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Nehemiah 7:65

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What does Nehemiah 7:65 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Nehemiah 7:65 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
62The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
63And 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.
64These sought their register [among] those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.
65And 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.
66The whole assembly together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
67besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.
68Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
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What do historical commentaries say?

Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“7:65 Urim and Thummim . . . sacred lots: See study notes on Exod 28:30; Lev 8:8.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the Tirshatha: or, the governor, Neh 8:9, Neh 10:1; Ezr 2:63 that they should: Lev 2:3, Lev 2:10, Lev 6:17, Lev 7:19, Lev 7:20, Lev 10:17, Lev 10:18, Lev 21:21-23 till there: Exo 28:30; Num 27:21; Deu 33:8 Nehemiah 7:66”
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