2 Chronicles 30:15

“They slaughtered the Passover on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt offerings to the house of YHWH.”

2 Chronicles 30:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Chronicles 30:15, word by word

They slaughteredיִּשְׁחֲטוּyishchatu

slaughter

To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.

Where else “yishchatu” appears
the Passoverפֶּסַחpesach

Passover

Passover (pesach): the festival that recalls the night when God "passed over" the houses of Israel and brought them out of Egypt; also the animal sacrificed that night.

Where else “pesach” appears
on the fourteenth dayאַרְבָּעָהarbaa

four

Four.

Where else “arbaa” appears
on the fourteenth dayעָשָׂרasar

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

Where else “asar” appears
of the secondשֵּׁנִיsheni

second

The one that comes after the first; the other of two.

Where else “sheni” appears
monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

Where else “chodesh” appears
And the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohanim” appears
and the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

Where else “leviyim” appears
were ashamedנִכְלְמוּnichlmu

be ashamed, humiliate

Put to shame, humiliate; be put to shame.

Where else “nichlmu” appears
and sanctified themselvesיִּתְקַדְּשׁוּyitkadshu

sanctify oneself

To prepare to come before God.

Where else “yitkadshu” appears
and broughtיָּבִיאוּyaviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “yaviu” appears
burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתolot

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

Where else “olot” appears
to the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bet” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Translation note

“The Passover”: here, the Passover lamb (Exodus 12:21).

The context

14They arose and removed the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the incense altars they removed and threw them into the brook Kidron.

15 · This verse (above)

16They stood at their post according to their rule, according to the law of Moses the man of Elohim; the priests were splashing the blood received from the hand of the Levites.

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