19 So the people who’d returned from exile celebrated the ‘pass-over’ in late April.[ref] 20 The priests and Levites all had to be individually purified, and they slaughtered the lambs for all the exiles and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves. 21 Then all the Israelis ate the meal—those who’d returned from the exile and every one who’d separated themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land in order to search for Israel’s god Yahweh. 22 Then they happily enjoyed the Flat Bread Celebration for seven days, because Yahweh had made them happy, and had caused the Assyrian king to show favour to them, to assist their work rebuilding the house of God, the god of Yisrael.