Ezra 6:20-22
Contemporary English Version
20 The priests and Levites had gone through a ceremony to make themselves acceptable to lead in worship. Then some of them killed Passover lambs for those who had returned, including the other priests and themselves.
21 The sacrifices were eaten by the Israelites who had returned and by the neighboring people who had given up the sinful customs of other nations in order to worship the Lord God of Israel. 22 For seven days they celebrated the Festival of Thin Bread. Everyone was happy because the Lord God of Israel had made sure that the king of Assyria[a] would be kind to them and help them build the temple.
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- 6.22 king of Assyria: Meaning the king of Persia, because Assyria was now part of the Persian Empire.
Ezra 6:20-22
New International Version
20 The priests and Levites had purified themselves and were all ceremonially clean. The Levites slaughtered(A) the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their relatives the priests and for themselves. 21 So the Israelites who had returned from the exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves(B) from the unclean practices(C) of their Gentile neighbors in order to seek the Lord,(D) the God of Israel. 22 For seven days they celebrated with joy the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(E) because the Lord had filled them with joy by changing the attitude(F) of the king of Assyria so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.
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