Ezra 6:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the children of Israel who had returned from captivity, and all those who had separated themselves unto them from the impurity of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, ate,

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, along with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the Gentiles of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the children of Israel that were come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, did eat,

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the childre of Israel which were come agayne out of captiuyte, and all soch as had separated them selues vnto them from the fylthinesse of the Heythen in the londe, to seke the LORDE God of Israel, ate

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So the children of Israel which were come againe out of captiuitie, and all such as had separated themselues vnto them, from the filthines of the Heathen of the land, to seeke the Lorde God of Israel, did eate,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the children of Israel which were come againe out of captiuitie, and all such as had seperated them selues vnto them from the filthinesse of the heathen of the lande, to seeke the Lorde God of Israel, did eate,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The children of Israel who had come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, ate,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the sons of Israel, those returning from the captivity, and every one who is separated from the uncleanness of the nations of the land unto them, to seek to Jehovah, God of Israel, do eat,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the children of Israel that were come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, did eat,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the children of Israel that were come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, did eat,

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the children of Israel, who had come back, and all those who were joined to them, after separating themselves from the evil ways of the people of the land to become the servants of the Lord, the God of Israel, took food together,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The children of Israel who had come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, ate,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Israelites who were returning from the exile ate it, along with all those who had joined them in separating themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to seek the LORD God of Israel.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezra 9:11 : 11 Which You have commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, The land unto which you go to possess it is an unclean land with the filthiness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
  • Neh 9:2 : 2 The descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.
  • Ezek 36:25 : 25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
  • 2 Cor 6:17 : 17 Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
  • Neh 10:28 : 28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinims, and all those who had separated themselves from the people of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone having knowledge and understanding;
  • Ps 93:5 : 5 Your testimonies are very sure: holiness adorns your house, O LORD, forever.
  • Isa 52:11 : 11 Depart, depart, go out from there, touch no unclean thing; go out from the midst of her; be clean, you who bear the vessels of the LORD.
  • Exod 12:47-49 : 47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. 48 And when a stranger dwells with you, and wants to keep the Passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is native to the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat of it. 49 One law shall be for the native-born and for the stranger who dwells among you.
  • Num 9:6-7 : 6 And there were certain men who were defiled by the dead body of a man, so they could not keep the Passover that day: and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day; 7 And those men said to him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: why are we kept back, that we may not offer the offering of the LORD at its appointed time among the children of Israel?
  • Num 9:10-14 : 10 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is on a journey far away, yet he shall keep the Passover to the LORD. 11 On the fourteenth day of the second month at evening they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 12 They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the Passover they shall keep it. 13 But the man who is clean and not on a journey and refrains from keeping the Passover, that same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he did not bring the offering of the LORD at its appointed time, that man shall bear his sin. 14 And if a stranger dwells among you, and desires to keep the Passover to the LORD; according to the ordinance of the Passover and according to its manner, so shall he do: you shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger and for him who was born in the land.
  • Ezra 9:1 : 1 Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

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