Ezra 6:21 BSB — MannaFest

Ezra 6:21

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.

BSB

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ASV

And the children of Israel that were come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, did eat,

KJV

And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat,

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And all such as had separated themselves - These were the proselytes who had embraced the Jewish religion by having mingled with the Jews in their captivity. This proves that there the poor captives had so acted according to the principles of their religion, that the heathens saw it, and walked in the light of the Lord with them. A good example is very persuasive; and particularly so when founded on pure principles.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They separated themselves from the filthiness of sin and fellowship with sinners, joined themselves with the Israel of God in conformity and communion, and set themselves to seek the God of Israel; and those that do so in sincerity, though strangers and foreigners, are welcome to eat of the gospel feast, as fellow-citizens with the saints and of the household of God.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ	vai.yo.khe.Lu	and they ate	H398 →
בְנֵֽי־	ve.nei-	[the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
הַשָּׁבִים֙	ha.sha.Vim	who had returned	H7725 →
מֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔ה	me.ha.go.Lah	from the exile	H1473 →
וְכֹ֗ל	ve.Khol	and every	H3605 →
הַנִּבְדָּ֛ל	ha.niv.Dal	<the> [one who] had separated himself	H914 →
מִטֻּמְאַ֥ת	mi.tum.'At	from [the] uncleanness of	H2932 →
גּוֹיֵֽ־	go.ye-	[the] nations of	H1471 →
הָאָ֖רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →
אֲלֵהֶ֑ם	'a.le.Hem	to them	H413 →
לִדְרֹ֕שׁ	lid.Rosh	to seek	H1875 →
לַֽיהוָ֖ה	la.Yah.weh	<to> Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֥י	'e.lo.Hei	[the] God of	H430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7
  For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
- 1 Peter 2:11
  Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
- James 4:8
  Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- Proverbs 8:13
  To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
- Psalms 51:10
  Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Through
Isaiah 52:11
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 6:17
  “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
- Zechariah 2:6–7
  “Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.
Through
Ezra 9:11
that You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples and the abominations with which they have…
leads to
- Leviticus 18:24–30
  Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Ezra

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Ezra