Discovery BoxEzra 2:62 
Context2:62 They 1 searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. 2 They were therefore excluded 3 from the priesthood.
Ezra 4:15
Context4:15 so that he may initiate a search of the records 4 of his predecessors 5 and discover in those records 6 that this city is rebellious 7 and injurious to both kings and provinces, producing internal revolts 8 from long ago. 9 It is for this very reason that this city was destroyed.
1 tn Heb “these.”
2 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.
3 tn Heb “they were desecrated.”
4 tn Aram “the book of the minutes.”
5 tn Aram “of your fathers.”
6 tn Aram “discover…and learn.” For stylistic reasons this has been translated as a single concept.
7 tn Aram “is a rebellious city.”
8 tn Aram “revolts they are making in its midst.”
