Ezra 2:63 — The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things [the pr… — AMP | maBible
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63 The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things [the priests’ food] until a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim [who by consulting these articles in his breastplate could determine God’s will in the matter].
Notes and references
Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title. Probably either Sheshbazzar or Zerubbabel.
But the effort doubtless would have been in vain. Long-standing disobedience had apparently caused Israel’s priests to forfeit the divine gift of guidance through Urim and Thummim, and it was never recovered. Except for a similar incident in Neh 7:65, Urim and Thummim are not again mentioned in the…