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Nehemiah 7:65

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7:65 The governor 1  instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult 2  the Urim and Thummim.

Nehemiah 8:14

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8:14 They discovered written in the law that the LORD had commanded through 3  Moses that the Israelites should live in temporary shelters during the festival of the seventh month,

Nehemiah 10:35

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10:35 We also accept responsibility for 4  bringing the first fruits of our land and the first fruits of every fruit tree year by year to the temple of the LORD.

Nehemiah 12:35

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12:35 some of the priests 5  with trumpets, Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,

1 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.

2 tn Heb “stood.”

3 tn Heb “by the hand of.”

4 tn The words “we accept responsibility” are not included in the Hebrew text, but are inferred from v. 33 (so also in v. 37).

5 tn Heb “some of the sons of the priests.”



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