1 Esdras 5:39
“And when the description of the kinred of these men was sought in the Register, and was not found, they were remooued from executing the office of the Priesthood.”
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1 Esdras 5:39 Context
37Neither could they shewe their families, nor their stock, how they were of Israel: the sonnes of Ladan, the sonnes of Ban, the sonnes of Necodan, sixe hundred fiftie and two. 38And of the Priests that vsurped the office of the Priesthood, and were not found, the sonnes of Obdia: the sonnes of Accoz, the sonnes of Addus, who married Augia one of the daughters of Berzelus, and was named after his name. 39And when the description of the kinred of these men was sought in the Register, and was not found, they were remooued from executing the office of the Priesthood. 40For vnto them said Nehemias, and Atharias, that they should not be partakers of the holy things, till there arose vp an high Priest, clothed with Doctrine and Trueth. 41So of Israel from them of twelue yeeres olde and vpward, they were all in number fourtie thousand, besides men seruants and women seruants, two thousand three hundred and sixtie.
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And when the description of the kindred of these men was sought in the register, and was not found, they were removed from executing the office of the priesthood:
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