Nehemiah 7:64-66

New International Reader's Version

⁶⁴ The priests looked for their family records. But they couldn’t find them. So they weren’t able to serve as priests. They weren’t “clean.” ⁶⁵ The governor gave them an order. He told them not to eat any of the most sacred food. They had to wait until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim. The priest would use them to get decisions from the Lord.

⁶⁶ The total number of the entire group that returned was 42,360.