Nehemiah 7:64-66

Complete Jewish Bible

⁶⁴ “These tried to locate their geneaolgical records, but they weren’t found. Therefore they were considered defiled and were not allowed to serve as cohanim. ⁶⁵ The Tirshata told them not to eat any of the especially holy food until a cohen appeared who could consult the urim and tumim.

⁶⁶ “The entire assembly numbered 42,360,