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63 Of the priests:

the sons of [a]Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and he was called by their name.

64 These searched in their genealogical records, but it could not be found; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood. 65 (A)And the [b]governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood with [c](B)Urim and Thummim.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:63 In Ezra 2:61, Habaiah
  2. Nehemiah 7:65 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title
  3. Nehemiah 7:65 Lit the lights and perfections