Nehemiah 7:65
World English Bible (WEB)
The governor told them not to eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to minister with Urim and Thummim.
In context
63 Of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
64 These searched for their genealogical records, but couldn’t find them. Therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
65 The governor told them not to eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to minister with Urim and Thummim.
66 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
67 in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. They had two hundred forty-five singing men and singing women.
Nehemiah 7:65 in every translation
- WEB 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.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
- ASV 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.
- YLT 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.
- DBY 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.