Nehemiah 7:65 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 7:65 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַתִּרְשָׁ֨תָא֙
Tirshâthâʼ
H8660
Tirshatha
לָהֶ֔ם
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֹאכְל֖וּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
מִקֹּ֣דֶשׁ
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
עַ֛ד
ʻad
H5704
until
עֲמֹ֥ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
הַכֹּהֵ֖ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
לְאוּרִ֥ים
ʼÛwrîym
H224
Urim
וְתוּמִּֽים
Tummîym
H8550
Thummim
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World English Bible Public Domain
The governor said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
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King James Version Public Domain
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 Thummim.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the Tirshatha said to them that they must not eat from the holiest holy food until the priest stood with Urim and Thummim.
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