Ezra 2:59
59 The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel:
Other Translations of Ezra 2:59
King James Version
59 And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan,
English Standard Version
59 The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, though they could not prove their fathers' houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel:
The Message
59 These are those who came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. They weren't able to prove their ancestry, whether they were true Israelites or not:
New King James Version
59 And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan,
New Living Translation
59 Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel.
Ezra 2:62
62 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
Other Translations of Ezra 2:62
King James Version
62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted,
English Standard Version
62 These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but they were not found there, and so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
The Message
62 They had thoroughly searched for their family records but couldn't find them. And so they were barred from priestly work as ritually unclean.
New King James Version
62 These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.
New Living Translation
62 They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 2:62
Commentary on Ezra 2:36-63
(Read Ezra 2:36-63)
Those who undervalue their relation to the Lord in times of reproach, persecution, or distress, will have no benefit from it when it becomes honourable or profitable. Those who have no evidence that they are, by the new birth, spiritual priests unto God, through Jesus Christ, have no right to the comforts and privileges of Christians.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 2:59
Commentary on Ezra 2:36-63
(Read Ezra 2:36-63)
Those who undervalue their relation to the Lord in times of reproach, persecution, or distress, will have no benefit from it when it becomes honourable or profitable. Those who have no evidence that they are, by the new birth, spiritual priests unto God, through Jesus Christ, have no right to the comforts and privileges of Christians.