Nehemiah

Nehemiah 7:65

⁶⁵The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.^q

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The governor	הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙	hat·tir·šā·ṯā	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H8660 Tirshathâ
ordered	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to eat	יֹאכְל֖וּ	yō·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
the most holy things	מִקֹּ֣דֶשׁ	miq·qō·ḏeš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6944 sacred, sanctity
until	עַ֛ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
there was	עֲמֹ֥ד	‘ă·mōḏ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5975 take one's stand, stand
a priest	הַכֹּהֵ֖ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
to consult the Urim	לְאוּרִ֥ים	lə·’ū·rîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H224 Urim
and Thummim	וְתוּמִּֽים׃	wə·ṯūm·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H8550 perfections

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