Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThese men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. Young's Literal Translation These have sought their register among those reckoning themselves by genealogy, and it hath not been found, and they are redeemed from the priesthood, King James Bible These sought their register [among] those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. Hebrew These [men]אֵ֗לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those searched for בִּקְשׁ֧וּ (biq·šū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after their family records, כְתָבָ֛ם (ḵə·ṯā·ḇām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3791: Something written, a writing, record, book but they could not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no find them נִמְצָ֑א (nim·ṣā) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present and so were excluded וַיְגֹֽאֲל֖וּ (way·ḡō·’ă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1351: To soil, desecrate from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the priesthood {as unclean}. הַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ (hak·kə·hun·nāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3550: Priesthood |