Translations
Modern
All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves.
Traditional
For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
Literal
For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves as one; all of them were pure. And they slaughtered the Passover for all the sons of the captivity, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.
Latin
Purificati enim fuerant sacerdotes et Levitæ quasi unus: omnes mundi ad immolandum Pascha universis filiis transmigrationis, et fratribus suis sacerdotibus, et sibi.
Original
Hebrew
English
All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves.
Notes
purified themselves: They acted according to the law of Moses (see Leviticus 9; Numbers 8; 2 Chronicles 29).
Theme notes and profiles
Zerubbabel Completion of the Second Temple The Cross and Passover
People
Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites Passover: An annual Jewish feast commemorating the Exodus
Glossary
Book of Ezra Book of Jeremiah Darius First Book of Esdras Temple
Topics
Backsliders: Jews Levites: Killed the Passover Lambs for the People of the Captivity Liberality: Jews After the Captivity Passover: Observation of, Renewed: After the Return from Babylonian Captivity Passover: The Lamb Killed by Levites, for Those Who Were Ceremonially Unclean Priest: Duties of To offer Sacrifices The Feast of the Passover: Remarkable Celebrations of After the Captivity