Ezra 2:63 — In fact, the governor told them, “You cannot eat the food offered to God until… — CEV | maBible
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63 In fact, the governor told them, “You cannot eat the food offered to God until we find out if you really are priests.”
Notes and references
2.63 Nu 27.21.
governor: In Nehemiah 8.9; 10.1, this same title is used of Nehemiah, though it is doubtful if he is the one referred to here.
until … priests: The Hebrew text has “until a priest comes with the urim and thummim,” sacred objects which were used in some way to receive answers from God.