Focused Passage

Ezra 6:19-22

The Decree Confirmed and the Temple Completed

The Lord turns official investigation into royal confirmation, royal support, temple completion, worship dedication, and joyful Passover restoration.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

19 On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover.

20 All 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.

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

22 For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.

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References and Original Words

Verse 19

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 35:1 Classic cross-references Daniel 5:13 Classic cross-references Exodus 12:6 Classic cross-references Numbers 9:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

On the fourteenth day בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה H702 Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular . . . עָשָׂ֖ר H6240 Number - masculine singular of the first הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ H7223 Article | Adjective - masculine singular month לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ H2320 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular the exiles בְנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . הַגּוֹלָ֖ה H1473 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker kept וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural the Passover הַפָּ֑סַח H6453 Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 35:11 Classic cross-references Exodus 12:21 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 29:34 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 35:6 Classic cross-references Hebrews 7:27 Classic cross-references

Original words

All כֻּלָּ֣ם H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural and Levites וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם H3881 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural . . . כְּאֶחָ֖ד H259 Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular - כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction had purified themselves הִֽטַּהֲר֞וּ H2891 Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural and were ceremonially clean טְהוֹרִ֑ים H2889 Adjective - masculine plural And [the Levites] slaughtered וַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּ H7819 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural the Passover lamb הַפֶּ֙סַח֙ H6453 Article | Noun - masculine singular for all לְכָל־ H3605 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct the exiles בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . הַגּוֹלָ֔ה H1473 Article | Noun - feminine singular for their priestly הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural brothers וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם H251 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural and for themselves וְלָהֶֽם׃ Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural

Verse 21

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 6:17 Classic cross-references Ezra 9:11 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 7:1 Classic cross-references Isaiah 52:11 Classic cross-references Exodus 12:47 Classic cross-references

Original words

The Israelites בְנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל H3478 Noun - proper - feminine singular who had returned הַשָּׁבִים֙ H7725 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural from exile מֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔ה H1473 Preposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine singular ate it וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural together with all וְכֹ֗ל H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct who had separated themselves הַנִּבְדָּ֛ל H914 Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular from the uncleanness מִטֻּמְאַ֥ת H2932 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of the peoples גּוֹיֵֽ־ H1471 Noun - masculine plural construct of the land הָאָ֖רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular vvv אֲלֵהֶ֑ם H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural to seek לִדְרֹ֕שׁ H1875 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct the LORD לַֽיהוָ֖ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ H3478 Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

Or nations

Verse 22

Cross-references

Proverbs 21:1 Classic cross-references Ezra 1:1 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 30:21 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 35:17 Classic cross-references Ezra 7:27 Classic cross-references

Original words

For seven שִׁבְעַ֥ת H7651 Number - masculine singular construct days יָמִ֖ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural they kept וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֧וּ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural the Feast חַג־ H2282 Noun - masculine singular construct of Unleavened Bread מַצּ֛וֹת H4682 Noun - feminine plural with joy בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה H8057 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular because כִּ֣י׀ H3588 Conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular had made them joyful שִׂמְּחָ֣ם H8055 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural and turned וְֽהֵסֵ֞ב H5437 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular the heart לֵ֤ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct of the king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Assyria אַשּׁוּר֙ H804 Noun - proper - feminine singular toward them עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם H5921 Preposition | third person masculine plural to strengthen לְחַזֵּ֣ק H2388 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct their hands יְדֵיהֶ֔ם H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural in the work בִּמְלֶ֥אכֶת H4399 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct on the house בֵּית־ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of the God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural . . . אֱלֹהֵ֥י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ H3478 Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

That is, the seven-day period after the Passover during which no leaven may be eaten; see Exodus 12:14–20.

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