כִּ֣י מַרְבִּ֣ית הָעָ֡ם רַ֠בַּת מֵֽאֶפְרַ֨יִם וּמְנַשֶּׁ֜ה יִשָּׂשכָ֤ר וּזְבֻלוּן֙ לֹ֣א הִטֶּהָ֔רוּ כִּֽי־אָכְל֥וּ אֶת־הַפֶּ֖סַח בְּלֹ֣א כַכָּת֑וּב כִּי֩ הִתְפַּלֵּ֨ל יְחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ עֲלֵיהֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֥ה הַטּ֖וֹב יְכַפֵּ֥ר בְּעַֽד׃
Sebab sebagian besar rakyat, yaitu banyak orang dari Efraim, Manasye, Isakhar, dan Zebulon, belum mentahirkan diri, tetapi mereka memakan kurban Pesakh tidak sesuai dengan yang tertulis. Sebab Hizkia telah berdoa bagi mereka, katanya: “Yang Mahakekal yang baik kiranya mengampuni
The Sabbath Epistle
The beginning of Israel’s year is determined by the court, as it is written regarding Hezekiah “And the king consulted” (2 Chronicles 30:2). He intercalated the year on advice of the court, and the Passover that he conducted was in the first month (Nisan). There are clear proofs that the revered God accepted his decision. However, he made one small error, namely, he did not intercalate the year on the day before the first month. This is the meaning of “He intercalated Nisan in Nisan, to which the Rabbis did not concur” (Mishna, Pesahim 4:9).