2 Chronicles 29:5 KJV

And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

Thou and Ye

  • ye, yourselves, your more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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  • Hezekiah's good reign in JudahWhen Hezekiah came to the crown, he applied at once to work reform. Those who begin with God, begin at the right end of their work, and it will prosper...

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Cross References

  • 2 Chronicles 35:6 So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
  • 1 Chronicles 15:12 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
  • Exodus 19:10 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
  • Exodus 19:15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.
  • 2 Chronicles 29:15–16 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. …

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  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto them, Hear לָהֶם lāhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural שְׁמָעוּנִי šĕmāʿûnî שָׁמַע Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural · with suffix: first person common singular
  • me, ye Levites הַלְוִיִּם halwiyyim לֵוִיִּי Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • sanctify הִתְקַדְּשׁוּ hitqaddĕšû קָדַשׁ Verb · hithpael imperative, second person masculine plural
  • now yourselves, and sanctify עַתָּה ʿattâ Adverb וְקַדְּשׁוּ wĕqaddĕšû קָדַשׁ Verb · piel imperative, second person masculine plural · with and
  • the house אֶת ʾet Object marker בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • God אֱלֹהֵי ʾĕlōhê אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of your fathers אֲבֹתֵיכֶם ʾăbōtêkem אָב Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
  • and carry forth וְהוֹצִיאוּ wĕhôṣîʾww יָצָא Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine plural · with and
  • the filthiness אֶת ʾet Object marker הַנִּדָּה hanniddâ נִדָּה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • out of the holy מִן min Preposition הַקֹּדֶשׁ haqqōdeš קֹדֶשׁ Noun · masculine singular · with the

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