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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 Urim and Thummim.

New American Standard Bible

The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim.

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 with Thummim.

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

Governor Zerubbabel also ruled that they shouldn't eat anything holy until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.

A Conservative Version

And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till there stood up a priest with Urim and with 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 with Thummim.

Amplified

The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things [the priests’ food] until a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim [who by consulting these articles in his breastplate could determine God’s will in the matter].

Darby Translation

And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

Julia Smith Translation

And the Tirshatha will say to them, that they shall not eat from the holy of holies till there stood up a priest for Lights and Truth.

King James 2000

And the governor said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till a priest could consult with Urim and with Thummim.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The governor said to them that they could not eat from the holy food of the sanctuary until there was present a priest for the Urim and Thummim.

Modern King James verseion

And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things until there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Hathirsatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a priest with the light and perfectness.

NET Bible

The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.

New Heart English Bible

The governor said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

The Emphasized Bible

and the governor told them, that they must not eat of the most holy things, - until there should stand up a priest, with Lights and Perfections.

Webster

And the Tirshatha said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

World English Bible

The governor said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Tirshatha
תּרשׁתא 
Tirshatha' 
Usage: 5

אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

of the most
קדשׁ 
Qodesh 
Usage: 470

קדשׁ 
Qodesh 
Usage: 470

a priest
כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

with Urim
אוּרים 
'Uwriym 
Usage: 6

Context Readings

The List Of Returned Exiles

62 They made search for their record among the lists of families, but their names were nowhere to be seen; so they were looked on as unclean and no longer priests. 63 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 Urim and Thummim. 64 The number of all the people together was forty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty,



Cross References

Exodus 28:30

And in the bag you are to put the Urim and Thummim, so that they may be on Aaron's heart whenever he goes in before the Lord; and Aaron may have the power of making decisions for the children of Israel before the Lord at all times.

Leviticus 2:3

And the rest of the meal offering will be for Aaron and his sons; it is most holy among the Lord's fire offerings.

Leviticus 2:10

And the rest of the meal offering will be for Aaron and his sons; it is most holy among the Lord's fire offerings.

Numbers 27:21

He will take his place before Eleazar the priest, so that he may get directions from the Lord for him, with the Urim: at his word they will go out, and at his word they will come in, he and all the children of Israel.

Leviticus 22:10

No outside person may take of the holy food, or one living as a guest in the priest's house, or a servant working for payment.

Nehemiah 8:9

And Nehemiah, who was the Tirshatha, and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were the teachers of the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the Lord your God; let there be no sorrow or weeping; for all the people were weeping on hearing the words of the law.

Leviticus 6:17

It is not to be cooked with leaven. I have given it to them as their part of the offerings made by fire to me; it is most holy, as are the sin-offerings and the offerings for error.

Leviticus 6:29

Every male among the priests may take it for his food: it is most holy.

Leviticus 7:16

But if his offering is made because of an oath or given freely, it may be taken as food on the day when it is offered; and the rest may be used up on the day after:

Leviticus 8:8

And he put the priest's bag on him, and in the bag he put the Urim and Thummim.

Leviticus 10:17-18

Why did you not make a meal of the sin-offering in the holy place? For it is most holy and he has given it to you, so that the sin of the people may be put on it, to take away their sin before the Lord.

Leviticus 22:2-3

Give orders to Aaron and to his sons to keep themselves separate from the holy things of the children of Israel which they give to me, and not to make my holy name common: I am the Lord,

Leviticus 22:14-16

And if a man takes the holy food in error, he will have to give the holy thing back to the priest, with the addition of a fifth part.

Numbers 18:9-11

This is to be yours of the most holy things, out of the fire offerings; every offering of theirs, every meal offering and sin-offering, and every offering which they make on account of error, is to be most holy for you and your sons.

Numbers 18:19

All the lifted offerings of the holy things which the children of Israel give to the Lord, I have given to you and to your sons and to your daughters as a right for ever. This is an agreement made with salt before the Lord, to you and to your seed for ever.

Numbers 18:32

And no sin will be yours on account of it, when the best of it has been lifted up on high; you are not to make a wrong use of the holy things of the children of Israel, so that death may not overtake you.

Deuteronomy 33:8

And of Levi he said, Give your Thummim to Levi and let the Urim be with your loved one, whom you put to the test at Massah, with whom you were angry at the waters of Meribah;

1 Samuel 28:6

And when Saul went for directions to the Lord, the Lord gave him no answer, by a dream or by the Urim or by the prophets.

Nehemiah 7:65

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.

Nehemiah 10:1

Now those who put down their names were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

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