Parallel Verses
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 American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
The governor
International Standard Version
The governor ordered them not to eat anything holy until a priest would be installed 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 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.
Amplified
The governor told them that they should not eat any of the most holy food until a priest arose with
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.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And the Tirshatha will say to them that they shall not eat from the holy of holies till a priest stood up 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 Thummim.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So the governor said to them that they could not eat the most holy food until a priest could come with Urim and Thummim.
Modern King James verseion
And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the 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 came up a Priest with light and perfectness.
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 Thummim.
The Emphasized Bible
and the governor told them, 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 should stand up a priest with Urim and 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 Thummim.
Youngs 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.
Themes
The high priest » Was called » The priest
Leaders » Religious priests » Laws in regard to
Levites » The list of those who returned from captivity
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Return from the captivity
Religious » priests » Laws in regard to
Revelation » Methods of » By urim and thummim
Tirshatha » A title of persian governors
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 7:65
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lists Of The Exiles Who Returned
64 They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood. 65 The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. 66 The entire group numbered 42,360,
Cross References
Nehemiah 8:9
Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priestly scribe, and the Levites who were imparting understanding to 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 had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.
Exodus 28:30
"You are to put the Urim and the Thummim into the breastpiece of decision; and they are to be over Aaron's heart when he goes in before the Lord. Aaron is to bear the decisions of the Israelites over his heart before the Lord continually.
Nehemiah 10:1
On the sealed documents were the following names: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, along with Zedekiah,
Deuteronomy 33:8
Of Levi he said: Your Thummim and Urim belong to your godly one, whose authority you challenged at Massah, and with whom you argued at the waters of Meribah.
Ezra 2:63
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
Leviticus 2:3
The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons -- it is most holy from the gifts of the Lord.
Leviticus 2:10
The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons -- it is most holy from the gifts of the Lord.
Leviticus 6:17
It must not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their portion from my gifts. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.
Leviticus 7:19-20
The meat which touches anything ceremonially unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned up in the fire. As for ceremonially clean meat, everyone who is ceremonially clean may eat the meat.
Leviticus 10:17-18
"Why did you not eat the sin offering in the sanctuary? For it is most holy and he gave it to you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement on their behalf before the Lord.
Leviticus 21:21-23
No man from the descendants of Aaron the priest who has a physical flaw may step forward to present the Lord's gifts; he has a physical flaw, so he must not step forward to present the food of his God.
Numbers 27:21
And he will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the Lord by the decision of the Urim. At his command they will go out, and at his command they will come in, he and all the Israelites with him, the whole community."