2 Chronicles 35:12

They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And they did the same with the bulls.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — During the Passover celebration, priests and Levites distribute sacrificial meat to family divisions. They act as administrators ensuring the feast follows established ritual protocol.

The words — הָ/עֹלָ֜ה (ha./'o.Lah) = the burnt offering[s]; לְ/מִפְלַגּ֤וֹת (le./mif.la.Got) = to the divisions. These terms mark the structural allocation of sacred portions rather than individual ritual acts.

The thread — The text explicitly grounds this distribution in the Book of Moses. Leviticus 3:3, 3:5, and 3:9 similarly prescribe how specific offerings must be portioned and presented to the LORD.

Why it lands — The verse requires readers to recognize that worship demands precise adherence to written law. It demonstrates that communal obedience is executed through orderly, documented procedures.

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The Hebrew words

וַיָּסִ֨ירוּva/i.ya.Si.ruand/ they put aside הָעֹלָ֜הha./'o.Lahthe/ burnt offering[s]לְ֠תִתָּםLe./ti.to/mto/ give/ them לְמִפְלַגּ֤וֹתle./mif.la.Gotto/ [the] divisions לְבֵית־le./veit-of/ [the] house of אָבוֹת֙'a.Votancestors לִבְנֵ֣יli/v.Neiof/ [the] sons of הָעָ֔םha./'Amthe/ people לְהַקְרִיב֙le./hak.Rivto/ bring near לַיהוָ֔הla./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh כַּכָּת֖וּבka./ka.Tuvaccording to <the>/ [what] is written בְּסֵ֣פֶרbe./Se.ferin/ [the] scroll of מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehMoses וְכֵ֖ןve./Khenand/ thus לַבָּקָֽר׃la./ba.Karfor the/ cattle

King James Version

And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.

Cross-references

Leviticus 3:3 From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
Leviticus 3:5 Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Leviticus 3:9 And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
Leviticus 3:14 And from his offering he shall present a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

People named

Moses