Ezra 2:63

And the cupbearer said to them that they should not eat from the Holy of Holies, until there would arise a priest, learned and perfect.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

62These sought the writing of their genealogy, and they did not find it, and so they were cast out of the priesthood.

64The entire multitude joined together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

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Cross References

Leviticus 2:3Then what will remain of the sacrifice shall be for Aaron and his sons, the Holy of holies from the oblations of the Lord.

Leviticus 6:17Yet for this reason, it shall not be leavened, because part of it is offered as an incense of the Lord. The Holy of holies shall it be, just as what is offered on behalf of sin and of transgression.

Leviticus 7:16If anyone, by a vow or of his own accord, will have offered a sacrifice, it shall be eaten in a similar manner on the same day. But then if any of it will have remained until tomorrow, it is lawful to eat it.

Leviticus 10:17“Why did you not eat the sacrifice for sin in the holy place, which is the Holy of holies, and which was given to you, so that you might carry the iniquity of the people, and might pray for them in the sight of the Lord,

Leviticus 22:10No foreigner shall eat from what has been sanctified; a guest of the priests and a hired servant shall not eat from them.

Leviticus 22:14Whoever, through ignorance, eats from what has been sanctified shall add a fifth part to that which he ate, and he shall give it to the priest at the Sanctuary.

Matthew Henry on Ezra 2:37-64

36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 37 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 38 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four. 41 The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight. 42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the… Read the whole commentary →

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