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Nehemiah 7:65
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Nehemiah 7:65
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The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.
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Nehemiah 7:65 in Other Translations
KJV
65
And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
ESV
65
The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise.
NLT
65
The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the LORD about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots.
MSG
65
The governor ruled that they could not eat from the holy food until a priest could determine their status by using the Urim and Thummim.
CSB
65
The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
Nehemiah 7:65 Meaning and Commentary
Nehemiah 7:65
(
See Gill on
Nehemiah 7:6
).
Taken from
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Nehemiah 7:65 In-Context
63
And from among the priests:
64
These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
65
The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.
66
The whole company numbered 42,360,
67
besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 245 male and female singers.
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Exodus 28:30
;
Nehemiah 8:9
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