Ezra

Ezra 6:20–21

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. ²¹The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples^e of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.

Footnotes

e 6:21 Or nations

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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

Ezra 6:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Israelites	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
who had returned	הַשָּׁבִים֙	haš·šā·ḇîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
from exile	מֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔ה	mê·hag·gō·w·lāh	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1473 exiles, exile
ate it	וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ	way·yō·ḵə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
together with all	וְכֹ֗ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who had separated themselves	הַנִּבְדָּ֛ל	han·niḇ·dāl	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H914 be divided, separate
from the uncleanness	מִטֻּמְאַ֥ת	miṭ·ṭum·’aṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2932 uncleanness
of the peoples	גּוֹיֵֽ־	gō·w·yê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1471 nation, people
of the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to seek	לִדְרֹ֕שׁ	liḏ·rōš	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1875 resort to, seek
the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

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Ezra 6:20 2 Chronicles 35:11 · Hebrews 7:27 · 2 Chronicles 29:34

Ezra 6:21 Ezra 9:11 · Isaiah 52:11 · 2 Corinthians 7:1 · Ezra 9:1 · Exodus 12:47–49 · Nehemiah 9:2 · Ezekiel 36:25 · Numbers 9:10–14 · Psalm 93:5 · Numbers 9:6–7 · Nehemiah 10:28 · 2 Corinthians 6:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.