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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.

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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.

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.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ha.tir.Sha.ta'the governorH8660 →
לָהֶ֔םla.Hemto them
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
יֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.Luthey will eatH398 →
מִקֹּ֣דֶשׁmi.Ko.deshany of [the] holy thing ofH6944 →
הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.Shimthe holy thingsH6944 →
עַ֛ד'aduntilH5704 →
עֲמֹ֥ד'a.Modwill ariseH5975 →
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
לְאוּרִ֥יםle.'u.Rimto UrimH224 →
וְתוּמִּֽים׃ve.tu.Mimand ThummimH8550 →

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Nehemiah 8:9Nehemiah 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.Exodus 28:30And 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.Nehemiah 10:1Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,Ezra 2:63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.Deuteronomy 33:8Concerning 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 27:21He 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.”Leviticus 7:19–20Meat 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 6:17It 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.Leviticus 2:10But 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.Leviticus 10:17–18“Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation by making atonement for them before the LORD.Leviticus 21:21–23No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the offerings made by fire to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.Leviticus 2:3The 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.Nehemiah 7:70Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.

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