Nehemiah 7:64
New Revised Standard Version
These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but it was not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean;

New American Bible
These men searched their family records, but their names could not be found written there; hence they were disqualified from the priesthood,

Douay-Rheims Bible
These sought their writing in the record, and found it not: and they were cast out of the priesthood.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

These sought their writing in the record, and found it not: and they were cast out of the priesthood.

These sought

Matthew 22:11-13 And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment. . . .

those that were

Nehemiah 7:5 But God had put in my heart, and I assembled the princes and magistrates, and common people, to number them: and I found a book of the number of them who came up at first and therein it was found written:

1 Chronicles 9:1 And all Israel was numbered: and the sum of them was written in the book of the kings of Israel, and Juda: and they were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.

but it was

Matthew 25:11,12 But at last came also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us. . . .

as polluted

Nehemiah 13:29 Remember them, O Lord my God, that defile the priesthood, and the law of priests and Levites.

Leviticus 4:3 If the priest that is anointed shall sin, making the people to offend, he shall offer to the Lord for his sin a calf without blemish.

Context
The List of Returning Exiles
63And of the priests, the children of Habia, the children of Accos, the children of Berzellai, who took a wife of the daughters of Berzellai the Galaadite, and he was called by their name. 64These sought their writing in the record, and found it not: and they were cast out of the priesthood.65And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holies of holies, until there stood up a priest learned and skilful.…
Cross References
Nehemiah 7:63
And of the priests, the children of Habia, the children of Accos, the children of Berzellai, who took a wife of the daughters of Berzellai the Galaadite, and he was called by their name.

Nehemiah 7:65
And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holies of holies, until there stood up a priest learned and skilful.

Nehemiah 7:63
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