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 Y de los hijos de los sacerdotes: los hijos de Abaía, los hijos de Cos, los hijos de Barzillai, el cual tomó mujer de las hijas de Barzillai Galaadita, y fué llamado del nombre de ellas.

62 Estos buscaron su registro de genealogías, y no fué hallado; y fueron echados del sacerdocio.

63 Y el Tirsatha les dijo que no comiesen de las cosas más santas, hasta que hubiese sacerdote con Urim y Thummim.

64 Toda la congregación, unida como un [solo hombre], era de cuarenta y dos mil trescientos y sesenta,

65 Sin sus siervos y siervas, los cuales eran siete mil trescientos treinta y siete: y tenían doscientos cantores y cantoras.

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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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