SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 29:5

29:5a “Listen to me, O Levites,” he said.

He said, “You Levites, listen.
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He addressed them saying, “People ⌊from the clan⌋ of Levi, listen to what I say.

29:5b “Consecrate yourselves now

Make yourselves holy ⌊for Yahweh⌋,
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Set yourselves apart ⌊for service to Yahweh⌋.

29:5c and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers.

and make the temple of Yahweh, the God of your parents, holy ⌊once again⌋.
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Also cleanse the house of Yahweh ⌊to make it pure/sacred for him⌋. Yahweh was the God of your grandparents.

29:5d Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.

Get rid of all the things that pollute/defile the holy room.
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Take away everything that is dirty from the inner room ⌊of his temple⌋.

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