Nehemiah 12:30 - Easy To Read Version30 So, the priests and Levites made themselves pure in a ceremony. Then they also made the people, the gates, and the wall of Jerusalem pure in a ceremony. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176930 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, the people, the gates, and the wall. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible30 After the priests and the Levites purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version30 And the priests and the Levites were cleansed, and they cleansed the people, and the gates, and the wall. Ver Capítulo |
So all the people of Israel that came back from captivity ate the Passover meal. Other people washed themselves and made themselves pure from the unclean {\cf2\super [40]} things of the people living in that country. Those pure people also shared in the Passover meal. Those people did this so they could go to the Lord, the God of Israel, for help.
But there were not enough priests to skin and cut up all the animals for the burnt offerings. So their relatives, the Levites, helped them until the work was finished and until other priests could make themselves ready for holy service. The Levites were more serious about making themselves ready to serve the Lord. They were more serious than the priests.