
among those that were reckoned by genealogy
yachas  (yaw-khas')
to sprout; to enroll by pedigree -- (number after, number throughout the) genealogy (to be reckoned), be reckoned by genealogies.
but it was not found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
therefore were they as polluted
ga'al  (gaw-al')
to soil or (figuratively) desecrate -- defile, pollute, stain.
put from the priesthood
khunnah  (keh-hoon-naw')
priesthood -- priesthood, priest's office.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
These searched among their ancestral registration, but it could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

International Standard Version
These people searched for their ancestral records, but they couldn't be located. Accordingly, they were considered disqualified from the priesthood.

NET Bible
They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

King James 2000 Bible
These sought their registration among those that were enrolled by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as defiled, put from the priesthood.
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