Ezra 2:63 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Ezra 2:63 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezra 2:63 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezra 2:63 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Ezra 2:63 — World English Bible

Ezra 2:63 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Ezra 2:63 — American Standard Version

Ezra 2:63 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Ezra 2:63 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 2:63 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Ezra 2:63 — Darby Translation

Ezra 2:63 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Ezra 2:63 — Geneva Bible

Ezra 2:63 in Context — Ezra 2

61 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:

62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

63 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.

64 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

65 Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.

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What Does Ezra 2:63 Mean?

Ezra 2:63 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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