Ezra 6:17-19

Expanded Bible

¹⁷ They ·gave [dedicated] the ·Temple [^Lhouse] to God by offering a hundred bulls, two hundred ·male sheep [rams], and four hundred lambs as sacrifices. And as an ·offering to forgive the sins of [sin offering for or purification offering for; Lev. 4:3] all Israel, they offered twelve male goats, ·one goat for each tribe in [corresponding to the number of tribes of] Israel. ¹⁸ Then they ·put [installed; divided; appointed] the priests and the Levites into their ·separate groups [various divisions] to serve God at Jerusalem, as it is written in the Book of Moses.

The Passover Is Celebrated

¹⁹ The ·Jews who returned from captivity [^Lsons/people of the exile] ·celebrated [observed] the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month [^CApril 21; Ex. 12:1–30, 43–51; Lev. 23:4–8; Num. 28:16–25; Deut. 16:1–18].