65 And the [a]governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim.

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  1. Nehemiah 7:65 Heb. Tirshatha

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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(A)And Nehemiah, who was the [a]governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, (B)“This day is holy to the Lord your God; (C)do not mourn nor weep.” For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Law.

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  1. Nehemiah 8:9 Heb. Tirshatha

Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites(A) who were instructing the people said to them all, “This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.”(B) For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.

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30 And (A)you shall put in the breastplate of judgment the [a]Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the Lord. So Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel over his heart before the Lord continually.

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  1. Exodus 28:30 Lit. Lights and the Perfections

30 Also put the Urim and the Thummim(A) in the breastpiece, so they may be over Aaron’s heart whenever he enters the presence of the Lord. Thus Aaron will always bear the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the Lord.

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The People Who Sealed the Covenant

10 Now those who placed their seal on the document were:

Nehemiah the [a]governor, (A)the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

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  1. Nehemiah 10:1 Heb. Tirshatha

10 [a]Those who sealed it were:

Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hakaliah.

Zedekiah,

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  1. Nehemiah 10:1 In Hebrew texts 10:1-39 is numbered 10:2-40.

63 And the [a]governor said to them that they (A)should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the (B)Urim and Thummim.

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  1. Ezra 2:63 Heb. Tirshatha

63 The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food(A) until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.(B)

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And of (A)Levi he said:

(B)Let Your [a]Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one,
(C)Whom You tested at Massah,
And with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah,

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:8 Lit. Perfections and Your Lights

About Levi(A) he said:

“Your Thummim and Urim(B) belong
    to your faithful servant.(C)
You tested(D) him at Massah;
    you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.(E)

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21 (A)He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him (B)by the judgment of the Urim. (C)At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation.”

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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.”

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21 No man of the descendants of Aaron the priest, who has a defect, shall come near to offer the offerings made by fire to the Lord. He has a defect; he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God. 22 He may eat the bread of his God, both the most holy and the holy; 23 only he shall not go near the (A)veil or approach the altar, because he has a defect, lest (B)he profane My sanctuaries; for I the Lord sanctify them.’ ”

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21 No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any defect(A) is to come near to present the food offerings to the Lord.(B) He has a defect; he must not come near to offer the food of his God.(C) 22 He may eat the most holy food of his God,(D) as well as the holy food; 23 yet because of his defect,(E) he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar, and so desecrate my sanctuary.(F) I am the Lord, who makes them holy.(G)’”

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17 (A)“Why have you not eaten the sin offering in a holy place, since it is most holy, and God has given it to you to bear (B)the guilt of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord? 18 See! (C)Its blood was not brought inside [a]the holy place; indeed you should have eaten it in a holy place, (D)as I commanded.”

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  1. Leviticus 10:18 The Most Holy Place when capitalized

17 “Why didn’t you eat the sin offering(A) in the sanctuary area? It is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt(B) of the community by making atonement for them before the Lord. 18 Since its blood was not taken into the Holy Place,(C) you should have eaten the goat in the sanctuary area, as I commanded.(D)

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19 ‘The flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten. It shall be burned with fire. And as for the clean flesh, all who are [a]clean may eat of it. 20 But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the (A)Lord, (B)while he is unclean, that person (C)shall be cut off from his people.

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  1. Leviticus 7:19 pure

19 “‘Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned up. As for other meat, anyone ceremonially clean may eat it. 20 But if anyone who is unclean(A) eats any meat of the fellowship offering belonging to the Lord, they must be cut off from their people.(B)

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17 It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their [a]portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, like the sin offering and the (A)trespass offering.

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  1. Leviticus 6:17 share

17 It must not be baked with yeast; I have given it as their share(A) of the food offerings presented to me.(B) Like the sin offering[a] and the guilt offering, it is most holy.(C)

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  1. Leviticus 6:17 Or purification offering; also in verses 25 and 30

10 And (A)what is left of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.

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10 The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons;(A) it is a most holy part of the food offerings presented to the Lord.(B)

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(A)The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his (B)sons’. (C)It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.

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The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons;(A) it is a most holy(B) part of the food offerings presented to the Lord.

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