Nehemiah 7:65
And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holies of holies, until there stood up a priest learned and skilful.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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In Context
66All the multitude as it were one man, forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
Cross References
Leviticus 2:3And the remnant of the sacrifice shall be Aaron's, and his sons', holy of holies of the offerings of the Lord.
Leviticus 6:17And therefore it shall not be leavened, because part thereof is offered for the burnt sacrifice of the Lord. It shall be most holy, as that which is offered for sin and for trespass.
Leviticus 10:17Why did you not eat in the holy place the sacrifice for sin, which is most holy, and given to you, that you may bear the iniquity of the people, and may pray for them in the sight of the Lord,
Numbers 27:21If any thing be to be done, Eleazar the priest shall consult the Lord for him. He and all the children of Israel with him, and the rest of the multitude shall go out and go in at his word.
Ezra 2:63And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holy of holies, till there arose a priest learned and perfect.
Nehemiah 10:1And the subscribers were Nehemias, Athersatha the son of Hachelai, and Sedecias,
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:6-73
The Register of the Captives. ( b. c. 445.) 5 And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein, 6 These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his… Read the whole commentary →