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Numbers 27:21
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Numbers 27:21
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21 (A) But Joshua must depend on Eleazar to find out from me[a] what I want him to do as he leads Israel into battle.”
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- 27.21 from me: The Hebrew text has “by the urim,” something used by the priests to get answers from the Lord.
Numbers 27:21
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Numbers 27:21
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21 He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will obtain decisions for him by inquiring(A) of the Urim(B) before the Lord. At his command he and the entire community of the Israelites will go out, and at his command they will come in.”
Deuteronomy 33:8
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Deuteronomy 33:8
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8 (A) At Massah and Meribah Spring,[a]
the Lord tested you,
tribe of Levi.
You were faithful,[b]
and so the priesthood[c] belongs
to the Levi tribe.
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- 33.8 Massah and Meribah Spring: See Exodus 17.1-7; Numbers 20.1-13.
- 33.8 the Lord tested you, tribe of Levi. You were faithful: Or “the Lord tested me. I was faithful” or “the Lord tested Aaron and me. We were faithful.”
- 33.8 priesthood: The Hebrew text has “your thummim and your urim,” objects that were used by priests to get answers from God.
Ezra 2:63
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Ezra 2:63
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63 (A) In fact, the governor[a] told them, “You cannot eat the food offered to God until we find out if you really are priests.”[b]
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Ezra 2:63
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Ezra 2:63
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Nehemiah 7:65
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Nehemiah 7:65
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65 (A) In fact, the governor told them, “You cannot eat the food offered to God until he lets us know if you really are priests.”[a]
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- 7.65 until … priests: The Hebrew text has “until a priest comes with the urim and thummim,” sacred objects which were used in some way to receive answers from God.
Nehemiah 7:65
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Nehemiah 7:65
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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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