Ezra 6:21

“And 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.”

Ezra 6:21 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Ezra 6:21, word by word

the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

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

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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who had returnedשָּׁבִיםshavim

return

To go back to a place.

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from 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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ateיֹּאכְלוּyochlu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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who had separated himselfנִּבְדָּלnivdal

separate

Separate, make a distinction between two things; also set something apart for a purpose.

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from the uncleannessטֻּמְאַתtumat

filth

The moral filth that sin leaves and that God cleans.

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of the nationsגּוֹיֵgoye

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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of the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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to seekדְרֹשׁderosh

consult

To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.

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YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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The context

20For 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.

21 · This verse (above)

22And they celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for YHWH had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of Elohim, the Elohim of Israel.

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