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title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezra/6.htm" 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 />So the Israelites who had returned from the exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the unclean practices of their Gentile neighbors in order to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezra/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The Passover meal was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile and by the others in the land who had turned from their corrupt practices to worship the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />It was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile, and also by every one who had joined them and separated himself from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to worship the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.<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 Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the children of Israel who had returned from the captivity ate together with all who had separated themselves from the filth of the nations of the land in order to seek the LORD God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel who returned from exile and all those who had separated themselves from the impurity of the nations of the land to <i>join</i> them, to seek the LORD God of Israel, ate <i>the Passover.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The sons of Israel who returned from exile and all those who had separated themselves from the impurity of the nations of the land to join them, to seek the LORD God of Israel, ate the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the sons of Israel who returned from exile and all those who had separated themselves from the impurity of the nations of the land to <i>join</i> them, to seek the LORD God of Israel, ate <i>the Passover.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the sons of Israel who returned from exile and all those who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to <i>join</i> them, to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, ate <i>the Passover</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The <i>Passover</i> was eaten by the sons (descendants) of Israel (Jacob) who returned from exile and by all those who had separated themselves from the [ceremonial] uncleanness of the nations of the land to <i>join</i> them, <i>in order</i> to seek the LORD God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the Gentiles of the land in order to worship the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the Gentiles of the land in order to worship Yahweh, the God of Israel. <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 Israel that were come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, did eat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <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 Israel, which were come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, did eat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The lambs were eaten by the Israelites who had returned from exile and by all who had separated themselves from the unclean practices of the non-Jews in the land to worship the LORD God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The sacrifices were eaten by all the Israelites who had returned from exile and by all those who had given up the pagan ways of the other people who were living in the land and who had come to worship the LORD God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So the Israelis who had returned from captivity ate the Passover with all who had consecrated themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land in order to seek the LORD God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites who were returning from the exile ate it, along with all those who had joined them in separating themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to seek the LORD God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The children of Israel who had come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, ate,<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 Israel, who had returned from captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The children of Israel who had returned out of the captivity, and all who had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, ate, <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 Israel, those returning from the captivity, and everyone who is separated from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to them, to seek to YHWH, God of Israel, eat,<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 Israel, those returning from the captivity, and every one who is separated from the uncleanness of the nations of the land unto them, to seek to Jehovah, God of Israel, do eat,<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 Israel will eat; those turning back from exile and every one being separated from the uncleanness of the nations of the earth to them, to seek for Jehovah the God of Israel;<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 that were returned from captivity, and all that had separated themselves from the filthiness of the nations of the earth to them, to seek the Lord the God of Israel, did eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel, who had been returned from the transmigration, and all those who had separated themselves from the defilement of the Gentiles of the earth to them, so that they might seek the Lord, the God of Israel, ate<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites who had returned from the exile and all those who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the Gentiles in the land shared in it, seeking the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile, and also by all who had joined them and separated themselves from the pollutions of the nations of the land to worship the LORD, the God of Israel.<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 children of Israel who had come up from the captivity of Babylon, all such who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the Gentiles of the land to pray before the LORD God of Israel, did eat.<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 Israel who came up from the captivity of Babel ate, everyone who had separated from the abominations of the Gentiles of the land to pray before LORD JEHOVAH, God of Israel.<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 Israel, that were come back out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, did eat,<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 Israel ate the passover, <i>even</i> they that were of the captivity, and every one who separated himself to them from the uncleanness of the nations of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/6-21.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=1547" 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">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. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><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 Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-fs) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: haš·šā·ḇîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">who had returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/1473.htm" title="1473: mê·hag·gō·w·lāh (Prep-m, Art:: N-fs) -- Exiles, exile. Or golah; active participle feminine of galah; exile; concretely and collectively exiles.">from exile</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: way·yō·ḵə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">ate it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">together with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/914.htm" title="914: han·niḇ·dāl (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be divided, separate. A primitive root; to divide.">who had separated themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/2932.htm" title="2932: miṭ·ṭum·’aṯ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Religious impurity. From tame'; religious impurity.">from the uncleanness</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w·yê- (N-mpc) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: liḏ·rōš (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">to seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-fs) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.…<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/12-48.htm">Exodus 12:48</a></span><br />If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6-7</a></span><br />And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— / I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-25.htm">2 Chronicles 30:25</a></span><br />Then the whole assembly of Judah rejoiced along with the priests and Levites and the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners who had come from Israel and those who lived in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Nehemiah 9:2</a></span><br />Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-28.htm">Nehemiah 10:28</a></span><br />“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-14.htm">Numbers 9:14</a></span><br />If a foreigner dwelling among you wants to observe the Passover to the LORD, he is to do so according to the Passover statute and its ordinances. You are to apply the same statute to both the foreigner and the native of the land.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-8.htm">Leviticus 17:8-9</a></span><br />Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice / but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man must be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-41.htm">1 Kings 8:41-43</a></span><br />And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name— / for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple, / then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a></span><br />The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-11.htm">Zechariah 2:11</a></span><br />“On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38-39</a></span><br />Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. / This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a></span><br />Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, / but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12-13</a></span><br />remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. / But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a></span><br />Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.</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 Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,</p><p class="hdg">all such</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-11.htm">Ezra 9:11</a></b></br> Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6,7,10-14</a></b></br> And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a></b></br> Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean <i>thing</i>; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">did eat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-47.htm">Exodus 12:47-49</a></b></br> All the congregation of Israel shall keep it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/93-5.htm">Psalm 93:5</a></b></br> Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/30-22.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/4-14.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-10.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/ezra/4-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezra/4-1.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm">Filthiness</a> <a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Food</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-16.htm">Gentile</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm">Impurity</a> <a href="/ezra/6-19.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/3-1.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/ezra/4-12.htm">Join</a> <a href="/ezra/4-12.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/ezra/4-10.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezra/1-6.htm">Neighbors</a> <a href="/ezra/6-18.htm">Order</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-20.htm">Pollutions</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">Practices</a> <a href="/ezra/4-2.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-10.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">Separating</a> <a href="/ezra/5-11.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezra/2-62.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezra/7-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/9-12.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-14.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/ezra/9-11.htm">Filthiness</a> <a href="/ezra/8-23.htm">Food</a> <a href="/matthew/18-17.htm">Gentile</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-8.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/ezra/9-11.htm">Impurity</a> <a href="/ezra/6-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/7-7.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/ezra/9-14.htm">Join</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-6.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">Neighbors</a> <a href="/ezra/7-13.htm">Order</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-21.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Pollutions</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Practices</a> <a href="/ezra/7-10.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/ezra/8-24.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Separating</a> <a href="/ezra/7-7.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/ezra/8-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/ezra/7-16.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezra/9-11.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/esther/5-11.htm">Ways</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'; 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The return from exile was a fulfillment of God's promise to restore His people after 70 years of captivity, as prophesied by Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a>). The "it" they ate refers to the Passover meal, a significant event commemorating God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt. This return and celebration signify a renewal of covenant relationship with God, emphasizing themes of redemption and restoration.<p><b>together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land</b><br>This highlights the inclusion of non-Israelites who chose to follow the God of Israel, separating themselves from pagan practices. The "peoples of the land" refers to the surrounding nations and their idolatrous customs. This separation is a call to holiness, echoing the Levitical laws that required Israel to be distinct from other nations (<a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a>). It also foreshadows the New Testament theme of Gentiles being grafted into the faith (<a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a>).<p><b>to seek the LORD, the God of Israel</b><br>This phrase underscores the purpose of their separation: a sincere pursuit of the true God. Seeking the LORD involves repentance, worship, and obedience, aligning with the Deuteronomic call to love and serve God with all one's heart and soul (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a>). It reflects a heart transformation and commitment to God's covenant, which is central to the faith journey. This pursuit is a precursor to the New Covenant, where seeking God is through Jesus Christ, the ultimate revelation of God (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites_who_had_returned_from_exile.htm">Israelites who had returned from exile</a></b><br>These are the Jewish people who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity, fulfilling God's promise of restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_passover_meal.htm">The Passover meal</a></b><br>The context of this verse is the celebration of the Passover, a significant event commemorating God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_who_separated_themselves.htm">Those who separated themselves</a></b><br>This refers to individuals, possibly including non-Israelites, who chose to follow the God of Israel and separate themselves from the pagan practices of the surrounding nations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_peoples_of_the_land.htm">The peoples of the land</a></b><br>These are the non-Israelite inhabitants of the region, often associated with idolatry and practices contrary to the worship of Yahweh.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord,_the_god_of_israel.htm">The LORD, the God of Israel</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God who is central to the identity and worship of the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_separation_for_holiness.htm">The Importance of Separation for Holiness</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples, Christians are called to live distinct lives, set apart for God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_in_worship.htm">Inclusivity in Worship</a></b><br>The inclusion of those who separated themselves to seek the Lord shows that God’s invitation extends beyond ethnic Israel to all who genuinely seek Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_remembrance.htm">The Significance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Celebrating the Passover was a way for the Israelites to remember God's faithfulness. Similarly, Christians are called to remember Christ’s sacrifice through communion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god's_commands.htm">Commitment to God’s Commands</a></b><br>The returned exiles’ obedience in celebrating the Passover demonstrates the importance of adhering to God’s commands as an expression of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_in_worship.htm">Community in Worship</a></b><br>The communal aspect of the Passover celebration underscores the importance of gathering together in worship and fellowship.<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/how_does_ezra_4_1-2_align_with_archaeology.htm">In Ezra 4:1–2, how can we reconcile the reference to “the enemies of Judah and Benjamin” with archaeological evidence that suggests more complex local alliances? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/pahrath-moab_children_freed__2,812_or_2,818.htm">How many children of Pahrath-Moab were freed from Babylonian captivity? 2,812 (Ezra 2:6) or 2,818 (Nehemiah 7:11)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_god_gathers_outcasts_if_no_event.htm">Why does Micah 4:6-7 claim God will gather the lame and outcasts if no recorded mass restoration event for these groups exists?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_6_8-9_with_2_kings_21_14.htm">How do we reconcile Ezekiel 6:8-9, which speaks of a repentant remnant, with other passages (e.g., 2 Kings 21:14) suggesting total destruction or exile?</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>(21) <span class= "bld">Separated themselves</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span>--Not proselytes from the heathen are intended, but the remnant of the Jews in the land who had consorted with the foreign populations introduced by the conquerors. Their intermarriages and other acts of conformity are constantly referred to throughout Ezra and Nehemiah.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Such as had</span> <span class="cmt_word">separated themselves unto them.</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> such proselytes as had been made since the return from the captivity. We have perhaps a mention of some of these proselytes in the "Sherezer" and "Regem-melech" sent by the men of Bethel a short time before this to make inquiries of the priests at Jerusalem in respect of fasting (<a href="/zechariah/7-2.htm">Zechariah 7:2</a>). These names are Assyrian, and not likely to have been given to persons born Jews. <span class="cmt_word">From</span> <span class="cmt_word">the filthiness of the heathen</span> means "from their moral defilements" (see ch. 9:11). It is always to be borne in mind that heathen idolatry was full of such impurities. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/6-21.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">The Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵֽי־</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">who had returned</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁבִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from exile</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hag·gō·w·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exile, exiles</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ate it,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·ḵə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">together with all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֹ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who had separated themselves</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנִּבְדָּ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(han·niḇ·dāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_914.htm">Strong's 914: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be divided, separate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the uncleanness</span><br /><span class="heb">מִטֻּמְאַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(miṭ·ṭum·’aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2932.htm">Strong's 2932: </a> </span><span class="str2">Religious impurity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Gentiles</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹיֵֽ־</span> <span class="translit">(gō·w·yê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in order to seek</span><br /><span class="heb">לִדְרֹ֕שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(liḏ·rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/6-21.htm">Ezra 6:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/6-21.htm">Ezra 6:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/6-21.htm">Ezra 6:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/6-21.htm">Ezra 6:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/6-21.htm">Ezra 6:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/6-21.htm">Ezra 6:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/6-21.htm">Ezra 6:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/6-21.htm">Ezra 6:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/6-21.htm">Ezra 6:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/6-21.htm">Ezra 6:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/6-21.htm">OT History: Ezra 6:21 The children of Israel who had come (Ezr. 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