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Nehemiah 7:65

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

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Nehemiah the governor,  Ezra the priest and scribe,  and the Levites who were instructing 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 were weeping as they heard the words of the law.


Place the Urim and Thummim  in the breastpiece for decisions, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the Lord. Aaron will continually carry the means of decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the Lord.


Those whose seals were on the document were the governor Nehemiah  son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,


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


He said about Levi: Your Thummim and Urim  belong to your faithful one; you tested him at Massah and contended with him at the Waters of Meribah.


He will stand before the priest Eleazar who will consult the Lord for him with the decision of the Urim.  He and all the Israelites with him, even the entire community, will go out and come back in at his command.’


It must not be baked with yeast; I have assigned it as their portion  from my food offerings.  It is especially holy, like the sin offering  and the guilt offering.


But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons;  it is the holiest part of the food offerings to the Lord.


But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part  of the food offerings to the Lord.


Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim  into the breastpiece.


These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.


The whole combined assembly numbered 42,360


Some of the family heads contributed to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins,  50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury.





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