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Nehemiah 7:64-66
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Nehemiah 7:64-66
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64 These people searched ·for [in] their ·family [genealogical] records, but they could not find ·them [themselves there]. So they ·could not be priests [were excluded/disqualified from the priesthood], because they were ·thought to be unclean [L desecrated]. 65 The governor ordered them not to eat any of the ·holy [sacred; L most holy; Lev. 2:3; 7:21–36] food until a priest settled this matter by using the Urim and Thummim [C sacred lots used to determine God’s will; Ex. 28:30].
66 The total ·number of those who returned was [assembly/group numbered] 42,360.
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Nehemiah 7:64-66
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Nehemiah 7:64-66
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64 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 65 The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.(A)
66 The whole company numbered 42,360,
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