OET interlinear EZRA 2:62

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אֵ֗לֶּה בִּקְשׁ֧וּ כְתָבָ֛⁠ם הַ⁠מִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖ים

these searched_for document_of,their [those,who_had]_had_themselves_enrolled

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: [They searched for a mention of their names in the lists of people who were descendants of the priests]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אֵ֗לֶּה בִּקְשׁ֧וּ כְתָבָ֛⁠ם הַ⁠מִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖ים וְ⁠לֹ֣א נִמְצָ֑אוּ

these searched_for document_of,their [those,who_had]_had_themselves_enrolled and=not found

There are two possible meanings for what these people sought in the record. (1) They were seeking their own names from among a list of descendants from Israelite clan leaders. See the UST. (2) They were seeking the names of the clan leaders listed in verse 61 from among a list of names of Israelite clan leaders. Alternate translation: [The people in that group searched in the documents that had the names of the ancestors of all the clans, but they did not find the names of these men]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠לֹ֣א נִמְצָ֑אוּ

and=not found

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: [but they were not able to find any mention of their names there]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַֽ⁠יְגֹאֲל֖וּ מִן־הַ⁠כְּהֻנָּֽה

and,they_were_defiled from/more_than the,priesthood

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: [So the Jewish officials did not allow them to be priests]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וַֽ⁠יְגֹאֲל֖וּ מִן־הַ⁠כְּהֻנָּֽה

and,they_were_defiled from/more_than the,priesthood

The abstract noun priesthood refers to the work that a priest does and the status that a priest holds as a representative of God to the people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the idea behind this term with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [And so they were not allowed to serve as priests]