The priests and Levites consecrated themselves so they could bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

于是祭司利未人自洁，好将耶和华以色列神的约柜抬上来。

于是祭司和利未人使自己分别为圣，将耶和华—以色列上帝的约柜接上来。

于是祭司和利未人使自己分别为圣，将耶和华—以色列神的约柜接上来。

于是祭司和利未人就洁净自己，好将以色列的上帝耶和华的约柜抬上来。

于是祭司和利未人自洁，好把以色列的神耶和华的约柜抬上来。

於是祭司利未人自潔，好將耶和華－以色列神的約櫃擡上來。

於是祭司和利未人使自己分別為聖，將耶和華－以色列上帝的約櫃接上來。

於是祭司和利未人使自己分別為聖，將耶和華－以色列神的約櫃接上來。

於是祭司和利未人就潔淨自己，好將以色列的上帝耶和華的約櫃抬上來。

於是祭司和利未人自潔，好把以色列的神耶和華的約櫃抬上來。

於是祭司和利未人就潔淨自己為聖，好將以色列之上帝、永恆主的櫃、接上來。

祭司利未人遂自潔、欲舁以色列上帝耶和華之匱而上、

祭司及利未人潔清其體、欲舁以色列族上帝耶和華之匱。

於是祭司及利未人自潔、欲將主以色列天主之匱、舁之而上、

So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

So the priests and Levites set themselves apart. Then they carried up the ark of the Lord. He is the God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to Jerusalem.

So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

They assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves. Then they went in to purify the LORD’s temple, just as the king had ordered, in accordance with the word of the LORD.

Gather the people; sanctify an assembly! Gather the elders; gather the children and the nursing infants. Let the bridegroom come out from his bedroom and the bride from her private quarters.Let the priests, those who serve the LORD, weep from the vestibule all the way back to the altar. Let them say,“ Have pity, O LORD, on your people; please do not turn over your inheritance to be mocked, to become a proverb among the nations. Why should it be said among the peoples,“ Where is their God?”

But there were not enough priests to skin all the animals, so their brothers, the Levites, helped them until the work was finished and the priests could consecrate themselves.( The Levites had been more conscientious about consecrating themselves than the priests.)

Moses then said to Aaron,“ This is what the LORD spoke:‘ Among the ones close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of all the people I will be honored.’” So Aaron kept silent.