Translations
Modern
On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover.
Traditional
And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.
Literal
And the sons of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month.
Latin
Fecerunt autem filii Israël transmigrationis Pascha, quartadecima die mensis primi.
Original
Hebrew
English
On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover.
Notes
The Passover celebration remembers when God spared the firstborn of families who marked their doorposts with blood (Exodus 12–13). This was the first joyous national festival for these people.
Theme notes and profiles
Zerubbabel Completion of the Second Temple The Cross and Passover
People
Passover: An annual Jewish feast commemorating the Exodus
Glossary
Book of Ezra Book of Jeremiah Darius First Book of Esdras Temple
Topics
Backsliders: Jews Liberality: Jews After the Captivity Passover: Observation of, Renewed: After the Return from Babylonian Captivity The Feast of the Passover: Remarkable Celebrations of After the Captivity