Ezra 2:63 - Compare All Versions

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The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food, until there should be a priest to consult Urim and Thummim.

The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the LORD about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots.

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

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.

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

They had thoroughly searched for their family records but couldn’t find them. And so they were barred from priestly work as ritually unclean. The governor ruled that they could not eat from the holy food until a priest could determine their status with the Urim and Thummim.

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

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].

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