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and the priests threw the blood that they received from them while the Levites flayed the sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests splattered the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled <i>the blood</i> from their hands, and the Levites flayed <i>them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they slaughtered the Passover <i>offerings;</i> and the priests sprinkled <i>the blood</i> with their hands, while the Levites skinned <i>the animals.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They slaughtered the Passover <i>animals,</i> and while the priests sprinkled the blood <i>received</i> from their hand, the Levites skinned <i>the animals.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They slaughtered the Passover animals, and while the priests sprinkled the blood received from their hand, the Levites skinned them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they slaughtered the Passover <i>animals</i>, and while the priests sprinkled the blood <i>received</i> from their hand, the Levites skinned <i>them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they slaughtered the Passover <i>animals</i>, and while the priests splashed the blood <i>received</i> from their hand, the Levites skinned <i>them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They slaughtered the Passover <i>lambs,</i> and while the priests sprinkled the blood <i>received</i> from their hand, the Levites skinned <i>the animals</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they slaughtered the Passover lambs, and while the Levites were skinning the animals, the priests splattered the blood they had been given.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they slaughtered the Passover lambs, and while the Levites were skinning the animals, the priests sprinkled the blood they had been given.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood which they received of their hand, and the Levites flayed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then the Levites killed and skinned the Passover lambs, and they handed some of the blood to the priests, who splattered it on the altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of their hand, and the Levites flayed them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They slaughtered the Passover lambs. The priests sprinkled the blood with their hands while the Levites skinned the lambs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After the lambs and goats had been killed, the Levites skinned them, and the priests sprinkled the blood on the altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They slaughtered the Passover lamb, and the priests poured out the blood that they had received from the lambs while the descendants of Levi flayed the sacrifices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests splattered the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They slaughtered the Passover lambs and the priests splashed the blood, while the Levites skinned the animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They killed the Passover lamb, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hand, and the Levites flayed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They killed the Passover lambs, and the priests sprinkled the blood which they received from their hands, and the Levites skinned them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they slaughter the Passover-offering, and the priests sprinkle out of their hand, and the Levites are stripping [them];<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they slaughter the passover-offering, and the priests sprinkle out of their hand, and the Levites are striping;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will slaughter the passover, and the priests will sprinkle from their hand, and the Levites flaying.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the phase was immolated: and the priests sprinkled the blood with their hand, and the Levites flayed the holocausts: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Passover was immolated. And the priests sprinkled the blood with their hand, and the Levites drew away the pelts of the holocausts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Passover sacrifice was slaughtered, whereupon the priests splashed some of the blood and the Levites proceeded with the skinning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They slaughtered the passover lamb, and the priests dashed the blood that they received from them, while the Levites did the skinning.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they killed the passover according to the king's command, and the priests sprinkled some of the blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they slaughtered the Passover according to the commandment of the King and the Priests sprinkled some of the blood.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they killed the passover lamb, and the priests dashed [the blood, which they received] of their hand, and the Levites flayed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they slew the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hand, and the Levites flayed <i>the victims</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/35-11.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=9639" 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/35.htm">Josiah Restores the Passover</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7819.htm" title="7819: way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To slaughter, beat. A primitive root; to slaughter.">And they slaughtered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6453.htm" title="6453: hap·pā·saḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- Passover. From pacach; a pretermission, i.e. Exemption; used only techically of the Jewish Passover.">the Passover lambs,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hă·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">while the priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/2236.htm" title="2236: way·yiz·rə·qū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- Be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew. A primitive root; to sprinkle.">sprinkled the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏām (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">handed to them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: wə·hal·wî·yim (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">and the Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/6584.htm" title="6584: map̄·šî·ṭîm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- To strip off, make a dash, raid. A primitive root; to spread out; by analogy, to strip.">skinned the animals.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as is written in the Book of Moses; and they did the same with the bulls.…<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="/exodus/12-21.htm">Exodus 12:21-27</a></span><br />Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family, and slaughter the Passover lamb. / Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning. / When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Leviticus 23:5-8</a></span><br />The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. / On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. / On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any regular work. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-1.htm">Numbers 9:1-5</a></span><br />In the first month of the second year after Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: / “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time. / You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1-8</a></span><br />Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. / You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name. / You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">2 Kings 23:21-23</a></span><br />The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” / No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah. / But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a></span><br />Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12-16</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-13</a></span><br />Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a></span><br />The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-14.htm">John 19:14</a></span><br />It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a></span><br />According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1-4</a></span><br />For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6-9</a></span><br />Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. / And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne. / When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.</p><p class="hdg">the priests</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/29-22.htm">2 Chronicles 29:22-24</a></b></br> So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled <i>it</i> on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">2 Chronicles 30:16</a></b></br> And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, <i>which they received</i> of the hand of the Levites.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">2 Chronicles 30:16</a></b></br> And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, <i>which they received</i> of the hand of the Levites.</p><p class="hdg">flayed them</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/29-34.htm">2 Chronicles 29:34</a></b></br> 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 <i>other</i> priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites <i>were</i> more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">Dashed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-22.htm">Drained</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-18.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-25.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-10.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">ng</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-9.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">Passover-Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-10.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-13.htm">Received</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-6.htm">Skinned</a> <a href="/micah/3-3.htm">Skinning</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-15.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/numbers/31-8.htm">Victims</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/job/16-12.htm">Dashed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/10-10.htm">Drained</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezra/5-12.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/ezra/1-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-14.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">ng</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-2.htm">Passover-Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-14.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/ezra/5-5.htm">Received</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-6.htm">Skinned</a> <a href="/micah/3-3.htm">Skinning</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-15.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/job/29-17.htm">Victims</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Josiah keeps a most solemn Passover</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-20.htm">He provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">Lamentations for Josiah</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 slaughtering of the lambs was a significant ritual, symbolizing the sacrifice necessary for redemption. This act prefigures the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>), who was crucified during Passover, fulfilling the typology of the Passover lamb.<p><b>while the priests splattered the blood handed to them</b><br>The priests played a crucial role in the sacrificial system, acting as mediators between God and the people. The splattering of blood was a vital part of the atonement process, signifying purification and the covering of sin (<a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a>). This act points to the New Testament understanding of Christ's blood as the means of atonement for humanity's sins (<a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a>).<p><b>and the Levites skinned the animals</b><br>The Levites, a tribe set apart for religious duties, assisted the priests in the temple services. Skinning the animals was part of the preparation for the sacrificial offering, ensuring that the sacrifice was made according to the law. This meticulous attention to detail reflects the importance of obedience and reverence in worship. The Levites' role underscores the communal aspect of worship, where different members of the community contribute to the service of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/passover_lambs.htm">Passover Lambs</a></b><br>Central to the Passover celebration, these lambs were sacrificed as a remembrance of God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>Descendants of Aaron, responsible for performing the sacrificial rituals and maintaining the sanctity of the temple.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>Members of the tribe of Levi, tasked with assisting the priests and performing various duties in the temple.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sprinkling_of_blood.htm">Sprinkling of Blood</a></b><br>A ritual act symbolizing atonement and purification, essential in the sacrificial system.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/skinning_of_animals.htm">Skinning of Animals</a></b><br>Part of the preparation process for the sacrifices, carried out by the Levites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The meticulous observance of the Passover rituals underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands. As believers, we are called to follow God's instructions with diligence and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The Passover lamb is a foreshadowing of Christ's sacrifice. Understanding this connection deepens our appreciation for the atonement and redemption offered through Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_community_in_worship.htm">Role of Community in Worship</a></b><br>The collaboration between priests and Levites highlights the communal aspect of worship. In the church today, each member has a role to play in the body of Christ, contributing to the collective worship and service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purity_and_atonement.htm">Purity and Atonement</a></b><br>The sprinkling of blood signifies purification and atonement. This reminds us of the necessity of being cleansed from sin, which is fulfilled through Christ's blood.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_chr_29_3-5__quick_temple_restoration.htm">2 Chronicles 29:3-5 - How plausible is it that the priests and Levites restored the temple so quickly without any record of detailed construction or supply logistics?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_2_chr_35_18_ignore_hezekiah's_passover.htm">In 2 Chronicles 35:18, why does the text claim no Passover like Josiah's had been celebrated 'since the days of Samuel,' seemingly ignoring the grand Passover of Hezekiah in 2 Chronicles 30?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_chron._23_1-7_and_2_kings_11_differ.htm">Why do the details in 2 Chronicles 23:1-7 differ from the parallel account in 2 Kings 11, suggesting possible biblical inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_feasible_were_30,000_sacrifices.htm">How could 2 Chronicles 35:7's massive number of sacrificed animals (30,000 lambs and goats) be logistically and historically feasible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">The passover.</span>--The paschal victims.<p><span class= "bld">From their hands.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">hand.</span> The hand of the Levites, who caught the blood when they slaughtered the victims, and gave it to the priests.<p><span class= "bld">Flayed.</span>--<span class= "ital">Were flaying.</span>--The exception of <a href="/2_chronicles/30-17.htm" title="For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them to the LORD.">2Chronicles 30:17</a> has become the rule here.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - Comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-34.htm">2 Chronicles 29:34</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">2 Chronicles 30:16</a>; <a href="/leviticus/1.htm">Leviticus 1, 3, 4</a>, <span class="accented">passim.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/35-11.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">And they slaughtered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7819.htm">Strong's 7819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter, beat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Passover lambs,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפָּ֑סַח</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pā·saḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6453.htm">Strong's 6453: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pretermission, exemption, Passover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">while the priests</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֲנִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sprinkled the blood handed to them</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּזְרְק֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiz·rə·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2236.htm">Strong's 2236: </a> </span><span class="str2">Be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew </span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the Levites</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">skinned [the animals].</span><br /><span class="heb">מַפְשִׁיטִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(map̄·šî·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6584.htm">Strong's 6584: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip off, make a dash, raid</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">2 Chronicles 35:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">2 Chronicles 35:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">2 Chronicles 35:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">2 Chronicles 35:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">2 Chronicles 35:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">2 Chronicles 35:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">2 Chronicles 35:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">2 Chronicles 35:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">2 Chronicles 35:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">2 Chronicles 35:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 35:11 They killed the Passover and the priests (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 35:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 35:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 35:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 35:12" /></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>