Nehemiah 7:64-65

7:64 They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded ¹  from the priesthood. 7:65 The governor ²  instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult ³  the Urim and Thummim.

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¹ tn Heb “they were desecrated.”

² tn The Hebrew term תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshata’; KJV “Tirshatha”) is the official title of a Persian governor in Judea. In meaning it may be similar to “excellency” (cf. NAB). See further BDB 1077 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395; HALOT 1798 s.v.

³ tn Heb “stood.”