Stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brothers the children of the people, and let there be for each a portion of a fathers’ house of the Levites.
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Stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brothers the children of the people, and let there be for each a portion of a fathers’ house of the Levites.
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And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites.
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And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, and let there be for each a portion of a father's house of the Levites.
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 35:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 134:1 Look! Praise Yahweh, all you servants of Yahweh, who stand by night in Yahweh’s house!
- Ezra 6:18 They set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
- Psalms 135:2 you who stand in Yahweh’s house, in the courts of our God’s house.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, the people.
Or, the people.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 35:5 And stand in the holy [place] according…
2Ch 35:5 And stand in the holy [place] according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and [after] the division of the families of the Levites.
Ver. 5. And stand in the holy place.] In the priests’ court.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Stand in the place, or, minister, as that word…
Stand in the place, or, minister, as that word is frequently used, in the court of the priests, which is so called elsewhere, as hath been noted before.
After the division of the families of the Levites, i.e. according to the several families both of the people, whom he calls their brethren, lest they should despise them, or grudge to serve them, and of the Levites. For the passover was to be eaten by the several families according to their numbers, Exo 12:3. And therefore he commands these persons, that when the paschal lambs were brought to them to be killed, as they were, 2Ch 35:7-9, they might so order the matter, that they might be distributed to the several families, whether of the Levitical or other tribes.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And stand in the holy place,.... The court of…
And stand in the holy place,.... The court of the priests, where their ministrations were:
according to the divisions of the families of your brethren the people; of the other tribes, who were according to their families to provide a lamb for the passover:
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and after the division of the families of the Levites; who were obliged to observe the same ordinance in their respective families, and for whom, as well as for the other families of Israel, they were to slay the lamb.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Stand - Or, minister, (as that word is frequently…
Stand - Or, minister, (as that word is frequently used) in the court of the priests. According - According to the several families both of the people, whom he calls their brethren, lest they should despise them, or grudge to serve them, and of the Levites. For the passover was to be eaten by the several families according to their numbers, and therefore he commands these persons, that when the paschal lambs were brought to them to be killed, they might so order the matter, that they might be distributed to the several families whether of the Levitical or other tribes.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 35:5. And stand in the holy place —…
2Ch 35:5. And stand in the holy place — Or minister (as that word is frequently used) in the court of the priests. According to the division of the families — According to the several families, both of the people, whom he calls their brethren, lest they should despise them, or grudge to serve them, and of the Levites. For the passover was to be eaten by the several families according to their numbers, and therefore he commands these persons, that when the paschal lambs were brought to them to be killed, they should so order the matter, that they might be distributed to the several families, whether of the Levites or other tribes.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The sense of this verse probably is: “So divide…
The sense of this verse probably is: “So divide yourselves that, for every distinct family among the people who come to the Passover, there shall be a portion of a Levitical family to minister.”
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Families. Heb. adds, "according to the divisions of the…
Families. Heb. adds, "according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren, the people, (H.; or laics. C.) and the division of the families of the Levites." All were placed, with great order, in the temple.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain stand in the holy place--in the court of the…
stand in the holy place--in the court of the priests, the place where the victims were killed. The people were admitted according to their families in groups or companies of several households at a time. When the first company entered the court (which consisted commonly of as many as it could well hold), the gates were shut and the offering was made. The Levites stood in rows from the slaughtering places to the altar, and handed the blood and fat from one to another of the officiating priests (Ch2 30:16-18).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. of the families of the fathers] R.V. of…
5. of the families of the fathers] R.V. of the fathers’ houses.
the people] R.V. the children of the people, i.e. the laity. The same phrase is translated in 2Ki_23:6 “the common people” (without any invidious meaning).
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and after the division of the families of the Levites] R.V. and let there be for each a portion of a fathers’ house of the Levites. Each great division of the laity is to be served by a small division of the Levites.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) Stand in the holy place.—In the Temple court.
(5) Stand in the holy place.—In the Temple court.
According to the divisions . . . the Levites.—Rather, according to the sections of the father-houses of your brethren the sons of the people (as opposed to “the sons of Levi”); and, in fact, a portion of a father-house of the Levites; scil., beside every entire father-house of laymen. The Levites were to slay and skin the lambs, and hand the blood to the priests, and to give their share of the roasted flesh to the people (2Ch_35:11-12).
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain In brief, this verse purports to say that, for…
In brief, this verse purports to say that, for this special occasion of the Passover, the Levites shall take special care that, as stationed in the holy precincts, there shall be a family of themselves ready to minister to a family of the people, each to each.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Stand in the holy place, taking your position
Stand in the holy place, taking your position
"Take your positions in the temple area"
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your divisions
This refers to the work group to which the people had assigned each Levite. See how you translated this in 2 Chronicles 35:4.
the ancestral houses
This refers to the various clans among the Levites. It seems that Levites were assigned to different work groups on the basis of the kind of work assigned to each clan or ancestral house. See how you translated this in 2 Chronicles 35:4.
consecrate yourselves
This probably refers to the priests and Levites washing themselves before they did work in the temple.
to do according to the word of Yahweh that was given by the hand of Moses
Here the word "hand" refers to Moses himself. Yahweh used Moses as the agent to deliver his command. This can be translated in active form. AT: "to obey all of the commands that Yahweh gave to the people through Moses" or "to do everything that Yahweh commanded Moses to tell the people" (See: Synecdoche and Active or Passive)
translationWords
holy place
brother
descend
people group
word of God
Moses
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