EZRA 2:63 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And the Tirshatha said to them that they must not eat from the holiest holy food until a priest stood with Urim and with Thummim.

UST The governor told these men that they could not eat the shares of the sacrifices that only the priests could eat until a high priest could consult Yahweh by using the sacred lots to determine that they truly were descendants of priestly families. Only if the high priest determined that these men truly were priests could they eat the most sacred food.

BSB The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.[fn]

2:63 Literally Lights and Perfections

OEB No OEB EZRA book available

WEB The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim.

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

LSV and the Tirshatha says to them that they do not eat of the most holy things until the standing up of a priest with [the] Lights and with [the] Perfections.

FBV The governor[fn] instructed them not to eat anything from the sanctuary sacrifices until a priest could ask the Lord about the issue by using the Urim and Thummim.[fn]

2:63 “Governor”: a Persian word, probably referring to Sheshbazzar.

2:63 “Urim and Thummim”: a methodology of establishing God's will in a matter. See Exodus 28:30.

T4T The governor told them that they would need to ask a priest to consult Yahweh by ◄casting/throwing the sacred lots/stones that had been marked►, to determine if those men were truly Israelis. When the priests did that, if the stones showed that those men were Israelis, they would be permitted to eat the shares of the sacrifices that were given to the priests.

LEB The governor said to them that they could not eat from the holy food of the sanctuary[fn] until there was present a priest for the Urim and Thummim.

?:? Or “most holy things”

BBE And the Tirshatha said that they were not to have the most holy things for their food, till a priest came to give decision by Urim and Thummim.

MOF No MOF EZRA book available

JPS And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

ASV And the governor said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

DRA And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holy of holies, till there arose a priest learned and perfect.

YLT and the Tirshatha saith to them, that they eat not of the most holy things till the standing up of a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

DBY And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

RV And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

WBS And the Tirshatha said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

KJB And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.[fn]
(And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.)

2.63 Tirshatha: or, governor

BB And Hathirsatha said vnto them that they should not eate of the most holy, till there rose vp a priest to weare Urim and Thummim.
(And Hathirsatha said unto them that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a priest to weare Urim and Thummim.)

GNV And Tirshatha saide vnto them, that they should not eate of the most holy thing, tell there rose vp a Priest with Vrim and Thummim.
(And Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy thing, tell there rose up a Priest with Vrim and Thummim. )

CB And Hathirsatha sayde vnto them, that they shulde not eate of the most holy, tyll there rose vp a prest with the lighte and perfectnesse.
(And Hathirsatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a priest with the lighte and perfectnesse.)

WYC And Attersatha seide to hem, that thei schulden not ete of the hooli of hooli thingis, til a wijs preest and perfit roos.
(And Attersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holy of holy things, til a wijs preest and perfit roos.)

LUT Und Hathirsatha sprach zu ihnen, sie sollten nicht essen vom Allerheiligsten, bis ein Priester stünde mit dem Licht und Recht.
(And Hathirsatha spoke to ihnen, they/she/them sollten not eat from_the Allerheiligsten, until a Priester stünde with to_him light and Recht.)

CLV Et dixit Athersatha eis ut non comederent de Sancto sanctorum, donec surgeret sacerdos doctus atque perfectus.
(And he_said Athersatha eis as not/no comederent about Sancto sanctorum, until surgeret sacerdos doctus atque perfectus. )

BRN And the Athersastha told them that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should arise with Lights and Perfections.

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν ἀθερσασθὰ αὐτοῖς τοῦ μὴ φαγεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου τῶν ἁγίων, ἕως ἀναστῇ ἱερεὺς τοῖς φωτίζουσι καὶ τοῖς τελείοις.
(Kai eipen athersastha autois tou maʸ fagein apo tou hagiou tōn hagiōn, heōs anastaʸ hiereus tois fōtizousi kai tois teleiois. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

הַ⁠תִּרְשָׁ֨תָא֙

the,governor

Tirshatha was the formal Persian title for the governor of a province, so this would be referring to Sheshbazzar, who may be the same person as Zerubbabel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the title with a word like “governor,” or you could state the title and then explain it. Alternate translation: “the Tirshatha, that is, the governor”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר & לָ⁠הֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יֹאכְל֖וּ מִ⁠קֹּ֣דֶשׁ הַ⁠קֳּדָשִׁ֑ים

and=he/it_said & to/for=them which/who not eat of,holy the,sanctuary

The phrase the holiest holy food refers to the most sacred part of the food offerings, which was reserved for only the priests to eat. Alternate translation: “told them that they would not be allowed to eat the most sacred food”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עַ֛ד עֲמֹ֥ד כֹּהֵ֖ן

until consult priest

Here, stood is a figurative way of saying that a person had assumed the duties of his office. Here, priest means specifically the high priest, since he was the one who would have possession of the objects that this verse describes. Alternate translation: “until the high priest was once again on duty”

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

לְ⁠אוּרִ֥ים וּ⁠לְ⁠תֻמִּֽים

with,urim and,with,thummim

This was a pair of objects that the high priest kept in the breastpiece of his robe. It is unknown exactly what type of objects they were, but they were used to answer yes-or-no questions and to decide between two alternatives. If the priest, without looking, pulled out the Urim, that meant one answer, while if he pulled out the Thummim, that meant the other answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could describe these objects by their function rather than by their names. Alternate translation: “and could use the sacred objects to decide their cases”

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