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And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a Priest with Urim and Thummim.
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Then Nehemiah (which is Tirshatha) and Ezra the Priest and Scribe, and the Levites that instructed the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God: mourn not, neither weep: for all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Law.
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He said also unto them, Go and eat of the fat, and drink the sweet, and send part unto them, for whom none is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: be ye not sorry therefore: for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
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And the Levites made silence throughout all the people, saying, Hold your peace: for the day is holy, be not sad therefore.
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And declaredst unto them thine holy Sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, and ordinances, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:
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And if the people of the land brought ware on the Sabbath, or any vittles to sell, that we would not take it of them on the Sabbath, and on the holy days: and that we would let the seventh year be free, and the debts of every person.
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1 Who dwelled in Jerusalem after it was built, 20 and who in the cities of Judah. And the rulers of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: the other people also cast lots, to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to be in the cities.
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All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
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And in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah did all Israel give portions unto the singers and porters, every day his portion, and they gave the holy things unto the Levites, and the Levites gave the holy things unto the sons of Aaron.
