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65 The governor told them that they should not eat any of the most holy food until a priest arose with [a]Urim and Thummim [to determine God’s will in the matter].

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  1. Nehemiah 7:65 Special objects placed in the sacred breastplate (ephod) of the high priest. What they were and how they were used to determine the divine will is unknown.

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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