Commentary for Ezra 2:62
אֵ֗לֶּה בִּקְשׁ֧וּ כְתָבָ֛ם הַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖ים וְלֹ֣א נִמְצָ֑אוּ וַֽיְגֹאֲל֖וּ מִן־הַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃
These sought their register, that is, the genealogy, but it was not found; therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.
Rashi on Ezra
These referring to the priests, who had to trace their lineage with that record, and who could not find the record of their lineage.
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Rashi on Ezra
and they were disqualified Heb. וַיְגאַלוּ, for they were defiled and purged from the priesthood that they should no longer perform the service with the remaining priests, because their genealogical record was not found.
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