Ezra 2:62

They ¹  searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. ²  They were therefore excluded ³  from the priesthood.

biblegateway Ezr 2:62

These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

biblegateway Ezr 2:62

These searched among their ancestral registration, but they could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.

biblegateway Ezr 2:62

But they had lost their genealogical records, so they were not allowed to serve as priests.

biblegateway Ezr 2:62

They had thoroughly searched for their family records but couldn't find them. And so they were barred from priestly work as ritually unclean.

SABDAweb Ezr 2:62

They made search for their record among the lists of families, but their names were nowhere to be seen; so they were looked on as unclean and no longer priests.

bibleoremus Ezr 2:62

These looked for their entries in the genealogical records, but they were not found there, and so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean;

biblegateway Ezr 2:62

These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.

biblegateway Ezr 2:62

They ¹  searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. ²  They were therefore excluded ³  from the priesthood.

¹ tn Heb “these.”

² tn Heb “their records were searched for in the genealogical materials, but were not found.” This passive construction has been translated as active for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Heb “they were desecrated.”