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Nehemiah 7:64-66
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64 They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded[a] from the priesthood. 65 The governor[b] instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult[c] the Urim and Thummim.

66 The entire group numbered 42,360—

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  1. Nehemiah 7:64 tn Heb “they were desecrated.”
  2. Nehemiah 7:65 tn The Hebrew term תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshataʾ; KJV “Tirshatha”) is the official title of a Persian governor in Judea. In meaning it may be similar to “excellency” (cf. NAB). See further BDB 1077 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395; HALOT 1798 s.v.
  3. Nehemiah 7:65 tn Heb “stood.”
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