Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood up with 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 with Thummim.

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

Governor Zerubbabel also ruled that they shouldn't eat anything holy until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.

A Conservative Version

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

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 with Thummim.

Amplified

The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things [the priests’ food] until a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim [who by consulting these articles in his breastplate could determine God’s will in the matter].

Bible in Basic English

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 Urim and Thummim.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And the Tirshatha will say to them, that they shall not eat from the holy of holies till there stood up a priest for Lights and Truth.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

The governor said to them that they could not eat from the holy food of the sanctuary until there was present a priest for the Urim and Thummim.

Modern King James verseion

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Hathirsatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a priest with the light and perfectness.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

The governor said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

The Emphasized Bible

and the governor told them, that they must not eat of the most holy things, - until there should stand up a priest, with Lights and Perfections.

Webster

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

World English Bible

The governor said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

Youngs Literal Translation

and the Tirshatha saith to them, that they eat not of the most holy things till the standing up of a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Tirshatha
תּרשׁתא 
Tirshatha' 
Usage: 5

אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

of the most
קדשׁ 
Qodesh 
Usage: 470

קדשׁ 
Qodesh 
Usage: 470

a priest
כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

with Urim
אוּרים 
'Uwriym 
Usage: 6

Context Readings

The List Of Returned Exiles

62 These searched among their ancestral registration, but they could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood. 63 The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim. 64 The whole assembly numbered 42,360,



Cross References

Exodus 28:30

You shall put in the breastpiece of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the Lord; and Aaron shall carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the Lord continually.

Leviticus 2:3

The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a thing most holy, of the offerings to the Lord by fire.

Leviticus 2:10

The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a thing most holy of the offerings to the Lord by fire.

Numbers 27:21

Moreover, he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his command they shall go out and at his command they shall come in, both he and the sons of Israel with him, even all the congregation.”

Leviticus 22:10

No layman, however, is to eat the holy gift; a sojourner with the priest or a hired man shall not eat of the holy gift.

Nehemiah 8:9

Then Nehemiah, who was 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 were weeping when they heard the words of the law.

Leviticus 6:17

It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their share from My offerings by fire; it is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.

Leviticus 6:29

Every male among the priests may eat of it; it is most holy.

Leviticus 7:16

But if the sacrifice of his offering is a votive or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice, and on the next day what is left of it may be eaten;

Leviticus 8:8

He then placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.

Leviticus 10:17-18

“Why did you not eat the sin offering at the holy place? For it is most holy, and He gave it to you to bear away the guilt of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord.

Leviticus 22:2-3

“Tell Aaron and his sons to be careful with the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they dedicate to Me, so as not to profane My holy name; I am the Lord.

Leviticus 22:14-16

But if a man eats a holy gift unintentionally, then he shall add to it a fifth of it and shall give the holy gift to the priest.

Numbers 18:9-11

This shall be yours from the most holy gifts reserved from the fire; every offering of theirs, even every grain offering and every sin offering and every guilt offering, which they shall render to Me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons.

Numbers 18:19

All the offerings of the holy gifts, which the sons of Israel offer to the Lord, I have given to you and your sons and your daughters with you, as a perpetual allotment. It is an everlasting covenant of salt before the Lord to you and your descendants with you.”

Numbers 18:32

You will bear no sin by reason of it when you have offered the best of it. But you shall not profane the sacred gifts of the sons of Israel, or you will die.’”

Deuteronomy 33:8

Of Levi he said,
“Let Your Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man,
Whom You proved at Massah,
With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;

1 Samuel 28:6

When Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by prophets.

Nehemiah 7:65

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

Nehemiah 10:1

Now on the sealed document were the names of: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

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