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Nehemiah 7:65

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— 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.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And the Tirshatha said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there should stand [up] a priest with Urim and Thummim.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— 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.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— and the governor told them, they must not eat of the most holy things,—until there should stand up a priest, with Lights and Perfections.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 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.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holies of holies, until there stood up a priest learned and skilful.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And the Tirshatha sayd vnto them, that they should not eate of the most holy, till there rose vp a Priest with Vrim & Thummim.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And the Tirshatha said vnto them, that they should not eate of the most holy things, till there stood [vp] a priest with Urim and Thummim.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And the elders of the priests said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things until there should rise a high priest who would make an inquiry and see about the matter.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And the Athersastha said, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should stand up to give light.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— 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 Tummim.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And the Tiršäŧä´ תִּרשָׁתָא 8660
{8660} Prime
תִּרְשָׁתָא
Tirshatha'
{teer-shaw-thaw'}
Of foreign derivation; the title of a Persian deputy or governor.
said 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
unto them, that x834
(0834) Complement
אֲשֶׁר
'asher
{ash-er'}
A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as adverb and conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
they should not x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
eat 398
{0398} Prime
אָכַל
'akal
{aw-kal'}
A primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
of the most y6944
[6944] Standard
קֹדֶשׁ
qodesh
{ko'-desh}
From H6942; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstractly sanctity.
holy things, 6944
{6944} Prime
קֹדֶשׁ
qodesh
{ko'-desh}
From H6942; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstractly sanctity.
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
till x5704
(5704) Complement
עַד
`ad
{ad}
Properly the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjugation; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with).
there stood 5975
{5975} Prime
עָמַד
`amad
{aw-mad'}
A primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literally and figuratively, intransitively and transitively).
z8800
<8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 4888
[up] a priest 3548
{3548} Prime
כֹּהֵן
kohen
{ko-hane'}
Active participle of H3547; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman).
with ´Ûrîm אוּרִים 224
{0224} Prime
אוּרִים
'Uwriym
{oo-reem'}
Plural of H0217; lights; Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high priest's breastplate.
and Tûmmîm תּוּמִּים. 8550
{8550} Prime
תֻּמִּים
Tummiym
{toom-meem'}
Plural of H8537; perfections, that is, (technically) one of the epithets of the objects in the high priest's breastplate as an emblem of complete Truth.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

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Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Nehemiah 7:5-73.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Nehemiah 7:65

And (g) 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.

(g) Meaning, Nehemiah: for Tirshatha in the Chaldee tongue means a butler.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
the Tirshatha:
or, the governor,
Nehemiah 8:9 And Nehemiah, which [is] the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day [is] holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
Nehemiah 10:1 Now those that sealed [were], Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
Ezra 2:63 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.

that they should:

Leviticus 2:3 And the remnant of the meat offering [shall be] Aaron's and his sons': [it is] a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
Leviticus 2:10 And that which is left of the meat offering [shall be] Aaron's and his sons': [it is] a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
Leviticus 6:17 It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it [unto them for] their portion of my offerings made by fire; it [is] most holy, as [is] the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.
Leviticus 7:19-20 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean [thing] shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof. ... But the soul that eateth [of] the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that [pertain] unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
Leviticus 10:17-18 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it [is] most holy, and [God] hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? ... Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy [place]: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy [place], as I commanded.
Leviticus 21:21-23 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God. ... Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

till there:

Exodus 28:30 And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.
Numbers 27:21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask [counsel] for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, [both] he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
Deuteronomy 33:8 And of Levi he said, [Let] thy Thummim and thy Urim [be] with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, [and with] whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ex 28:30. Lv 2:3, 10; 6:17; 7:19; 10:17; 21:21. Nu 27:21. Dt 33:8. Ezr 2:63. Ne 8:9; 10:1.

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