"Speakto the sonsof Israel,saying,'Ifanyoneof you orof your generationsbecomesuncleanbecause of a [dead] person,oris on a distantjourney,he may, however, observethe Passoverto the LORD.
Now manypeoplewere gatheredat Jerusalemto celebratethe Feastof UnleavenedBreadin the secondmonth,a verylargeassembly.
For a multitudeof the people,[even] manyfrom Ephraimand Manasseh,Issacharand Zebulun,had not purifiedthemselves, yetthey atethe Passoverotherwisethan prescribed.For Hezekiahprayedfor them, saying,"May the goodLORDpardon
For the kingand his princesand allthe assemblyin Jerusalemhad decidedto celebratethe Passoverin the secondmonth,
In the secondmonthon the fourteenthdayat twilight,they shall observeit; they shall eatit with unleavenedbreadand bitterherbs.
Then the LORDspoketo Moses,saying,
leaveyour offeringtherebeforethe altarand go;firstbe reconciledto your brother,and thencomeand presentyour offering.
Nowthe Passoverof the Jewswas near,and manywentup to Jerusalemout of the countrybeforethe Passoverto purifythemselves.
But a manmust examinehimself,and in sodoing he is to eatof the breadand drinkof the cup.
