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Ezra 6

Ezra 6:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For the priests
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
and the Levites
Leviyiy (Hebrew #3881)
patronymically from 3878; a Levite or descendant of Levi
KJV usage: Leviite.
Pronounce: lay-vee-ee'
Origin: or Leviy {lay-vee'}
were purified
taher (Hebrew #2891)
properly, to be bright; i.e. (by implication) to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
KJV usage: be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).
Pronounce: taw-hare'
Origin: a primitive root
l together
'echad (Hebrew #259)
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
KJV usage: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), + eleven, every, few, first, + highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
Pronounce: ekh-awd'
Origin: a numeral from 258
, all of them were pure
tahowr (Hebrew #2889)
from 2891; pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
KJV usage: clean, fair, pure(-ness).
Pronounce: taw-hore'
Origin: or tahor {taw-hore'}
, and killed
shachat (Hebrew #7819)
to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
KJV usage: kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
Pronounce: shaw-khat'
Origin: a primitive root
m the passover
pecach (Hebrew #6453)
a pretermission, i.e. exemption; used only techically of the Jewish Passover (the festival or the victim)
KJV usage: passover (offering).
Pronounce: peh'-sakh
Origin: from 6452
for all the children
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of the captivity
gowlah (Hebrew #1473)
active participle feminine of 1540; exile; concretely and collectively exiles
KJV usage: (carried away), captive(-ity), removing.
Pronounce: go-law'
Origin: or (shortened) golah {go-law'}
, and for their brethren
'ach (Hebrew #251)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1))
KJV usage: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
Pronounce: awkh
Origin: a primitive word
the priests
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
, and for themselves.
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2 Chron. 30:15• 15And they slaughtered the passover on the fourteenth of the second month; and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and hallowed themselves; and they brought the burnt-offerings into the house of Jehovah. (2 Chron. 30:15)
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2 Chron. 35:11• 11And they slaughtered the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hand, and the Levites flayed them. (2 Chron. 35:11)

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Brethren,
Captivity,
Levites,
Priest; Priesthood,
The Passover

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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purified together.
2 Chron. 29:34• 34Only the priests were too few, and they could not flay all the burnt-offerings; therefore their brethren the Levites helped them, until the work was ended, and until the priests had hallowed themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to hallow themselves than the priests. (2 Chron. 29:34)
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2 Chron. 30:15‑17• 15And they slaughtered the passover on the fourteenth of the second month; and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and hallowed themselves; and they brought the burnt-offerings into the house of Jehovah.
 16And they stood in their place after their custom, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood receiving it from the hand of the Levites.
 17For there were many in the congregation that were not hallowed; therefore the Levites had the charge of the slaughtering of the passover-lambs for every one not clean, to hallow them unto Jehovah. (2 Chron. 30:15‑17)
killed.
Ex. 12:21• 21And Moses called all the elders of Israel, and said to them, Seize and take yourselves lambs for your families, and kill the passover. (Ex. 12:21)
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2 Chron. 35:11• 11And they slaughtered the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hand, and the Levites flayed them. (2 Chron. 35:11)
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Heb. 7:27• 27who has not day by day need, as the high priests, first to offer up sacrifices for his own sins, then for those of the people; for this he did once for all in having offered up himself. (Heb. 7:27)
• The Passover, of course, occurred on the 14th day of the first month (Ex. 12:2). Before the Passover could be celebrated, however, it was necessary for things to be in order according to the word of Moses, especially, in connection with the purification of the priests and Levites (2 Chron. 30:3). Even in a day of weakness, God’s holiness in connection with His house must not be compromised (Psa. 93:5; 1 Pet. 1:16). (“Keeping the Passover - Ezra 6:19-21” by N. Simon)
• (See Numb. 9:10-14.) They discerned what was due to Him whose feast they kept. (“The Book of Ezra: Restoration From Babylon: Ezra 6:16-22” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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