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Passage

Nehemiah 7.63

Book: Nehemiah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV

61. And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel: 62. The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

63. And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

  1. These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood. 65. And the governor said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim. (Nehemiah 7:61-65, ASV)
WEB

61. These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their offspring, whether they were of Israel: 62. The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty-two.

63. Of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

  1. These searched for their genealogical records, but couldn’t find them. Therefore were they deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood. 65. The governor told that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to minister with Urim and Thummim. (Nehemiah 7:61-65, WEB)
KJV

61. And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel. seed: or, pedigree 62. The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

63. And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.

  1. These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. 65. And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim. the Tirshatha: or, the governor (Nehemiah 7:61-65, KJV)
YLT

61. And these [are] those coming up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, and they have not been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they [are] of Israel 62. sons of Delaiah, sons of Tobiah, sons of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

63. And of the priests: sons of Habaiah sons of Koz, sons of Barzillai, who hath taken from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite a wife, and is called by their name.

  1. These have sought their register among those reckoning themselves by genealogy, and it hath not been found, and they are redeemed from the priesthood, 65. and the Tirshatha saith to them that they eat not of the most holy things till the standing up of the priest with Urim and Thummim. (Nehemiah 7:61-65, YLT)

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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