The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim— the sacred lots.

省长对他们说：“不可吃至圣的物，直到有用乌陵和土明决疑的祭司兴起来。”

省长对他们说，不可吃至圣的物，直到有会用乌陵和土明的祭司兴起来。

省长对他们说，不可吃至圣的物，直到有会用乌陵和土明的祭司兴起来。

省长吩咐他们，要等到用乌陵和土明求问上帝的祭司出现后，才可以吃至圣之物。

省长告诉他们不可吃至圣之物，直等到有能用乌陵和土明来决疑的祭司兴起来。

省長對他們說：「不可吃至聖的物，直到有用烏陵和土明決疑的祭司興起來。」

省長對他們說，不可吃至聖的物，直到有會用烏陵和土明的祭司興起來。

省長對他們說，不可吃至聖的物，直到有會用烏陵和土明的祭司興起來。

省長吩咐他們，要等到用烏陵和土明求問上帝的祭司出現後，才可以吃至聖之物。

省長告訴他們不可吃至聖之物，直等到有能用烏陵和土明來決疑的祭司興起來。

省長大人便告訴他們不可喫至聖之物，要等到有能用烏陵土明來決疑的祭司立起來。

方伯曰、至聖之物、彼不可食、迨至有烏陵土明之祭司起、

牧伯曰、所獻之物、彼不可食、越至於後有祭司興、能別烏陵土明言可食則可食。

方伯謂之曰、不可食至聖之物、直至有祭司興、用烏陵與土明決疑、用烏陵與土明決疑或作能問烏陵與土明○

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

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 find out what the Lord wanted the people to do.

The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food, until there should be a priest to consult Urim and Thummim.

The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.

The governor said to them that they were not to eat from the most holy things until a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim.

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

And the governor said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.

And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.

The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim.

Insert the Urim and Thummim into the sacred chestpiece so they will be carried over Aaron’s heart when he goes into the Lord’s presence. In this way, Aaron will always carry over his heart the objects used to determine the Lord’s will for his people whenever he goes in before the Lord.

When direction from the Lord is needed, Joshua will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will use the Urim— one of the sacred lots cast before the Lord— to determine his will. This is how Joshua and the rest of the community of Israel will determine everything they should do.”

The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons as their food. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the Lord.

The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the Lord.

“ No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offerings. Even guests and hired workers in a priest’s home are not allowed to eat them.

Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting for the people said to them,“ Don’t mourn or weep on such a day as this! For today is a sacred day before the Lord your God.” For the people had all been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.

You are allotted the portion of the most holy offerings that is not burned on the fire. This portion of all the most holy offerings— including the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings— will be most holy, and it belongs to you and your sons.You must eat it as a most holy offering. All the males may eat of it, and you must treat it as most holy.“ All the sacred offerings and special offerings presented to me when the Israelites lift them up before the altar also belong to you. I have given them to you and to your sons and daughters as your permanent share. Any member of your family who is ceremonially clean may eat of these offerings.

Remember, it must never be prepared with yeast. I have given it to the priests as their share of the special gifts presented to me. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most holy.

The document was ratified and sealed with the following names: The governor: Nehemiah son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah.

The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim— the sacred lots.

He asked the Lord what he should do, but the Lord refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots or by the prophets.

Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it.

Yes, I am giving you all these holy offerings that the people of Israel bring to the Lord. They are for you and your sons and daughters, to be eaten as your permanent share. This is an eternal and unbreakable covenant between the Lord and you, and it also applies to your descendants.”

“ If you bring an offering to fulfill a vow or as a voluntary offering, the meat must be eaten on the same day the sacrifice is offered, but whatever is left over may be eaten on the second day.

Moses said this about the tribe of Levi:“ O Lord, you have given your Thummim and Urim— the sacred lots— to your faithful servants the Levites. You put them to the test at Massah and struggled with them at the waters of Meribah.

“ Any such person who eats the sacred offerings without realizing it must pay the priest for the amount eaten, plus an additional 20 percent.The priests must not let the Israelites defile the sacred offerings brought to the Lordby allowing unauthorized people to eat them. This would bring guilt upon them and require them to pay compensation. I am the Lord who makes them holy.”

“ Tell Aaron and his sons to be very careful with the sacred gifts that the Israelites set apart for me, so they do not bring shame on my holy name. I am the Lord.Give them the following instructions.“ In all future generations, if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean when he approaches the sacred offerings that the people of Israel consecrate to the Lord, he must be cut off from my presence. I am the Lord.

Any male from a priest’s family may eat from this offering; it is most holy.

You will not be considered guilty for accepting the Lord’s tithes if you give the best portion to the priests. But be careful not to treat the holy gifts of the people of Israel as though they were common. If you do, you will die.”

“ Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the sacred area?” he demanded.“ It is a holy offering! The Lord has given it to you to remove the guilt of the community and to purify the people, making them right with the Lord.Since the animal’s blood was not brought into the Holy Place, you should have eaten the meat in the sacred area as I ordered you.”