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17 At the dedication offering of the Temple of God, they presented 100 bulls, 200 rams, and 400 lambs, along with a sin offering of twelve male goats for the entire nation of Israel according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

18 Furthermore, they established the priests in their divisions and the descendants of Levi in their positions for the service of God conducted at Jerusalem, as is proscribed in the Book of Moses.

The First Post-Captivity Passover(A)

19 [a]The former exiles[b] observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:19 At this point, the text of MT reverts to Heb.
  2. Ezra 6:19 Lit. The sons of the captivity

17 For the dedication of this house of God they offered(A) a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred male lambs and, as a sin offering[a] for all Israel, twelve male goats, one for each of the tribes of Israel. 18 And they installed the priests in their divisions(B) and the Levites in their groups(C) for the service of God at Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.(D)

The Passover

19 On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles celebrated the Passover.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:17 Or purification offering