Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Because a great number was not sanctified: and therefore the Levites immolated the phase for them that came not in time to be sanctified to the Lord. the Levites 2 Chronicles 29:34 But the priests were few, and were not enough to flay the holocausts: wherefore the Levites their brethren helped them, till the work was ended, and priests were sanctified, for the Levites are sanctified with an easier rite than the priests. 2 Chronicles 35:3-6 And he spoke to the Levites, by whose instruction all Israel was sanctified to the Lord, saying: Put the ark in the sanctuary of the temple, which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built: for you shall carry it no more: but minister now to the Lord your God, and to his people Israel. . . . the killing Exodus 12:6 And you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month; and the whole multitude of the children of Israel shall sacrifice it in the evening. Context Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover…16And they stood in their order according to the disposition and law of Moses the man of God: but the priests received the blood which was to be poured out, from the hands of the Levites, 17Because a great number was not sanctified: and therefore the Levites immolated the phase for them that came not in time to be sanctified to the Lord.18For a great part of the people from Ephraim, and Manasses, and Issachar, and Zabulon, that had not been sanctified, ate the phase otherwise than it is written: and Ezechias prayed for them, saying: The Lord who is good will shew mercy,… Cross References John 11:55 And the pasch of the Jews was at hand: and many from the country went up to Jerusalem, before the pasch, to purify themselves. 2 Chronicles 29:34 But the priests were few, and were not enough to flay the holocausts: wherefore the Levites their brethren helped them, till the work was ended, and priests were sanctified, for the Levites are sanctified with an easier rite than the priests. Ezekiel 44:11 They shall be officers in my sanctuary, and doorkeepers of the gates of the house, and ministers to the house: they shall slay the holocausts, and the victims of the people: and they shall stand in their sight, to minister to them. Lexicon Sinceכִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction there were many רַבַּ֥ת (rab·baṯ) Adjective - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great in the assembly בַּקָּהָ֖ל (baq·qā·hāl) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation who אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that had not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no consecrated themselves, הִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּ (hiṯ·qad·dā·šū) Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6942: To be set apart or consecrated the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם (wə·hal·wî·yim) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi were in charge of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against slaughtering שְׁחִיטַ֣ת (šə·ḥî·ṭaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7821: Perhaps slaughtering the Passover הַפְּסָחִ֗ים (hap·pə·sā·ḥîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6453: A pretermission, exemption, Passover lambs for every לְכֹל֙ (lə·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every unclean person לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no to consecrate [the lambs] לְהַקְדִּ֖ישׁ (lə·haq·dîš) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 6942: To be set apart or consecrated to the LORD. לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Additional Translations Since there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the LORD.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 to the LORD. For there were many in the assembly that had not sanctified themselves: therefore the Levites had the charge of killing the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto Jehovah. For a great part of the congregation was not sanctified; and the Levites were ready to kill the passover for every one who could not sanctify himself to the Lord. For there were many in the congregation that were not hallowed; therefore the Levites had the charge of the slaughtering of the passover-lambs for every one not clean, to hallow them unto Jehovah. For there were many in the congregation that had not sanctified themselves: therefore the Levites had the charge of killing the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD. 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 to the LORD. For there were many in the assembly who had not sanctified themselves: therefore the Levites were in charge of killing the Passovers for everyone who was not clean, to sanctify them to Yahweh. for many are in the assembly who have not sanctified themselves, and the Levites are over the slaughtering of the passover-offerings for every one not clean, to sanctify him to Jehovah: Jump to Previous Assembly Charge Clean Congregation Consecrated Crowd Death Hallow Hallowed Holy Kill Killing Levites Order Passover Sanctified Sanctify Slaughter Slaughtering Themselves UncleanJump to Next Assembly Charge Clean Congregation Consecrated Crowd Death Hallow Hallowed Holy Kill Killing Levites Order Passover Sanctified Sanctify Slaughter Slaughtering Themselves UncleanExternal Links 2 Chronicles 30:17 NIV2 Chronicles 30:17 NLT 2 Chronicles 30:17 ESV 2 Chronicles 30:17 NASB 2 Chronicles 30:17 ASV 2 Chronicles 30:17 Bible Apps 2 Chronicles 30:17 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 30:17 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 30:17 French Bible 2 Chronicles 30:17 German Bible Alphabetical: all and assembly ceremonially clean consecrate consecrated could crowd everyone for had in kill lambs Levites LORD many not of order over Passover Since slaughter the their them themselves there therefore those to unclean was were who OT History: 2 Chronicles 30:17 For there were many in the assembly (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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