Nehemiah 7:65
Nehemiah 7:64-65 The Message (MSG)
They looked high and low 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 by using the Urim and Thummim.
Nehemiah 7:65 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Nehemiah 7:65 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.
Nehemiah 7:65 New Century Version (NCV)
The governor ordered them not to eat any of the holy food until a priest settled this matter by using the Urim and Thummim.
Nehemiah 7:65 American Standard Version (ASV)
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 New King James Version (NKJV)
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.
Nehemiah 7:65 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The governor told them that they should not eat any of the most holy food until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim [to determine God’s will in the matter].
Nehemiah 7:65 New Living Translation (NLT)
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.