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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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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70 And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the work. (A)The [a]governor gave to the treasury one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly garments.

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  1. Nehemiah 7:70 Heb. Tirshatha

70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics[a] of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests.

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  1. Nehemiah 7:70 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms

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.