Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The goats for the sin offering were brought before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them. New Living Translation The male goats for the sin offering were then brought before the king and the assembly of people, who laid their hands on them. English Standard Version Then the goats for the sin offering were brought to the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them, Berean Standard Bible Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. King James Bible And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them: New King James Version Then they brought out the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them. New American Standard Bible Then they brought the male goats of the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them. NASB 1995 Then they brought the male goats of the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them. NASB 1977 Then they brought the male goats of the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them. Legacy Standard Bible Then they had the male goats of the sin offering approach before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them. Amplified Bible 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]. Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands upon them: Aramaic Bible in Plain English 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they brought the goats for a sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and laid their hands upon them. Contemporary English Version They took the goats to Hezekiah and the worshipers, and they laid their hands on the animals. Douay-Rheims Bible And they brought the he goats for sin before the king, and the whole multitude, and they laid their hand upon them: English Revised Version And they brought near the he-goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them: GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation Finally they took the goats to the king and to the other worshipers, who laid their hands on them. International Standard Version They brought the male goats for the sin offering to the king within the assembled gathering, laid their hands on them, JPS Tanakh 1917 And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the congregation, and they laid their hands upon them; Literal Standard Version and they bring the male goats of the sin-offering near before the king and the assembly, and they lay their hands on them; Majority Standard Bible Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. New American Bible Then the he-goats for the purification offering were led before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands upon them. NET Bible Finally they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they placed their hands on them. New Revised Standard Version Then the male goats for the sin offering were brought to the king and the assembly; they laid their hands on them, New Heart English Bible They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them: Webster's Bible Translation And they brought forth the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them: World English Bible They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them. Young's Literal Translation and they bring nigh the he-goats of the sin-offering before the king and the assembly, and they lay their hands upon them; Additional Translations ... Context Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship…22So 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. 23Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. 24And 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.… Cross References Leviticus 1:4 He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. Leviticus 4:15 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. Treasury of Scripture And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands on them: forth [heb] near Leviticus 1:4 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. Leviticus 4:15,24 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… Jump to Previous Assembly Congregation Forth Goats Hands He-Goats Laid Male Meeting Nigh Offering Placing Sin Sin-OfferingJump to Next Assembly Congregation Forth Goats Hands He-Goats Laid Male Meeting Nigh Offering Placing Sin Sin-Offering2 Chronicles 29 1. Hezekiah's good reign.3. He restores religion 5. He exhorts the Levites 12. They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God 20. Hezekiah offers solemn sacrifices, 24. wherein the Levites are more forward than the priests (23) Brought forth.--Rather, brought near--viz., to the altar. He goats.--Se 'irim ("hairy ones"). A different term--cephire 'izzim, "spring-bucks of goats"--was used in 2Chronicles 29:21. This latter is properly an Aramean word, and only found in late Heb., se 'irim being the classical term. Laid their hands upon them.--Comp. Leviticus 1:4; Leviticus 3:2; Leviticus 4:4, 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. 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. . . . Verse 23. - The he-goats for the sin offering. No preposition "for" is found in the Hebrew text, and the previous noun is in the construct state, שְׂעַירֵי. Laid their hands. This signified the supposed laying of sins - the sins of the people - on the head of the animal (Leviticus 1:4; Leviticus 4:4, etc.).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then they broughtוַיַּגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ (way·yag·gî·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5066: To draw near, approach the goats שְׂעִירֵ֣י (śə·‘î·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8163: Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun for the sin offering הַֽחַטָּ֔את (ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender before לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the king הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king and the assembly, וְהַקָּהָ֑ל (wə·haq·qā·hāl) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation who laid וַיִּסְמְכ֥וּ (way·yis·mə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5564: To prop, to lean upon, take hold of their hands יְדֵיהֶ֖ם (yə·ḏê·hem) Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 3027: A hand on them. עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links 2 Chronicles 29:23 NIV2 Chronicles 29:23 NLT 2 Chronicles 29:23 ESV 2 Chronicles 29:23 NASB 2 Chronicles 29:23 KJV 2 Chronicles 29:23 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 29:23 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 29:23 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 29:23 French Bible 2 Chronicles 29:23 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 29:23 They brought near the male goats (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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