Nehemiah - 7:64

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64 These sought their register (among) those who were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.

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These sought their writing in the re- cord, and found it not: and they were cast out of the priesthood.
These sought their genealogical register, but it was not found; therefore were they, as polluted, removed from the priesthood.
These have sought their register among those reckoning themselves by genealogy, and it hath not been found, and they are redeemed from the priesthood,
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.
These searched for their genealogical records, but couldn't find them. Therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.
These sought their writing in the census, and they did not find it, and so they were cast out of the priesthood.

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