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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. (KJV)
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כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 1
הִֽטַּהֲר֞וּhi.ta.ha.Ruthey had purified themselves
Lemma: טָהֵר (ta.her) · Strong's: H2891
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVtp3cp)
Meaning: be pure
Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 35:2, Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2891; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 2
הַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priests
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 3
וְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.Yimand the Levites
Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Levi
Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 4
כְּאֶחָ֖דke.'e.Chadas one
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 5
כֻּלָּ֣םku.Lamall of them
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 6
טְהוֹרִ֑יםte.ho.Rim[were] pure
Lemma: טָהוֹר (ta.hor) · Strong's: H2889
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: pure
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 7:2, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 8:20, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2889; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 7
וַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּvai.yish.cha.Tuand they slaughtered
Lemma: שָׁחַט (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7819A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to slaughter
Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 22:10, Genesis 37:31, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 29:11, Exodus 29:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7819A; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 8
הַפֶּ֙סַח֙ha.Pe.sachthe passover
Lemma: פֶּ֫סַח (pe.sach) · Strong's: H6453
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Passover
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 12:11, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 12:43, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 34:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6453; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 9
לְכָל\־le.kholfor all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 10
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] children of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: type of
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 17:27, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25, Judges 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121I; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 11
הַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.Lahthe exile
Lemma: גּוֹלָה (go.lah) · Strong's: H1473
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: captivity
Used 43 times. Also: 2 Kings 24:14, 2 Kings 24:15, 2 Kings 24:16, 1 Chronicles 5:22, Ezra 1:11, Ezra 2:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1473; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 12
וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥םve.la.'a.chei.Hemand for brothers their
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 13
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priests
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Ezra 6:20 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| All | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the priests | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| and Levites | → | לֵוִי H3881 Levi |
| . . . | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| had purified themselves | → | טָהֵר H2891 be pure |
| and were ceremonially clean | → | טָהוֹר H2889 pure |
| And [the Levites] slaughtered | → | שָׁחַט H7819A to slaughter |
| the Passover lamb | → | פֶּ֫סַח H6453 Passover |
| for all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the exiles | → | בֵּן H1121I son: type of |
| . . . | → | גּוֹלָה H1473 captivity |
| for their priestly | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| brothers | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| and for themselves | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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