17 Since many people in the crowd had not ·made themselves holy [consecrated/purified/sanctified themselves], the Levites ·killed [slaughtered] the Passover lambs for everyone who was ·not clean [defiled; ritually unclean]. The Levites ·made each lamb holy [consecrated/purified/sanctified them] for the Lord. Although many people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not ·purified [consecrated; sanctified; cleansed] themselves, they ate the Passover even though it was ·against the law [L without what is written]. So Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “Lord, you are good. You are the Lord, the God of our ·ancestors [fathers]. Please ·forgive [pardon] all those who ·try to obey you [L set their heart on seeking God] even if they did not ·make themselves clean [purify themselves] as the rules of the ·Temple [sanctuary] command.”
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