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 Thummim.
The Tirshatha said ... that they should not eat of the most holy things until there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim. Whether the Urim and Thummim was continued until the Babylonian captivity, is not known, but it is probable; and Nehemiah seems here to anticipate its restoration.