20. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Ezra 6:20:1 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Ezra 6:20:2 ⧉הִֽטַּהֲר֞וּhittaharuthey had purified themselves Ezra 6:20:3 ⧉הַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםhakohanimthe priests Ezra 6:20:4 ⧉וְהַלְוִיִּ֛םvehalviyimand the Levites Ezra 6:20:5 ⧉כְּאֶחָ֖דkeekhadas one or together Ezra 6:20:6 ⧉כֻּלָּ֣םkulamall of them Ezra 6:20:7 ⧉טְהוֹרִ֑יםtehorimclean Ezra 6:20:8 ⧉וַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּvayishkhatuand they slaughtered Ezra 6:20:9 ⧉הַפֶּ֙סַח֙hapesakhthe Passover lamb or Passover offering Ezra 6:20:10 ⧉לְכָל־בְּנֵ֣יlekalbenefor all the sons of Ezra 6:20:11 ⧉הַגּוֹלָ֔הhagolathe exile Ezra 6:20:12 ⧉וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥םvelaakhehemand for their brothers Ezra 6:20:13 ⧉הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםhakohanimthe priests Ezra 6:20:14 ⧉וְלָהֶֽם׃velahemand for themselves |
20. Formal Translation For the priests and the Levites purified themselves together; all of them were clean, and they slaughtered the Passover for all the sons of the exile, for their brothers the priests, and for themselves. |
20. Dynamic Translation The priests and Levites made themselves pure—all of them were ceremonially clean—and they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their fellow priests, and for themselves. |