And the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout; thus I will put a stop to the complaints of the Israelites that they continually make against you.
Ezra 2:62 - New Revised Standard Version These looked for their entries in the genealogical records, but they were not found there, and so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 these sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition These sought their names among those enrolled in the genealogies, but they were not found; so they were excluded from the priesthood as [ceremonially] unclean. American Standard Version (1901) These 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. Common English Bible They looked for their entries in the genealogical records, but they were not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. Catholic Public Domain Version These sought the writing of their genealogy, and they did not find it, and so they were cast out of the priesthood. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version These sought the writing of their genealogy, and found it not: and they were cast out of the priesthood. |
And the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout; thus I will put a stop to the complaints of the Israelites that they continually make against you.
But you and your sons with you shall diligently perform your priestly duties in all that concerns the altar and the area behind the curtain. I give your priesthood as a gift; any outsider who approaches shall be put to death.
But you shall make a register of Aaron and his descendants; it is they who shall attend to the priesthood, and any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.