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KJV Lexicon For there were manyrab (rab) abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) in the congregation qahal (kaw-hawl') assemblage (usually concretely) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude. that were not sanctified qadash (kaw-dash') to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally) therefore the Levites Leviyiy (lay-vee-ee') a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite. had the charge of the killing shchiytah (shekh-ee-taw') slaughter -- killing. of the passovers pecach (peh'-sakh) a pretermission, i.e. exemption; used only techically of the Jewish Passover (the festival or the victim) -- passover (offering). for every one that was not clean tahowr (taw-hore') pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense) -- clean, fair, pure(-ness). to sanctify qadash (kaw-dash') to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally) them unto the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible For there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves; therefore, the Levites were over the slaughter of the Passover lambs for everyone who was unclean, in order to consecrate them to the LORD. King James Bible For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible for there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, and so the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the LORD. International Standard Version Because there were so many in the assembly that had not consecrated themselves, therefore the descendants of Levi supervised the slaughter of the Passover sacrifices on behalf of everyone who remained unclean, so they could be consecrated to the LORD. NET Bible Because many in the assembly had not consecrated themselves, the Levites slaughtered the Passover lambs of all who were ceremonially unclean and could not consecrate their sacrifice to the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation Many people in the assembly had not made themselves holy. So the Levites had to kill the Passover lambs for all who weren't clean and couldn't make their lambs holy for the LORD. King James 2000 Bible For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had charge of the killing of the passover lambs for everyone that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD. Links 2 Chronicles 30:172 Chronicles 30:17 NIV 2 Chronicles 30:17 NLT 2 Chronicles 30:17 ESV 2 Chronicles 30:17 NASB 2 Chronicles 30:17 KJV |