Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageThese searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they could not be found there, and so they were barred from the priesthood as ceremonially unclean.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GThese sought their registration among those enrolled by genealogy, but it was not found — and so they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.
KJV
King James VersionThese sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThese men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
Footnotes
The verb *yego'alu* derives from the root *ga'al*, meaning to be treated as defiled or disqualified — the same root used for polluted food or impure objects. This is not a moral verdict but a ritual disqualification: serving at the altar required verifiable Aaronic descent, and without it, service was forbidden regardless of personal piety. FOG renders *yego'alu* as 'excluded... as defiled,' preserving the starkness of the Hebrew; FOG Message adds 'ceremonially' to clarify for modern readers that the issue is ritual status, not moral character.
