Good News Bible Anglicised

Ezra 6:16-19 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

16. Then the people of Israel — the priests, the Levites, and all the others who had returned from exile — joyfully dedicated the Temple.

17. For the dedication they offered 100 bulls, 200 sheep, and 400 lambs as sacrifices, and twelve goats as offerings for sin, one for each tribe of Israel.

18. They also organized the priests and the Levites for the temple services in Jerusalem, according to the instructions contained in the book of Moses.

19. The people who had returned from exile celebrated Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month of the following year.