Nehemiah 7:65

65 The governor ordered that they shouldn't eat of the most holy food until a priest arose who could consult 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 descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by his name)

64 looked for their entries in the genealogical records, but they weren't found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

65 The governor ordered that they shouldn't eat of the most holy food until a priest arose who could consult Urim and Thummim.

66 The whole assembly together totaled 42,360.

67 This number doesn't include their 7,337 male and female servants; they also had 245 male and female singers,