Ezra 6:20
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כֹּהֵן
kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
לֵוִיִּי
Lêvîyîy
a Levite or descendant of Levi
טָהֵר
ṭâhêr
to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
יַחַד
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
טָהוֹר
ṭâhôwr
pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
שָׁחַט
shâchaṭ
to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
פֶּסַח
peçach
a pretermission, i.e. exemption; used only techically of the Jewish Passover (the festival or the victim)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
שְׁבוּת
shᵉbûwth
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
כֹּהֵן
kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Key Terms in This Verse
טָהֵר ṭâhêr
to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
Study H2891 →פֶּסַח peçach
a pretermission, i.e. exemption; used only techically of the Jewish Passover (the festival or the victim)
Study H6453 →שְׁבוּת shᵉbûwth
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
Study H7622 →כֹּהֵן kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Study H3548 →כֹּהֵן kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Study H3548 →עָשָׂה ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Study H6213 →Cross References
And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.
Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctifi...
Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.
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