Ezra
Ezra 6:19–20
19On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover. 20All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean.
And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves.
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Ezra 6:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the fourteenth day | בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה | bə·’ar·bā·‘āh | Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular | H702 four |
| of the first | הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ | hā·ri·šō·wn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7223 former, first, chief |
| month | לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ | la·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| the exiles | בְנֵי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| kept | וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ | way·ya·‘ă·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| the Passover | הַפָּ֑סַח | hap·pā·saḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6453 passover |
Ezra 6:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כֻּלָּ֣ם | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| the priests | הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and Levites | וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם | wə·hal·wî·yim | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| had purified themselves | הִֽטַּהֲר֞וּ | hiṭ·ṭa·hă·rū | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural | H2891 be clean, pure |
| and were ceremonially clean | טְהוֹרִ֑ים | ṭə·hō·w·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2889 clean, pure |
| And | וַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּ | way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7819 slaughter, beat |
| the Passover lamb | הַפֶּ֙סַח֙ | hap·pe·saḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6453 passover |
| for all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the exiles | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| for their priestly | הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| brothers | וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם | wə·la·’ă·ḥê·hem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| and for themselves | וְלָהֶֽם׃ | wə·lā·hem | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
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Ezra 6:19 Exodus 12:6–36
Ezra 6:20 2 Chronicles 35:11 · Hebrews 7:27 · 2 Chronicles 29:34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.