34 The priests, however, were too few to skin all the burnt offerings;(A) so their relatives the Levites helped them until the task was finished and until other priests had been consecrated,(B) for the Levites had been more conscientious in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.

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34 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.

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34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings; therefore (A)their brethren the Levites helped them until the work was ended and until the other priests had [a]sanctified themselves, (B)for the Levites were (C)more diligent in (D)sanctifying themselves than the priests.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 29:34 consecrated

34 But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had consecrated themselves, (A)their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was finished—(B)for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in consecrating themselves.

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They had not been able to celebrate it at the regular time because not enough priests had consecrated(A) themselves and the people had not assembled in Jerusalem.

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For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

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For they could not keep it (A)at [a]the regular time, (B)because a sufficient number of priests had not consecrated themselves, nor had the people gathered together at Jerusalem.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 30:3 The first month, Lev. 23:5; lit. that time

for they could not keep it (A)at that time (B)because the priests had not consecrated themselves in sufficient number, nor had the people assembled in Jerusalem—

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