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Nehemiah 7:65

63 And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

64 These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

66 The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

67 in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers.

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BSB
The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
KJV
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.
WEB
The governor told them not to eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to minister with Urim and Thummim.
ASV
And the governor said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
DARBY
And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up the priest with Urim and Thummim.
BLB
And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat from the holy of holies until the priest stood for Urim and Thummim.
ÅB
og stattholderen sa til dem at de ikke skulle spise av det høyhellige før det sto fram en prest med urim og tummim.
OTB
Statholderen beordret dem til ikke å spise noe av det helligste før en prest sto fram med Urim og Tummim.
B1930
og stattholderen sa til dem at de ikke skulde ete av det høihellige før det fremstod en prest med urim og tummim.

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  • Nehemiah 8:9

    Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.

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  • Exodus 28:30

    And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.

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  • Ezra 2:63

    The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:8

    Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.

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  • Nehemiah 10:1

    Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,

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  • Numbers 27:21

    He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

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  • Leviticus 6:17

    It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My offerings made by fire. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.

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  • Leviticus 2:10

    But the remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.

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