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Ezra 6:20

20 For the priests and Levites together had consecrated themselves; all of them were clean. And they slaughtered the Passover sacrifice for all of the returned exiles, for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.

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Ezra 6:20 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 The priests and Levites had purified themselves and were all ceremonially clean. The Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their relatives the priests and for themselves.

Ezra 6:20 — English Standard Version (ESV)

20 For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were clean. So they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the returned exiles, for their fellow priests, and for themselves.

Ezra 6:20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 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.

Ezra 6:20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 The priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. So they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the returned exiles, for their fellow priests, and for themselves.

Ezra 6:20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves; all of them were ritually clean. And they slaughtered the Passover lambs for all the descendants of the captivity, for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

Ezra 6:20 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 The priests and Levites had made themselves clean. Then the Levites killed the Passover lambs for all the people who had returned from captivity, for their relatives the priests, and for themselves.

Ezra 6:20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure: and they killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

Ezra 6:20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves as one man: they were all pure; and they killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

Ezra 6:20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 Since the priests and Levites had cleansed themselves, all of them were ⸤now⸥ clean.They killed the Passover lambs for all the people who had returned from exile, for the rest of the priests, and for themselves.

Ezra 6:20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 All of the priests and Levites were ceremonially clean, because they had purified themselves. They killed the Passover lamb for themselves, their priestly brothers, and all the exiles.

Ezra 6:20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 For both the priests and the Levites had purified themselves; all of them were clean. So they killed the passover lamb for all the returned exiles, for their fellow priests, and for themselves.

Ezra 6:20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 The priests and Levites had made themselves pure and clean. The Levites killed the Passover lamb for everyone who had returned from Babylonia. They also did it for themselves and their relatives, the priests.

Ezra 6:20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure. Then they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, both for their brothers the priests and for themselves.


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