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

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.”

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 sanctuary is to be put to death.”

No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any defect is to come near to present the food offerings to the Lord. He has a defect; he must not come near to offer the food of his God.He may eat the most holy food of his God, as well as the holy food;yet because of his defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar, and so desecrate my sanctuary. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.’”

“‘ The Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray and who wandered from me after their idols must bear the consequences of their sin.They may serve in my sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and serving in it; they may slaughter the burnt offerings and sacrifices for the people and stand before the people and serve them.But because they served them in the presence of their idols and made the people of Israel fall into sin, therefore I have sworn with uplifted hand that they must bear the consequences of their sin, declares the Sovereign Lord.They are not to come near to serve me as priests or come near any of my holy things or my most holy offerings; they must bear the shame of their detestable practices.And I will appoint them to guard the temple for all the work that is to be done in it.

So Eleazar the priest collected the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned to death, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,as the Lord directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense before the Lord, or he would become like Korah and his followers.

But only you and your sons may serve as priests in connection with everything at the altar and inside the curtain. I am giving you the service of the priesthood as a gift. Anyone else who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.”