The governorsaidto them that they should not eatfrom the mostholythingsuntila prieststoodup with Urimand Thummim.
The wholeassemblynumbered42,360,
Now on the sealeddocument [were the names of]: Nehemiahthe governor,the sonof Hacaliah,and Zedekiah,
Seraiah,Azariah,Jeremiah,
The governorsaidto them that they should not eatfrom the mostholythingsuntila priestarosewith Urimand Thummim.
Then Nehemiah,whowas the governor,and Ezrathe priest[and] scribe,and the Leviteswho taughtthe peoplesaidto allthe people,"Thisdayis holyto the LORDyour God;do not mournor weep."For allthe peoplewere weepingwhen they heardthe wordsof the law.
"You shall putin the breastpieceof judgmentthe Urimand the Thummim,and they shall be overAaron'sheartwhen he goesin beforethe LORD;and Aaronshall carrythe judgmentof the sonsof Israeloverhis heartbeforethe LORDcontinually.
The remainderof the grain offeringbelongs to Aaronand his sons:a thingmostholyof the offeringsto the LORDby fire.
The remainderof the grain offeringbelongs to Aaronand his sons:a thingmostholy,of the offeringsto the LORDby fire.
Nolayman,however, is to eatthe holy[gift]; a sojournerwith the priestor a hiredmanshall not eatof the holy[gift].
But ifa priest'sdaughterbecomesa widowor divorced,and hasnochildand returnsto her father'shouseas in her youth,she shall eatof her father'sfood;but nolaymanshall eatof it.
It shall not be bakedwith leaven.I have givenit as their sharefrom My offeringsby fire;it is mostholy,like the sinofferingand the guiltoffering.
Everymaleamong the priestsmay eatof it; it is mostholy.
But ifthe sacrificeof his offeringis a votiveora freewilloffering,it shall be eatenon the daythat he offershis sacrifice,and on the nextdaywhat is leftof it may be eaten;
He then placedthe breastpieceon him, and in the breastpiecehe putthe Urimand the Thummim.
"Allthe offeringsof the holy[gifts], whichthe sonsof Israelofferto the LORD,I have givento you and your sonsand your daughterswith you, as a perpetualallotment.It is an everlastingcovenantof saltbeforethe LORDto you and your descendantswith you."
You will bearnosinby reasonof it when you have offeredthe bestof it. But you shall not profanethe sacredgiftsof the sonsof Israel,oryou will die.'"
"Moreover, he shall standbeforeEleazarthe priest,who shall inquirefor him by the judgmentof the Urimbeforethe LORD.At his commandthey shall goout and at his commandthey shall comein, [both] he and the sonsof Israelwith him, even allthe congregation."
Of Levihe said,"[Let] Your Thummimand Your Urim[belong] to Your godlyman,WhomYou provedat Massah,With whom You contendedat the watersof Meribah;
When Saulinquiredof the LORD,the LORDdid not answerhim, eitherby dreamsorby Urimorby prophets.
