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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezra/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles celebrated the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezra/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />On April 21 the returned exiles celebrated Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month, the returned exiles kept the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth <i>day</i> of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the descendants of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth <i>day</i> of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The exiles held the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the exiles celebrated the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The [former] exiles kept the Passover on the fourteenth [day] of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone who had returned from exile celebrated Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month, those who had returned from exile celebrated the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people who had returned from exile celebrated Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month of the following year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br /> The former exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The people from the exile kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The children of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sons of the captivity make the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the sons of the captivity make the passover on the fourteenth of the first month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of the exile will do the passover in the fourteenth to the first month.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Israel of the captivity kept the phase, 0 on the fourteenth day of the first month. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the sons of Israel of the transmigration kept the Passover, on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The returned exiles kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month the returned exiles kept the passover.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the exiles celebrated the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the children of the captivity made Passover on the fourteenth in the first month.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the children of the captivity kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/6-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=1527" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezra/6.htm">The Passover</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: bə·’ar·bā·‘āh (Prep-b:: Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">On the fourteenth day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: hā·ri·šō·wn (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">of the first</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the exiles</a> <a href="/hebrew/1473.htm" title="1473: hag·gō·w·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Exiles, exile. Or golah; active participle feminine of galah; exile; concretely and collectively exiles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘ă·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">kept</a> <a href="/hebrew/6453.htm" title="6453: hap·pā·saḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- Passover. From pacach; a pretermission, i.e. Exemption; used only techically of the Jewish Passover.">the Passover.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-1.htm">Exodus 12:1-28</a></span><br />Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, / “This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year. / Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Leviticus 23:4-8</a></span><br />These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times. / The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. / On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-1.htm">Numbers 9:1-14</a></span><br />In the first month of the second year after Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: / “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time. / You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1-8</a></span><br />Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. / You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name. / You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-27</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. / For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month, / since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1-19</a></span><br />Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. / He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD. / To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Joshua 5:10-12</a></span><br />On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover. / The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land. / And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">1 Kings 9:25</a></span><br />Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">2 Kings 23:21-23</a></span><br />The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” / No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah. / But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-17.htm">Nehemiah 8:17</a></span><br />The whole assembly that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12-16</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-13</a></span><br />Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13-23</a></span><br />When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. / In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-4.htm">John 6:4</a></span><br />Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the children of the captivity kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.</p><p class="hdg">the children</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Ezra 6:16</a></b></br> And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,</p><p class="hdg">kept</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a></b></br> And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Joshua 5:10</a></b></br> And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-35:27</a></b></br> And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Celebrated</a> <a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/ezra/6-3.htm">First</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/ezra/3-4.htm">Held</a> <a href="/ezra/6-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/ezra/6-15.htm">Month</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-17.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-19.htm">Passover</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/psalms/45-17.htm">Celebrated</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/ezra/7-9.htm">First</a> <a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-16.htm">Held</a> <a href="/ezra/6-21.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/6-22.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/ezra/7-8.htm">Month</a> <a href="/ezra/6-22.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Passover</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/6-1.htm">Darius, finding the decree of Cyrus, makes a new decree for building</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/6-13.htm">By the help of Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai the temple is finished</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">The feast of the dedication is kept</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/6-19.htm">and the Passover</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezra/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>On the fourteenth day of the first month</b><br>This date corresponds to the 14th of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar, which is significant as it marks the beginning of the Passover festival. The timing is crucial as it aligns with the instructions given in <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a>, where God commanded the Israelites to observe the Passover on this specific day. This observance is a reminder of God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt, emphasizing the importance of obedience to God's commands. The first month, Nisan, is a time of renewal and new beginnings, symbolizing the start of Israel's journey as a redeemed people.<p><b>the exiles kept the Passover</b><br>The term "exiles" refers to the Jewish people who returned from Babylonian captivity. Their observance of the Passover signifies a restoration of religious practices and a return to covenant faithfulness. This act of keeping the Passover highlights the continuity of Israel's identity and faith despite the exile. It also serves as a type of Christ, as the Passover lamb is a foreshadowing of Jesus, the Lamb of God, who delivers believers from the bondage of sin. The celebration of Passover by the exiles underscores the theme of redemption and God's faithfulness to His promises, as seen in the prophetic writings of Jeremiah and Isaiah regarding the return from exile.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a></b><br>These are the Israelites who returned from Babylonian captivity. Their return and restoration are central themes in the book of Ezra.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/passover.htm">Passover</a></b><br>A significant Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egyptian slavery. It is a time of remembrance and celebration of God's faithfulness and salvation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fourteenth_day_of_the_first_month.htm">The Fourteenth Day of the First Month</a></b><br>This date is significant as it marks the beginning of Passover, as prescribed in the Law of Moses (<a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>The celebration of Passover by the exiles underscores the importance of remembering God's past deliverance as a foundation for faith and hope in present circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The exiles' observance of Passover demonstrates their commitment to obeying God's laws, even after a period of exile and disobedience. This serves as a reminder of the importance of aligning our lives with God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The communal aspect of Passover highlights the significance of gathering together in worship and celebration, fostering unity and shared faith among believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The return of the exiles and their ability to celebrate Passover is a testament to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises, encouraging believers to trust in His continued faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_passover.htm">Christ as Our Passover</a></b><br>Understanding the Passover in light of Christ's sacrifice enriches our appreciation of the New Testament's fulfillment of Old Testament promises, encouraging us to live in the reality of Christ's redemptive work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_you_live_according_to_my_teachings.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'Destroy this temple'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_zerubbabel's_rebuilding_slow.htm">If the Holy Spirit truly empowered Zerubbabel to rebuild (Zechariah 4:6), why was the process slow and fraught with opposition instead of miraculously effortless?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezra_10_10_align_with_anti-divorce.htm">Ezra 10:10 - How is this command to divorce reconcileable with other biblical teachings that appear to disapprove of divorce?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_ephraim_manasseh_in_1_chr_9_3.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 9:3 include tribes like Ephraim and Manasseh in Jerusalem, contradicting other passages indicating they didn't return?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezra/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Upon the fourteenth day of the first month.</span>--Recording the special celebration of the Passover--after the precedent of Hezekiah and Josiah--Ezra returns to the Hebrew language. The occasion was, as it were, a renewal of the redemption from Egypt, and another wilderness had been passed.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Upon</span> <span class="cmt_word">the fourteenth day of the first month.</span> The day fixed by the law of Moses (see <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/6-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">On the fourteenth day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ar·bā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the first</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ri·šō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> </span><span class="str2">First, in place, time, rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">month,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the exiles</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kept</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Passover.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפָּ֑סַח</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pā·saḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6453.htm">Strong's 6453: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pretermission, exemption, Passover</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/6-19.htm">OT History: Ezra 6:19 The children of the captivity kept (Ezr. 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