2 Chronicles 29:34

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings. Therefore their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

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WEBBE

But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings. Therefore their brothers the Levites helped them until the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

BSB

However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.

KJV

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

ASV

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt-offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

BBE

There were not enough priests for the work of cutting up all the burned offerings; so their brothers the Levites gave them help till the work was done and the priests had made themselves holy: for the Levites were more upright in heart to make themselves holy than the priests.

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רַק rak only H7535 הַכֹּהֲנִים ha·ko·ha·nim the priests H3548 הָיוּ ha·yu they were H1961 לִמְעָט lim·'at to fewness H4592 וְלֹא ve·lo' and not H3808 יָכְלוּ ya·khe·lu they were able H3201 לְהַפְשִׁיט le·haf·shit to skin H6584 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 הָעֹלוֹת ha·'o·lot the burnt offerings H5930 וַיְּחַזְּקוּם vai·ye·cha·ze·kum and they helped them H2388 אֲחֵיהֶם 'a·chei·hem relatives their H251 הַלְוִיִּם hal·vi·yim the Levites H3881 עַד־ 'ad- until H5704 כְּלוֹת ke·lot was complete H3615 הַמְּלָאכָה ha·me·la·khah the work H4399 וְעַד ve·'ad and until H5704 יִתְקַדְּשׁוּ yit·ka·de·shu they had consecrated themselves H6942 הַכֹּהֲנִים ha·ko·ha·nim the priests H3548 כִּי ki for H3588 הַלְוִיִּם hal·vi·yim the Levites H3881 יִשְׁרֵי yish·rei [were] upright of H3477 לֵבָב le·vav heart H3824 לְהִתְקַדֵּשׁ le·hit·ka·desh to consecrate themselves H6942 מֵהַכֹּהֲנִים me·ha·ko·ha·nim more than the priests H3548

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 20–36

As soon as Hezekiah heard that the temple was ready, he lost no time. Atonement must be made for the sins of the last reign. It was not enough to lament and forsake those sins; they brought a sin-offering. Our repentance and reformation will not obtain pardon but in and through Christ, who was made sin, that is, a sin-offering for us. While the offerings were on the altar, the Levites sang. Sorrow for sin must not prevent us from praising God. The king and the congregation gave their consent to all that was done. It is not enough for us to be where God is worshipped, if we do not ourselves worship with the heart. And we should offer up our spiritual sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving, and devote ourselves and all we have, as sacrifices, acceptable to the Father only through the Redeemer.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.