Nehemiah 7:65
And the Athersastha said, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should stand up to give light.
Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
66And all the congregation was about forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
Cross References
Leviticus 2:3And the remainder of the sacrifice shall be for Aaron and his sons, a most holy portion from the sacrifices of the Lord.
Leviticus 6:17And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Leviticus 10:17Why did ye not eat the sin-offering in the holy place? for because it is most holy he has given you this to eat, that ye might take away the sin of the congregation, and make atonement for them before the Lord.
Numbers 27:21And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, and they shall ask of him before the Lord the judgment of the Urim: they shall go forth at his word, and at his word they shall come in, he and the children of Israel with one accord, and all the congregation.
Ezra 2:63And the Athersastha told them that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should arise with Lights and Perfections.
Nehemiah 10:1And over them that sealed were Neemias the Artasastha, son of Achalia, and Zedekias,
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 →