2 Chronicles 29:23

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“Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.”

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BSBPD

“Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands upon them:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and they bring nigh the he-goats of the sin-offering before the king and the assembly, and they lay their hands upon them;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 29:23 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 1:4He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
  2. Leviticus 4:4He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.
  3. Leviticus 4:15The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.
  4. Leviticus 4:24He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.
  5. Leviticus 4:29He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
  6. Leviticus 4:33And he is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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