30:18 The majority of the many people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun were ceremonially unclean, yet they ate the Passover in violation of what is prescribed in the law. 1 For Hezekiah prayed for them, saying: “May the Lord, who is good, forgive 2 30:19 everyone who has determined to follow God, 3 the Lord God of his ancestors, even if he is not ceremonially clean according to the standards of the temple.” 4 30:20 The Lord responded favorably 5 to Hezekiah and forgave 6 the people.
1 tnHeb “without what is written.”
2 tnHeb “make atonement for.”
3 tnHeb “everyone [who] has prepared his heart to seek God.”
4 tnHeb “and not according to the purification of the holy place.”