Nehemiah 7:65

65 And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim.

Nehemiah 7:65 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 7:65

(See Gill on Nehemiah 7:6).

Nehemiah 7:65 In-Context

63 and of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name.
64 These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.
65 And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim.
66 Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
67 besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five men and women singers.

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