They killed the Passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood which they received of their hand, and the Levites skinned them. They removed the burnt offerings, that they might give them according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of the children of the people, to offer to Yahweh, as it is written in the book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle. They roasted the Passover with fire according to the ordinance. They boiled the holy offerings in pots, in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people. Afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron were busy with offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night. Therefore the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
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So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their divisions, according to the king’s commandment. They killed the Passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood which they received of their hand, and the Levites skinned them. They removed the burnt offerings, that they might give them according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of the children of the people, to offer to Yahweh, as it is written in the book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle. They roasted the Passover with fire according to the ordinance. They boiled the holy offerings in pots, in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people. Afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron were busy with offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night. Therefore the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests the sons of Aaron. The singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the gatekeepers were at every gate. They didn’t need to depart from their service, because their brothers the Levites prepared for them.
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They killed the Passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood which they received of their hand, and the Levites skinned them.
They removed the burnt offerings, that they might give them according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of the children of the people, to offer to Yahweh, as it is written in the book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle.
They roasted the Passover with fire according to the ordinance. They boiled the holy offerings in pots, in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people.
Afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron were busy with offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night. Therefore the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
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And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.
And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.
And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people.
And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
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And they killed the passover lamb, and the priests dashed the blood, which they received of their hand, and the Levites flayed them.
And they removed the portions that were to be burnt, that they might give them to the divisions of the fathers' houses of the children of the people, to present unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.
And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance; and the holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people.
And afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests; because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering the portions that were to be burnt and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
Cross-references (20)
- Exodus 12:8-9 (v13) They shall eat the meat in that night, roasted with fire, and unleavened bread. They shall eat it with bitter herbs. Don’t eat it raw, nor…
- 2 Chronicles 29:34 (v11) But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings. Therefore their brothers the Levites helped them, until…
- 1 Samuel 2:13-15 (v13) The custom of the priests with the people was that when anyone offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant came while the meat was boiling,…
- Leviticus 6:28 (v13) But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken; and if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in…
- Deuteronomy 16:7 (v13) You shall roast and eat it in the place which Yahweh your God chooses. In the morning you shall return to your tents.
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- Leviticus 1:5-6 (v11) He shall kill the bull before Yahweh. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall present the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is…
- Leviticus 3:3 (v12) He shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh. The fat that covers the innards, and all the fat…
- Leviticus 3:5 (v12) Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of…
- Leviticus 3:9-11 (v12) He shall offer from the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh; its fat, the entire tail fat, he shall take away…
- Leviticus 3:14-16 (v12) He shall offer from it as his offering, an offering made by fire to Yahweh; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the…
- Numbers 6:19 (v13) The priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them…
- Numbers 18:3 (v11) They shall keep your commands and the duty of the whole Tent; only they shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary and to the…
- Numbers 18:7 (v11) You and your sons with you shall keep your priesthood for everything of the altar, and for that within the veil. You shall serve. I give…
- 2 Chronicles 29:22-24 (v11) So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar. They killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood…
- 2 Chronicles 30:16 (v11) They stood in their place after their order, according to the law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood which they…
- Psalms 22:14 (v13) I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax. It is melted within me.
- Lamentations 1:12-13 (v13) “Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look, and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which is brought on me, with which Yahweh…
- Acts 6:2-4 (v14) The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.…
- Romans 12:11 (v13) not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
- Hebrews 9:21-22 (v11) Moreover he sprinkled the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry in the same way with the blood. According to the law, nearly…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv11–12 Meaning, of the Lamb, which was called the Passover:…
Meaning, of the Lamb, which was called the Passover: for only the Priests might sprinkle, and in necessity the Levites might kill the sacrifice.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv11–14 2Ch 35:11 And they killed the passover, and the…
2Ch 35:11 And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled [the blood] from their hands, and the Levites flayed [them].
Ver. 11. And they killed the passover.] See 2Ch 30:15. The Levites killed the bullocks, whereof see 2Ch 35:7; but the paschal lamb, the most proper service of the passover, was killed, as some think, by the head of each family.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv11–14 Which they did, though properly it belonged to the…
Which they did, though properly it belonged to the priests, because the priests, who were sanctified, were not sufficient for that work, there being so many thousands of the cattle; and they were fully employed in the killing of the sacrifices and the sprinkling of the blood, which was more properly the priests’ work than the other.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv11–14 And they killed the passover,.... The lambs for the…
And they killed the passover,.... The lambs for the passover, which was done by the Levites:
and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands; which they received from the Levites, see Ch2 30:16.
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and the Levites flayed them; the passover lambs, took off their skins.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v12 Removed - Some of the lesser cattle; for these…
Removed - Some of the lesser cattle; for these also might be offered as burnt-offerings, Lev. i, 10, and hence it may seem that all these small cattle were not given for paschal-lambs, but were to be offered as burnt-offerings for the people. And these they put apart lest they should be confounded with them which were for another use; and, that they might not be hindered from that which was their present work, that they might give, the paschal-lambs or kids. To offer - These words may belong to the last words, and to the paschal-lambs, which they were first to offer to the Lord, by killing them and sprinkling the blood, and then to give to the people; though the giving be here mentioned before the offering, such transpositions being usual in scripture. Oxen - As they did with the lesser cattle; they removed those oxen which were to be offered as burnt-offerings, from those which were to be offered as peace-offerings.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v11 Verse 11. They killed the passover] The people themselves…
Verse 11. They killed the passover] The people themselves might slay their own paschal lambs, and then present the blood to the priests, that they might sprinkle it before the altar; and the Levites flayed them, and made them ready for dressing.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv11–13 2Ch 35:11. And the Levites flayed them — Which…
2Ch 35:11. And the Levites flayed them — Which they did, (though properly that work belonged to the priests,) because the priests, who were sanctified, were not sufficient for it, there being so many thousands of the cattle; and they were fully employed in the killing of the sacrifices, and the sprinkling of the blood, which was more properly the priests’ work than the other.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v12 They removed the burnt offerings - They separated from…
They removed the burnt offerings - They separated from the Paschal lambs those parts which were to be burned on the altar. These parts they gave to the offerers, who took them up to the altar and handed them to the officiating priests.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv11–13 Blood is expressed in the Sept. and understood in…
Blood is expressed in the Sept. and understood in Hebrew. H. --- With. Heb. and Sept. "from their hands;" (H.) receiving it from the officers, who might slay their own victims, (C.) unless they were unclean, C. xxx. 17. H. --- Holocausts. Heb. and Sept. speak of the paschal lambs. H. --- Holocausts were regularly to be flayed by priests, Lev. i. 6. The hurry of the solemnity, (C.) and necessity, here excused the Levites, (M.) if we understand proper holocausts. H.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv12–14 they removed the burnt offerings--Some of the small cattle…
they removed the burnt offerings--Some of the small cattle being designed for burnt offerings were put apart by themselves, that they might not be intermingled with the paschal lambs, which were carefully selected according to certain rules, and intended to be sacramentally eaten; and the manner in which those burnt offerings were presented seems to have been the following: "All the subdivisions of the different fathers' houses came one after another to the altar in solemn procession to bring to the priests the portions which had been cut off, and the priests laid these pieces upon the fire of the altar of burnt offering."
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On v12 12. They removed the burnt offerings — That is,…
12. They removed the burnt offerings — That is, removed from the slain animals such portions as were to be offered on the altar. “The burnt offerings here,” says Bertheau, “can only mean such portions of the paschal lamb as were to be burned upon the altar of burnt offerings; no doubt the same parts as were cut off and burned in the case of sheep and goats when they were offered as thank offerings. Lev_2:6-16. As those portions were burned in precisely the same manner as the burnt offerings, (Lev_1:9; Lev_1:17; Lev_3:11; Lev_3:16,) they might very well be called העלה, the burnt offering, so that this word is used here in the sense of אשׁה, offering, or sacrifice in general. This explanation is confirmed by the words at the end of the verse, and so did they with the oxen. The oxen themselves, therefore, were not offered as burnt offerings, but the parts appointed were cut off and burned, the rest of the flesh being cooked and eaten.” 2Ch_35:13.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv11–14 11. sprinkled] Cp. 2Ch_29:22, note.
11. sprinkled] Cp. 2Ch_29:22, note.
from their hands] R.V. which they received of their hand; cp. 2Ch_30:16.
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the Levites flayed] Cp. 2Ch_29:34.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv11–14 (11) The passover.—The paschal victims.
(11) The passover.—The paschal victims.
From their hands.—Heb., hand. The hand of the Levites, who caught the blood when they slaughtered the victims, and gave it to the priests.
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Flayed.—Were flaying.—The exception of 2Ch_30:17 has become the rule here.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv11–13 Comp. 2Ch 29:84 2Ch_30:16 Le 1 Le 3 Le…
Comp. 2Ch 29:84 2Ch_30:16 Le 1 Le 3 Le 4, passim.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v13 General Information:
General Information:
All instances of "they" and "themselves" refer to the Levites (2 Chronicles 35:10).
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They roasted the Passover lambs with fire
"They cooked the Passover lambs over fires"
they boiled them in pots, cauldrons, and pans
"they cooked them in water in containers of different sizes"
They ... prepared offerings for themselves and for the priests
"They ... prepared the offerings that they would eat and the offerings that the priests would eat"
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consecrate
Aaron
burnt offering
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v13 35:13 The Levites brought the food out quickly, observing…
35:13 The Levites brought the food out quickly, observing the element of haste required in the Passover (Exod 12:11).
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