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Ezra 6:20
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Ezra 6:20
20For 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.
20For the Priestes and the Leuites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the Passeouer for all the children of the captiuitie, and for their brethren the Priests, and for themselues.
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DEFINED WORDS
Ezra 6:20
Persons who officiate in sacred service, especially by offering sacrifices or ministering in worship; KJV contexts distinguish Mosaic priests, priests of other gods, chief priests, and persons made priests unto God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (headword: priest)
Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To purify: to make clean or free from defilement, pollution, or ceremonial uncleanness.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
In one place, company, time, purpose, or united condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Free from mixture, contamination, guilt, or moral defilement; genuine, clean, holy, or innocent according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Deprived of life; quelled; calmed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Brothers; near kindred; fellow Israelites; or fellow believers, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
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Open the full verse study11And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.
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Open the full verse study34But 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 sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
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Open the full verse study27Who 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.
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Open the full verse study15Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the Lord.
16And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.
17For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the Lord.
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Open the full verse study21¶ 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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