65 And (A)the [a]governor said to them that they were not to eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with (B)Urim and Thummim.

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  1. Nehemiah 7:65 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title

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)

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70 Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The [a](A)governor gave to the treasury a thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and 530 priests’ garments.

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  1. Nehemiah 7:70 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title

70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics[a] of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests.

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  1. Nehemiah 7:70 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms