17 They offered for the dedication of this temple of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel (A)12 male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18 Then they appointed the priests to (B)their divisions and the Levites in (C)their orders for the service of God [a]in Jerusalem, (D)as it is written in the book of Moses.

The Passover Observed

19 (E)The exiles observed the Passover on (F)the fourteenth of the first month.

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  1. Ezra 6:18 Lit which is in

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