Numbers 27:21

Contemporary English Version

²¹^(A) But Joshua must depend on Eleazar to find out from me^[a] what I want him to do as he leads Israel into battle.”

Footnotes

27.21 from me: The Hebrew text has “by the urim,” something used by the priests to get answers from the Lord.

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Deuteronomy 33:8

Contemporary English Version

⁸^(A) At Massah and Meribah Spring,^[a]
the Lord tested you,
tribe of Levi.
You were faithful,^[b]
and so the priesthood^[c] belongs
to the Levi tribe.

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Footnotes

33.8 Massah and Meribah Spring: See Exodus 17.1-7; Numbers 20.1-13.
33.8 the Lord tested you, tribe of Levi. You were faithful: Or “the Lord tested me. I was faithful” or “the Lord tested Aaron and me. We were faithful.”
33.8 priesthood: The Hebrew text has “your thummim and your urim,” objects that were used by priests to get answers from God.

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Ezra 2:63

Contemporary English Version

⁶³^(A) In fact, the governor^[a] told them, “You cannot eat the food offered to God until we find out if you really are priests.”^[b]

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2.63 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.
2.63 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.

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Nehemiah 7:65

Contemporary English Version

⁶⁵^(A) In fact, the governor told them, “You cannot eat the food offered to God until he lets us know if you really are priests.”^[a]

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7.65 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.

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