# Habaiah ... Hakkoz ... Barzillai

These are men's names. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# their genealogical records

the records that told who their ancestors were

# could not find them

"could not find their names in the records of the priests"

# they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean

This can be translated in active form. The abstract noun "priesthood" can be translated as the verb "work as priests." AT: "the other priests treated them as if they were unclean and did not allow them to work as priests" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# unclean

not fit to be priests

# Urim and Thummim

two items like dice that the priests used to decide what God wanted them to do

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gilead]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/name]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/defile]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/governor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holy]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]