Ezra 2:59

2:59 These are the ones that came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify ¹  their family connection ²  or their ancestry, ³  as to whether they really were from Israel):

Ezra 2:62-63

2:62 They ⁴  searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. ⁵  They were therefore excluded ⁶  from the priesthood. 2:63 The governor ⁷  instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult ⁸  the Urim and Thummim.

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¹ tn Heb “relate.”

² tn Heb “the house of their fathers.”

³ tn Heb “their seed.”

⁴ tn Heb “these.”

⁵ tn Heb “their records were searched for in the genealogical materials, but were not found.” This passive construction has been translated as active for stylistic reasons.

⁶ tn Heb “they were desecrated.”

⁷ tn The Hebrew word תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshata’) is an official title of the Persian governor in Judea, perhaps similar in meaning to “excellency” (BDB 1077 s.v.; HALOT 1798 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395).

⁸ tn Heb “to stand.”