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For there were many in the assembly who had not sanctified themselves: therefore the Levites had the charge of killing the Passovers for everyone who was not clean, to sanctify them to Yahweh.
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Commentators explain that because many worshippers were ceremonially unclean and lacked time to purify themselves, the Levites stepped in to slaughter the Passover lambs. This was an exception to the normal rule where the head of each family would do so. This practical adjustment, born of necessity to ensure the sacrifices remained holy, later became the standard practice in Israel's worship.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
There were many in the congregation that were not sanctified. — Compare 2 Chronicles 35:6; [Reference 2 Chronicles 35:…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified Or purified from uncleanness, contracted either by idola…
Presbyterian
The essential thing when attending to God in solemn ordinances is that we make it a work of the heart; all else is nothing without this. Even when …