Ezra 6:13-22

13ThenH116 1TattenaiH8674, the governorH6347 of the province beyondH5675 the Euphrates RiverH5103, Shethar-bozenaiH8370, and their colleaguesH3675 carriedH5648 outH5648 the decree with allH629 diligenceH629, justH6903 as KingH4430 DariusH1868 had 2orderedH7972. 14And 3the eldersH7868 of the JewsH3062 4were successfulH6744 in buildingH1124 through the prophecyH5017 of HaggaiH2292 the prophetH5029 and ZechariahH2148 the sonH1247 of IddoH5714. And 5they finishedH3635 buildingH1124 followingH4481 the commandH2942 of the GodH426 of IsraelH3479 and the decreeH2942 6of CyrusH3567, 7DariusH1868, and 8ArtaxerxesH783 kingH4430 of PersiaH6540. 15Now thisH1836 9templeH1005 was completedH3319 10on the thirdH8532 dayH3118 of the 11monthH3393 AdarH144; it was the sixthH8353 yearH8140 of the reignH4437 of KingH4430 DariusH1868.

16And the sonsH1123 of IsraelH3479, the priestsH3549, the LevitesH3879, and the restH7606 of the 12exilesH1123H1547, 13celebratedH5648 the dedicationH2597 of thisH1836 houseH1005 of GodH426 with joyH2305. 17They offeredH7127 for the dedicationH2597 of thisH1836 templeH1005 of GodH426 a hundredH3969 bullsH8450, twoH3969 hundredH3969 ramsH1798, fourH702 hundredH3967 lambsH563, and as a sinH2409 offeringH2409 for allH3606 IsraelH3479 14twelveH8648H6236 maleH6841 goatsH5796, corresponding to the numberH4510 of the tribesH7625 of IsraelH3479. 18Then they appointedH6966 the priestsH3549 to 15their divisionsH6392 and the LevitesH3879 in 16their sectionsH4255 for the serviceH5673 of GodH426 in JerusalemH3390, 17as it is writtenH3792 in the BookH5609 of MosesH4873.

1918The exilesH1121H1473 heldH6213 the PassoverH6453 on 19the fourteenthH702H6240 of the firstH7223 monthH2320. 2020For the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 had purifiedH2891 themselves togetherH259; allH3605 of them were pureH2889. Then 21they slaughteredH7819 the PassoverH6453 lambs for allH3605 the exilesH1121H1473, both for their brothersH251 the priestsH3548 and for themselves. 21And the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 who returnedH7725 from exileH1473 and 22allH3605 those who had separatedH914 themselves from 23the impurityH2932 of the nationsH1471 of the landH776 to join them, to seekH1875 the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478, ateH398 the Passover. 22And 24they heldH6213 the FeastH2282 of UnleavenedH4682 BreadH4682 for sevenH7651 daysH3117 with joyH8057, becauseH3588 the LordH3068 had madeH8055 them happyH8055, and 25had turnedH5437 the heartH3820 of 26the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 towardH5921 them to 27encourageH2388H3027 them in the workH4399 of the houseH1004 of GodH430, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478.