The priests looked for their family records. But they couldn’t find them. So they weren’t able to serve as priests. They were“ unclean.”

这三家的人在族谱之中寻查自己的谱系，却寻不着，因此算为不洁，不准供祭司的职任。

这些人在族谱之中寻查自己的谱系，却寻不着，因此算为不洁，不得作祭司。

这些人在族谱之中寻查自己的谱系，却寻不着，因此算为不洁，不得作祭司。

这些人查考族谱的记录，却找不着，因此他们算为不洁净，不能作祭司。

這三家的人在族譜之中尋查自己的譜系，卻尋不着，因此算為不潔，不准供祭司的職任。

這些人在族譜之中尋查自己的譜系，卻尋不着，因此算為不潔，不得作祭司。

這些人在族譜之中尋查自己的譜系，卻尋不着，因此算為不潔，不得作祭司。

這些人查考族譜的記錄，卻找不著，因此他們算為不潔淨，不能作祭司。

這三家的人在他們的族譜中尋查自己的世系，卻尋不着，故此他們被算為不潔而不得作祭司；

此三家之裔、索其譜系不獲、故為不潔、不得供祭司之職、

此三家之後、其名考之譜系不得、故人以為不潔、不許為祭司。

此三家之人、尋其譜系而不得、故視為不潔、不容其為祭司、

These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

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.

They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests.

These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

These searched among their genealogical registration but they could not be located; so they were considered defiled and excluded from the priesthood.

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.

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.

These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

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.

They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood.

These sought their place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.

Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests. Anyone else who approaches the sacred tent must be put to death.”

No man with any flaws who is in the family line of Aaron the priest may come near me. He can’t come to bring the food offerings to the Lord. If he has any flaws, he must not come near to offer food to the Lord.He can eat the holy food. He can also eat my very holy food.But because he has a flaw, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar. If he does, he will make my sacred tent“ unclean.” I am the Lord. I make everything holy.’ ”

“ Some Levites wandered far away from me when Israel went astray. They worshiped the statues of their gods. So they will be punished because they have sinned.They might serve in my temple. They might be in charge of its gates. They might kill the burnt offerings and sacrifices for the people. And they might stand in front of the people and serve them in other ways.But these Levites served the people of Israel. They served while the Israelites were worshiping the statues of their gods. They made the people fall into sin. So I raised my hand and made a promise. I warned them that I would punish them because of their sin,” announces the Lord and King.“ They must not approach me to serve me as priests. They must not come near any of my holy things. They must stay away from my very holy offerings. They did many things they should have been ashamed of. I hated those things.But I will still appoint them to guard the temple. They will guard it for all the work that has to be done there.

So the priest Eleazar collected the bronze incense cups. They had been brought by the men who had been burned to death. He had them hammered out to cover the altar.He did just as the Lord had directed Moses to tell him to do. The covering would be a reminder to the Israelites. It would remind them that no one except a son of Aaron should come and burn incense to the Lord. If people other than priests did that, they would become like Korah and his followers.

But only you and your sons can serve as priests. Only you and your sons can work with everything at the altar and behind the curtain. I am letting you serve as priests. It is a gift from me. Anyone else who comes near the sacred tent must be put to death.”