King James Version

2 Chronicles 35:11

And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.

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וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvayishchatvand slaughterשָׁחַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and slaughter”, the next action in the storyH7819to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.הַפָּ֑סַחhapasachthe passoverפֶּסַחdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the passover”, the ordinary formH6453a pretermission, i.e. exemption; used only techically of the Jewish Passover (the festival or the victim)passover (offering).וַיִּזְרְק֤וּvayizreqvand sprinkleזָרַקconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and sprinkle”, the next action in the storyH2236to sprinkle (fluid or solid particles)be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew.הַכֹּהֲנִים֙hakohanimthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.מִיָּדָ֔םmiyadamfrom handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “from hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […וְהַלְוִיִּ֖םvehalviyimand the Leviiteלֵוִיִּיconjunction, definite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.מַפְשִׁיטִֽיםmafshitimflayפָּשַׁטverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “flay”, a verb used as a describing wordH6584to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)fall upon, flay, invade, make an invasion, pull off, put off, make a road, run upon, rush, set, spoil, spread selves (abroad), strip (off, self).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they killed the passover lamb, and the priests dashed the blood, which they received of their hand, and the Levites flayed them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood which they received of their hand, and the Levites flayed them.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they slaughter the passover-offering, and the priests sprinkle out of their hand, and the Levites are striping;

World English Bible

They killed the Passover lambs, and the priests sprinkled the blood which they received from their hands, and the Levites skinned them.

Darby Translation

And they slaughtered the passover, and the priests sprinkled [the blood] from their hand, and the Levites flayed them.

Douay-Rheims

And the phase was immolated: and the priests sprinkled the blood with their hand, and the Levites flayed the holocausts:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they killed the passover lamb, and the priests dashed the blood, which they received of their hand, and the Levites flayed them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they slew the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hand, and the Levites flayed the victims .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔθυσαν τὸ φασὲκ, καὶ προσέχεαν οἱ ἱερεῖς τὸ αἷμα ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτῶν, καὶ οἱ Λευῖται ἐξέδειραν.