Ezra 6:20

“For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves as one; all of them were clean. And they slaughtered the Passover for all the sons of the exile, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.”

Ezra 6:20 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Ezra 6:20, word by word

the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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and the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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had purified themselvesהִטַּהֲרוּhitaharu

be clean

To be free of uncleanness under the law.

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as oneאֶחָדechad

united

United as one: "YHWH is one".

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were cleanטְהוֹרִיםtehorim

clean

Fit under the law for worship, without stain.

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And they slaughteredיִּשְׁחֲטוּyishchatu

slaughter

To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.

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the Passoverפֶּסַחpesach

Passover

Passover (pesach): the festival that recalls the night when God "passed over" the houses of Israel and brought them out of Egypt; also the animal sacrificed that night.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of the exileגּוֹלָהgola

exile, exiles

Exile: being taken by force from one's own land to live in that of another people; also the whole body of exiles (2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezra 1:11).

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and for their brothersאֲחֵיache

countryman

Someone of the same people, or a friend.

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The context

19And the sons of the exile celebrated the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month.

20 · This verse (above)

21And the sons of Israel who had returned from the exile ate, and everyone who had separated himself from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to join them, to seek YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.

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