Nehemiah 7:65 - Forerunner Commentary

Nehemiah 7:65

63 and of the priests: the sons of Habaiah,
the sons of Koz,
the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name.

64 These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.

65 And the¹ governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim.

66 Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,

67 besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five men and women singers.

68 Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five,

69 their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

70 And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the work. ^aThe governor gave to the treasury one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly garments.

71 Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the treasury of the work ^atwenty thousand gold drachmas, and two thousand two hundred silver minas.

72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly garments.

Verse Comparison: Nehemiah 7:65

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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® Bible
The governor told them that they should refrain from eating any of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise [to determine the will of God in the matter].

Contemporary English Version
In fact, the governor told them, "You cannot eat the food offered to God until he lets us know if you really are priests."

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
The Jewish governor told them that they could not eat the food offered to God until there was a priest who could use the 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 Thummim.

New American Standard Bible
The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.

New International Version
The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

New King James Version
And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.

Revised Standard Version
the governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food, until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise.

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.

New English Translation
The governor¹ instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult² the Urim and Thummim.

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