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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

63 And from among the priests:

the descendants of
Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).

64 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 65 The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.(A)

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