2-chronicles 29:23
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands on them:
American King James Version (AKJV)
And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands on them:
American Standard Version (ASV)
And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands upon them:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Then they took the he-goats for the sin-offering, placing them before the king and the meeting of the people, and they put their hands on them:
Webster's Revision
And they brought forth the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:
World English Bible
They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them:
English Revised Version (ERV)
And they brought near the he-goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:
Clarke's 2-chronicles 29:23 Bible Commentary
They laid their hands upon them - That is, they confessed their sin; and as they had by their transgression forfeited their lives, they now offer these animals to die as vicarious offerings, their life being taken for the life of their owners.
Barnes's 2-chronicles 29:23 Bible Commentary
The he goats for the sin offering - Rather, "the he goats of the sin offering" - that portion of the Sin offering which had been reserved to the last.
Wesley's 2-chronicles 29:23 Bible Commentary
29:23 They laid - The king and the elders of the congregation in the name of the whole congregation.
