Ezra 6:20

in Ezra 6

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.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure: and they killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

KJV

For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

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Commentary

2 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

The Levites were purified together - They were all ready at one time to observe the proper rites and ceremonies, and had no need of having a second passover, which was appointed by the law for those who had been accidentally defiled, or were at a distance from the tabernacle. See 2Ch 30:3.

This site's exposition

upon the fourteenth day of the first month

on Ezra 6:19-20

With the passover the narrative itself changes language: the Aramaic of the Persian correspondence that has run since 4:8 gives way here to Hebrew, the record's own tongue returning as worship resumes on native ground. The children of the captivity keep the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, exactly the day the law commands. The priests and the Levites purify themselves together, all of them pure at once, and kill the passover for the returned captivity, for their brother priests, and for themselves.

The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

Hebrew	Sound	Meaning	Word study	In the Bible
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →	4482 times
הִֽטַּהֲר֞וּ	hitaharu	they had purified themselves	H2891 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים	hakohanim	the priests	H3548 →	750 times
וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם	vehalviyim	and the Levites	H3881 →	291 times
כְּאֶחָ֖ד	keechad	as one	H259 →	971 times
כֻּלָּ֣ם	kulam	all of them	H3605 →	5413 times
טְהוֹרִ֑ים	tehorim	[were] pure	H2889 →
וַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּ	vaiyishchatu	and they slaughtered	H7819 →
הַפֶּ֙סַח֙	hapesach	the passover	H6453 →
לְכָל־	lekhol	for all	H3605 →	5413 times
בְּנֵ֣י	benei	[the] children of	H1121 →	4930 times
הַגּוֹלָ֔ה	hagolah	the exile	H1473 →	43 times
וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם	velaacheihem	and for brothers their	H251 →	630 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים	hakohanim	the priests	H3548 →	750 times
וְלָהֶֽם׃	velahem	and for <the> themselves

כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
הִֽטַּהֲר֞וּthey had purified themselves
hitaharuH2891 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
וְהַלְוִיִּ֛םand the Levites
vehalviyimH3881 →291 times
כְּאֶחָ֖דas one
keechadH259 →971 times
כֻּלָּ֣םall of them
kulamH3605 →5413 times
טְהוֹרִ֑ים[were] pure
tehorimH2889 →
וַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּand they slaughtered
vaiyishchatuH7819 →
הַפֶּ֙סַח֙the passover
hapesachH6453 →
לְכָל־for all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] children of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
הַגּוֹלָ֔הthe exile
hagolahH1473 →43 times
וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥םand for brothers their
velaacheihemH251 →630 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
וְלָהֶֽם׃and for <the> themselves
velahem

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

Through
Hebrews 7:27
Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when…
it leads to
- Hebrews 9:28
  so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
- Hebrews 9:12
  He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- Hebrews 9:14
  how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
- Hebrews 10:6–12
  In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.
- Ephesians 5:2
  and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
Through
Exodus 12:21
Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family, and slaughter the Passover lamb.
it leads to
- Exodus 12:3
  Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.
Through
2 Chronicles 29:34
However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 35:11
  And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests sprinkled the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.
Through
2 Chronicles 35:11
And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests sprinkled the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 29:34
  However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had…