Nehemiah 7:65

65 1The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with 2Urim and Thummim.

Nehemiah 7:65 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 7:65

(See Gill on Nehemiah 7:6).

Nehemiah 7:65 In-Context

63 Of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and was named after them.
64 These searched among their ancestral registration , but it could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.
65 The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.
66 The whole assembly together was 42,360 ,
67 besides their male and their female servants , of whom there were 7,337 ; and they had 245 male and female singers.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 10:1
  • 2. Exodus 28:30; Deuteronomy 33:8

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Heb "Tirshatha," a Persian title
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