Nehemiah 7:65

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The governor told them not to eat the most holy food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the governor{H8660} said{H559} unto them, that they should not eat{H398} of the most{H6944} holy things,{H6944} till there stood{H5975} up a priest{H3548} with Urim{H224} and Thummim.{H8550}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the Tirshatha{H8660} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, that they should not eat{H398}{(H8799)} of the most{H6944} holy things{H6944}, till there stood{H5975}{(H8800)} up a priest{H3548} with Urim{H224} and Thummim{H8550}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Hathirsatha sayde vnto them, yt they shulde not eate of ye most holy, tyll there came vp a prest wt ye light and perfectnesse.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

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

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Athirsatha saide vnto them that they shoulde not eate of the most holy, tyll there came vp a priest which should were Urim and Thunimim.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 8:9 : 9 And Nehemiah, who is the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
  • Neh 10:1 : 1 Now those who sealed were, Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
  • Exod 28:30 : 30 And you shall put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate of judgment, and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the LORD. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel over his heart before the LORD continually.
  • Deut 33:8 : 8 And of Levi he said, Let your Thummim and your Urim be with your holy one, whom you tried at Massah, and with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah;
  • Ezra 2:63 : 63 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.
  • Lev 2:3 : 3 And the remainder of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
  • Lev 2:10 : 10 And what is left of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
  • Lev 6:17 : 17 It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it to them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.
  • Lev 7:19-20 : 19 And the flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and for the other flesh, all who are clean shall eat it. 20 But the soul that eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that belong to the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
  • Lev 10:17-18 : 17 'Why have you not eaten the sin offering in a holy place, since it is most holy, and God has given it to you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord? 18 Indeed, its blood was not brought into the holy place; you should have certainly eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.'
  • Lev 21:21-23 : 21 No man who has a blemish of the descendants of Aaron the priest shall come near to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he has a blemish; he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God. 22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy. 23 Only he shall not go beyond the veil, nor come near the altar, because he has a blemish; that he does not profane my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
  • Num 27:21 : 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask for him the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him, the entire congregation.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezra 2:62-64
    3 verses
    96%

    62 These sought their record among those who were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore, as polluted, they were put from the priesthood.

    63 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.

    64 The whole congregation together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

  • Neh 7:64
    77%

    64 These sought their register among those who were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore they were, as polluted, expelled from the priesthood.

  • Ezra 7:21-24
    4 verses
    71%

    21 And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the river, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,

    22 Up to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred measures of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.

    23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

    24 Also we certify you, that concerning any of the priests and Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.

  • Neh 7:70-73
    4 verses
    71%

    70 And some of the chiefs of the fathers gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury a thousand drams of gold, fifty basins, five hundred thirty priests' garments.

    71 And some of the chiefs of the fathers gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand two hundred pounds of silver.

    72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' garments.

    73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.

  • Neh 13:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4 Before this, Eliashib the priest, who was in charge of the chambers of the house of our God, was allied with Tobiah;

    5 and he had prepared for him a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers, as well as the offerings for the priests.

  • Neh 7:66
    70%

    66 The whole congregation together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

  • Lev 7:6
    70%

    6 Every male among the priests shall eat it: it shall be eaten in a holy place: it is most holy.

  • Neh 5:14
    69%

    14 Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, neither I nor my brethren have eaten the governor's provisions.

  • Neh 13:29-30
    2 verses
    69%

    29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.

    30 Thus I cleansed them of everything foreign, and I assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service,

  • Ezra 7:19
    68%

    19 The vessels also that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem.

  • Ezra 8:24-25
    2 verses
    68%

    24 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

    25 And weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God, which the king, his counselors, his lords, and all Israel present had offered:

  • 2 Chr 30:3
    68%

    3 For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

  • Ezra 6:6-8
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    6 Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, keep far from there:

    7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

    8 Moreover I make a decree as to what you shall do for the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that from the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, expenses be given to these men, so that they are not hindered.

  • Neh 12:26
    67%

    26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

  • Ezra 8:29
    67%

    29 Guard and keep them, until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

  • Neh 8:9
    67%

    9 And Nehemiah, who is the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

  • Ezra 4:14
    66%

    14 Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not proper for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore we have sent and certified the king;

  • Neh 13:9
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    9 Then I gave orders, and they cleansed the rooms; and I brought back into them the vessels of the house of God, along with the grain offerings and the frankincense.

  • Ezra 7:14-15
    2 verses
    66%

    14 Since you are sent by the king, and of his seven counselors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand;

    15 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

  • Ezek 44:23
    66%

    23 And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

  • Ezek 42:13-14
    2 verses
    66%

    13 Then he said to me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate area, are holy chambers, where the priests who approach to the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.

    14 When the priests enter there, they shall not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments in which they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and approach to those things which are for the people.

  • Neh 12:44
    66%

    44 At that time some were appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions required by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites who ministered.

  • Zech 7:3
    66%

    3 And to speak to the priests who were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these many years?

  • 2 Kgs 23:9
    66%

    9 Nevertheless, the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brethren.

  • Ezra 10:6
    66%

    6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib. When he arrived there, he ate no bread and drank no water, for he mourned because of the transgression of those who had been taken captive.

  • Ezek 44:13
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    13 And they shall not come near to me, to perform the office of a priest to me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place; but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.

  • Neh 8:11
    66%

    11 So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, Be quiet, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.

  • Zech 6:11
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    11 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest;

  • Lev 21:22
    66%

    22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

  • Neh 12:22
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    22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers, as well as the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

  • Ezra 5:3
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    3 At the same time, Tatnai, governor on this side of the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, came to them and said, Who has commanded you to build this house and to finish this wall?

  • Neh 5:12
    66%

    12 Then they said, We will restore them, and will require nothing from them; we will do as you say. Then I called the priests and required an oath from them that they would do according to this promise.

  • Ezra 1:8
    66%

    8 Even these did Cyrus king of Persia bring out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

  • Mal 2:7
    65%

    7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.