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OET (OET-RV)They had searched for their records among the genealogies, but couldn’t findtheir families listed, so they were disqualified to serve as priests.
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXXΟὗτοι ἐζήτησαν γραφὴν αὐτῶν οἱ μεθωεσὶμ, καὶ οὐχ εὑρέθησαν, καὶ ἠγχιστεύθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς ἱερατείας. (Houtoi ezaʸtaʸsan grafaʸn autōn hoi methōesim, kai ouⱪ heurethaʸsan, kai aʸgⱪisteuthaʸsan apo taʸs hierateias. )
BrTrThese sought their genealogy as though they had been reckoned, but they were not found; and they were removed, as polluted, from the priesthood.
ULTThese ones sought their record among the ones who were enrolled by genealogy, but they were not found. And they were desecrated from the priesthood.
USTThe people in this group searched in the documents that listed the names of the descendants from the various Israelite clans, but they did not find their names there. So the officials did not permit them to do the work that priests did.
BSB• These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
WEBBEThese sought their place amongst those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
NETThey searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood.
LSVthese have sought their register among those reckoning themselves by genealogy, and they have not been found, and they are redeemed from the priesthood,
FBVThey searched for a record of them in the genealogies, but their names weren't found, so they were barred from serving as priests.
T4TThe people in that group searched in the documents that had the names of the ancestors of all the clans, but these men’s names were not found. So they were not permitted do the work that priests did.
LEBThese sought their record in the genealogy records, but they were not found, and were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.[fn]
2:62Literally “they were unclean from the priesthood”
BBEThey 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.
JPSThese sought their register, that is, the genealogy, but it was not found; therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.
ASVThese sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.
DRAThese sought the writing of their genealogy, and found it not, and they were cast out of the priesthood.
YLTthese have sought their register among those reckoning themselves by genealogy, and they have not been found, and they are redeemed from the priesthood,
DrbyThese sought their genealogical register, but they were not found; therefore were they, as polluted, removed from the priesthood.
RVThese sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.
WbstrThese sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
KJB-1769These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.[fn]
2.62were they…: Heb. they were polluted from the priesthood
KJB-1611[fn]These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogie, but they were not found: therefore were they as polluted, put from the priesthood. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
BshpsThese sought their euidence among them that had the regester of birth, and were not founde therein, therefore were they put from the priesthood. (These sought their euidence among them that had the register of birth, and were not found therein, therefore were they put from the priesthood.)
GnvaThese sought their writing of the genealogies, but they were not founde: therefore were they put from the Priesthood.
Cvdlthese soughte the register of their byrth, and founde none, therfore were they put from the presthode. (these soughte the register of their byrth, and found none, therefore were they put from the priesthood.)
Wyclthese souyten the scripture of her genologie, and founden not, and thei weren cast out of preesthod. (these sought the scripture of her genologie, and found not, and they were cast out of priesthood.)
LuthDieselben suchten ihre Geburtsregister und fanden keine; darum wurden sie vom Priestertum los. (Dieselben were_looking_for their/her Geburtsregister and found keine; therefore became they/she/them from_the priest(s)tum los.)
ClVghi quæsierunt scripturam genealogiæ suæ, et non invenerunt, et ejecti sunt de sacerdotio. (hi quæsierunt scripturam genealogiæ suæ, and not/no invenerunt, and eyecti are about sacerdotio. )
2:1-70 This chapter is the first of Ezra’s major digressions from the main story line. The returning exiles needed to keep track of who the true Jews were so that the community could maintain its identity (by knowing whom they could marry) and theological purity (by knowing who could worship at the Temple). This list is not an initial list (cp. Neh 7:6-73) of all the Jews who returned to Jerusalem but a slightly later list (after Sheshbazzar had died) of people who had settled in their towns.
these searched_for entries,their the,genealogical_records
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”
these searched_for entries,their the,genealogical_records 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”
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”
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”
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”
The Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, where all Israelite males were commanded to offer sacrifices to the Lord (Exodus 23:14-19; Deuteronomy 16:16-17), underwent several stages of reconstruction and development over hundreds of years. The first Temple was built by King Solomon to replace the aging Tabernacle, and it was constructed on a threshing floor on high ground on the north side of the city (2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21). Hundreds of years later King Hezekiah expanded the platform surrounding the Temple. When Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 B.C., the Temple was completely destroyed (2 Kings 25:1-21; 2 Chronicles 36:17-21; Jeremiah 39:1-10; 52:1-30). It was rebuilt in 515 B.C. after a group of Jews returned to Judea from exile in Babylon (Ezra 1:5-6:15; Nehemiah 7:5-65). Herod the Great completely rebuilt and expanded the Temple once again around 20 B.C., making it one of the largest temples in the Roman world. Jesus’ first believers often met together in Solomon’s Colonnade, a columned porch that encircled the Temple Mount, perhaps carrying on a tradition started by Jesus himself (John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12). But Herod’s Temple did not last long: After many Jews revolted against Rome, the Romans eventually recaptured Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in A.D. 70.
