Nehemiah 7:65 “The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there…”

Nehemiah 7:65

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

The governor told them not to eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to minister with Urim and Thummim.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Tirshatha sayd vnto them, that they should not eate of the most holy, till there rose vp a Priest with Vrim and Thummim.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

and the Tirshatha saith to them that they eat not of the most holy things till the standing up of the priest with Urim and Thummim.

Bible in Basic English

And the Tirshatha said that they were not to have the most holy things for their food, till a priest came to give decision by the Urim and Thummim.

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Cross references

“the Tirshatha”

Nehemiah 8:9 Nehemiah 10:1 Ezra 2:63

Nehemiah 8:9 · BSB

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 th…

Nehemiah 10:1 · BSB

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

Ezra 2:63 · BSB

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

“that they should”

Leviticus 2:3 Leviticus 2:10 Leviticus 6:17 Leviticus 21:21–23 Leviticus 7:19 Leviticus 7:20

Leviticus 2:3 · BSB

The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.

Leviticus 2:10 · BSB

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

Leviticus 6:17 · BSB

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

Leviticus 21:21–23 · BSB

No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the food offerings to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.

Leviticus 7:19 · BSB

Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. As for any other meat, anyone who is ceremonially clean may eat it.

Leviticus 7:20 · BSB

But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.

“till there”

Exodus 28:30 Deuteronomy 33:8 Numbers 27:21

Exodus 28:30 · BSB

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 hear…

Deuteronomy 33:8 · BSB

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.

Numbers 27:21 · BSB

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.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

66The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

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