2 Chronicles 35:5
New International Version
“Stand in the holy place with a group of Levites for each subdivision of the families of your fellow Israelites, the lay people.

New Living Translation
“Then stand in the sanctuary at the place appointed for your family division and help the families assigned to you as they bring their offerings to the Temple.

English Standard Version
And stand in the Holy Place according to the groupings of the fathers’ houses of your brothers the lay people, and according to the division of the Levites by fathers’ household.

Berean Standard Bible
Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites.

King James Bible
And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites.

New King James Version
And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brethren the lay people, and according to the division of the father’s house of the Levites.

New American Standard Bible
Furthermore, stand in the holy place according to the sections of the fathers’ households of your countrymen, the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of a father’s household.

NASB 1995
“Moreover, stand in the holy place according to the sections of the fathers’ households of your brethren the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of a father’s household.

NASB 1977
“Moreover, stand in the holy place according to the sections of the fathers’ households of your brethren the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of a father’s household.

Legacy Standard Bible
Moreover, stand in the holy place according to the sections of the fathers’ households of your brothers the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of a father’s household.

Amplified Bible
And stand in the holy place [of the priests] according to the sections of the fathers’ households of your fellow kinsmen the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of [the families of] a father’s household.

Christian Standard Bible
Serve in the holy place by the groupings of the ancestral families for your brothers, the lay people, and according to the division of the Levites by family.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Serve in the holy place by the divisions of the ancestral houses for your brothers, the lay people, and the distribution of the tribal household of the Levites.

American Standard Version
And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, and let there be for each a portion of a father's house of the Levites.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And stand in holiness in the divisions of the house of your fathers, and of your brothers, the sons of the people in the divisions of the house of the fathers of Levi

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And stand ye in the house according to the divisions of the houses of your families for your brethren the sons of the people; so also let there be for the Levites a division of the house of their family.

Contemporary English Version
Divide yourselves into groups, then arrange yourselves throughout the temple so that each family of worshipers will be able to get help from one of you.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And serve ye in the sanctuary by the families and companies of Levi.

English Revised Version
And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, and let there be for each a portion of a fathers' house of the Levites.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Stand in the holy place representing the family divisions of your relatives, the people [of Israel]. Let the Levites be considered a part of each family.

Good News Translation
and arrange yourselves so that some of you will be available to help each family of the people of Israel.

International Standard Version
In addition to this, take your place in the Holy Place according to the groupings of the ancestral households of your relatives consistent with the division of the descendants of Levi by their ancestral households.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, and [let there be for each] a portion of a father's house of the Levites.

Literal Standard Version
and stand in the holy place, by the divisions of the house of the fathers of your brothers, sons of the people, and the portion of the house of a father of the Levites,

Majority Standard Bible
Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites.

New American Bible
Stand in the sanctuary according to the branches of the ancestral houses of your kin, the common people, so that the distribution of the Levites and the families may be the same.

NET Bible
Stand in the sanctuary and, together with the Levites, represent the family divisions of your countrymen.

New Revised Standard Version
Take position in the holy place according to the groupings of the ancestral houses of your kindred the people, and let there be Levites for each division of an ancestral house.

New Heart English Bible
Stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brothers the lay people, and let there be for each a portion of a fathers' house of the Levites.

Webster's Bible Translation
And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites.

World English Bible
Stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brothers the children of the people, and let there be for each a portion of a fathers’ house of the Levites.

Young's Literal Translation
and stand in the sanctuary, by the divisions of the house of the fathers of your brethren, sons of the people, and the portion of the house of a father of the Levites,

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Context
Josiah Restores the Passover
4Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son. 5Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites. 6Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”…

Cross References
2 Chronicles 35:10
So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king's command.

Ezra 6:18
They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.


Treasury of Scripture

And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brothers the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites.

And stand

Psalm 134:1
A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.

Psalm 135:2
Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,

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2 Chronicles 35
1. Josiah keeps a most solemn Passover
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(5) Stand in the holy place.--In the Temple court.

According to the divisions . . . the Levites.--Rather, according to the sections of the father-houses of your brethren the sons of the people (as opposed to "the sons of Levi"); and, in fact, a portion of a father-house of the Levites; scil., beside every entire father-house of laymen. The Levites were to slay and skin the lambs, and hand the blood to the priests, and to give their share of the roasted flesh to the people (2Chronicles 35:11-12).

Verse 5. - In brief, this verse purports to say that, for this special occasion of the Passover, the Levites shall take special care that, as stationed in the holy precincts, there shall be a family of themselves ready to minister to a family... of the people, each to each.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Moreover, stand
וְעִמְד֣וּ (wə·‘im·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

in the Holy Place
בַקֹּ֗דֶשׁ (ḇaq·qō·ḏeš)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

by the divisions
לִפְלֻגּוֹת֙ (lip̄·lug·gō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 6391: A division

of the families
הָֽאָב֔וֹת (hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

of your fellow countrymen,
לַאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם (la·’ă·ḥê·ḵem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

the lay people,
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

and [according to] the divisions
וַחֲלֻקַּ֥ת (wa·ḥă·luq·qaṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2515: A distribution

of the houses
בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of the Levites.
לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (lal·wî·yim)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi


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