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and they laid their hands upon them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they brought out the male goats <i>for</i> the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they brought the male goats of the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then they brought the male goats of the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then they brought the male goats of the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they had the male goats of the sin offering approach before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then they brought the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them [to symbolize the transference of their sin].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they brought the goats for the sin offering right into the presence of the king and the congregation, who laid their hands on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they brought the goats for the sin offering right into the presence of the king and the congregation, who laid their hands on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands upon them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They took the goats to Hezekiah and the worshipers, and they laid their hands on the animals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they brought near the he-goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then they brought the male goats for the offering for sin in front of the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Finally they took the goats to the king and to the other worshipers, who laid their hands on them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They brought the male goats for the sin offering to the king within the assembled gathering, laid their hands on them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Finally they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they placed their hands on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they brought forth the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they bring the male goats of the sin-offering near before the king and the assembly, and they lay their hands on them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they bring nigh the he-goats of the sin-offering before the king and the assembly, and they lay their hands upon them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will bring near the he goats of the sin before the king and the convocation; and they will lay their hands upon them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they brought the he goats for sin before the king, and the whole multitude, and they laid their hand upon them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They brought the he-goats for sin before the king and the entire multitude. And they laid their hands upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the he-goats for the purification offering were led before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the male goats for the sin offering were brought to the king and the assembly; they laid their hands on them,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And to bring forth the he-goats before the LORD and before the king and before the congregation of Israel, and to lay hands upon them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they would bring the kids before LORD JEHOVAH, and before the King, and before the people of Israel, and they would lay their hands upon them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the congregation, and they laid their hands upon them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they brought the goats for a sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and laid their hands upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=7521" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5066.htm" title="5066: way·yag·gî·šū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To draw near, approach. ">Then they brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8163.htm" title="8163: śə·‘î·rê (N-mpc) -- Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun. Or sabir; from sa'ar; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun.">the goats</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">for the sin offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: wə·haq·qā·hāl (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">and the assembly,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5564.htm" title="5564: way·yis·mə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To lean, lay, rest, support. A primitive root; to prop; reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of.">who laid</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yə·ḏê·hem (N-fdc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">their hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>And the priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-15.htm">Leviticus 4:15</a></span><br />The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-21.htm">Leviticus 16:21</a></span><br />Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/8-12.htm">Numbers 8:12</a></span><br />And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/29-11.htm">Numbers 29:11</a></span><br />Include one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-6</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. / We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12-14</a></span><br />He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4-10</a></span><br />because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. / Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a></span><br />God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3</a></span><br />For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a></span><br />God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a></span><br />and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-2.htm">1 John 2:2</a></span><br />He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-10.htm">1 John 4:10</a></span><br />And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-10.htm">Exodus 29:10-14</a></span><br />You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head. / And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands on them:</p><p class="hdg">forth [heb] near </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4</a></b></br> And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-15.htm">Leviticus 4:15,24</a></b></br> And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/28-14.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-14.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-20.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-27.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-22.htm">Male</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-14.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-23.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-19.htm">Placing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">Sin-Offering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/29-28.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-28.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-21.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-11.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ezra/6-17.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-6.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-32.htm">Male</a> <a href="/ezra/10-8.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/esther/9-20.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-10.htm">Placing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">Sin-Offering</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm">Hezekiah's good reign.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">He restores religion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm">He exhorts the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-12.htm">They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-20.htm">Hezekiah offers solemn sacrifices,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">wherein the Levites are more forward than the priests</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The sin offering is a critical component of the sacrificial system established in Leviticus, specifically in <a href="/leviticus/4.htm">Leviticus 4</a>, where it is described as a means to atone for unintentional sins. Goats were often used for sin offerings, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/16.htm">Leviticus 16</a> during the Day of Atonement. This act signifies the people's acknowledgment of their sins and their desire for purification and reconciliation with God.<p><b>before the king and the assembly</b><br>The presence of the king and the assembly underscores the communal nature of this act of repentance and worship. It highlights the role of leadership in guiding the nation back to faithfulness. The assembly represents the collective body of Israel, emphasizing that the sin offering is not just for individual atonement but for the entire community. This public act of worship and repentance is reminiscent of other national gatherings for covenant renewal, such as in <a href="/joshua/24.htm">Joshua 24</a>.<p><b>who laid their hands on them</b><br>The laying on of hands is a symbolic act of identification and transference. In the context of the sin offering, it signifies the transfer of the people's sins onto the goats, which then bear the guilt on behalf of the people. This practice is rooted in Levitical law, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4 and 16</a>:21, and foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who bore the sins of humanity. The act of laying hands also signifies the community's active participation in the sacrificial process, acknowledging their sinfulness and need for atonement.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms and restored temple worship after a period of neglect and idolatry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_assembly.htm">The Assembly</a></b><br>The gathered people of Judah who participated in the rededication of the temple and the offerings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, which Hezekiah cleansed and rededicated.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/male_goats_for_the_sin_offering.htm">Male Goats for the Sin Offering</a></b><br>Animals used in the sacrificial system to atone for the sins of the people, symbolizing the transfer of sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/laying_on_of_hands.htm">Laying on of Hands</a></b><br>A symbolic act representing the transfer of sin from the people to the sacrificial animal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance_and_cleansing.htm">The Importance of Repentance and Cleansing</a></b><br>Hezekiah's reforms highlight the need for personal and communal repentance and the cleansing of our lives from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_sacrificial_system.htm">Symbolism of the Sacrificial System</a></b><br>The laying on of hands and the sin offering prefigure Christ's ultimate sacrifice, teaching us about the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_leadership_in_spiritual_renewal.htm">Role of Leadership in Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>Hezekiah's leadership demonstrates the impact of godly leadership in guiding others toward spiritual renewal and obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_involvement_in_worship.htm">Community Involvement in Worship</a></b><br>The assembly's participation underscores the importance of communal worship and collective responsibility in seeking God's forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/foreshadowing_of_christ's_sacrifice.htm">Foreshadowing of Christ's Sacrifice</a></b><br>The sacrificial system points to Jesus as the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, encouraging us to place our faith in His redemptive work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_pharaoh's_attack_on_gaza.htm">Jeremiah 47:1 - Is there any historical or archaeological evidence verifying Pharaoh's attack on Gaza at this specific time, given the lack of detailed ancient records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_necho's_role_in_josiah's_death.htm">How do we reconcile Pharaoh Necho's role in Josiah's death (2 Kings 23:29) with differing details in other historical sources and the account in 2 Chronicles 35?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_2_chronicles_23_16-21_reforms_credible.htm">Are the religious reforms in 2 Chronicles 23:16-21 historically credible, or do they reflect an idealized narrative from a later period?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/trust_2_chronicles_23's_coup_with_scant_proof.htm">How can we trust the historicity of this sudden coup described in 2 Chronicles 23 when there is limited archaeological evidence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">Brought forth.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">brought near--viz.,</span> to the altar.<p><span class= "bld">He goats.</span>--<span class= "ital">Se 'irim</span> ("hairy ones"). A different term--<span class= "ital">cephire 'izzim, "</span>spring-bucks of goats"--was used in <a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm" title="And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD.">2Chronicles 29:21</a>. This latter is properly an Aramean word, and only found in late Heb., <span class= "ital">se 'irim</span> being the classical term.<p><span class= "bld">Laid</span> <span class= "bld">their hands upon them.</span>--Comp. <a href="/leviticus/1-4.htm" title="And he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.">Leviticus 1:4</a>; <a href="/leviticus/3-2.htm" title="And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood on the altar round about.">Leviticus 3:2</a>; <a href="/leviticus/4-4.htm" title="And he shall bring the bullock to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand on the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD.">Leviticus 4:4</a>, from which it appears that the person offering laid his hand upon the head of the victim, whether he were making a burnt offering or a thank-offering or a sin-offering.<p>The natural fitness of the ceremony in the case of expiatory sacrifices is obvious. "The king and the congregation" performed it, in the present instance, on behalf of the entire nation. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The he-goats for the sin offering</span>. No preposition "for" is found in the Hebrew text, and the previous noun is in the construct state, <span class="hebrew">שְׂעַירֵי</span>. <span class="cmt_word">Laid their hands</span>. This signified the supposed laying of sins - the sins of the people - on the head of the animal (<a href="/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4</a>; <a href="/leviticus/4-4.htm">Leviticus 4:4</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then they brought</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yag·gî·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5066.htm">Strong's 5066: </a> </span><span class="str2">To draw near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the goats</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂעִירֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(śə·‘î·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8163.htm">Strong's 8163: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the sin offering</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחַטָּ֔את</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the assembly,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַקָּהָ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haq·qā·hāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assembly, convocation, congregation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who laid</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּסְמְכ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yis·mə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5564.htm">Strong's 5564: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prop, to lean upon, take hold of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their hands</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on them.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">2 Chronicles 29:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">2 Chronicles 29:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">2 Chronicles 29:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">2 Chronicles 29:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">2 Chronicles 29:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">2 Chronicles 29:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">2 Chronicles 29:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">2 Chronicles 29:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">2 Chronicles 29:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">2 Chronicles 29:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 29:23 They brought near the male goats (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 29:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 29:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 29:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 29:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>