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新標點和合本
但祭司太少，不能剝盡燔祭牲的皮，所以他們的弟兄利未人幫助他們，直等燔祭的事完了，又等別的祭司自潔了；因為利未人誠心自潔，勝過祭司。
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新标点和合本
但祭司太少，不能剥尽燔祭牲的皮，所以他们的弟兄利未人帮助他们，直等燔祭的事完了，又等别的祭司自洁了；因为利未人诚心自洁，胜过祭司。
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和合本2010（上帝版-简体）
但祭司太少，不能剥尽所有燔祭牲的皮，所以他们的弟兄利未人帮助他们，直等献祭的事完毕，直到其他的祭司也分别为圣了；因利未人以正直的心分别为圣，胜过祭司。
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和合本2010（神版-简体）
但祭司太少，不能剥尽所有燔祭牲的皮，所以他们的弟兄利未人帮助他们，直等献祭的事完毕，直到其他的祭司也分别为圣了；因利未人以正直的心分别为圣，胜过祭司。
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当代译本
但祭司人数太少，剥不完燔祭牲的皮，于是他们的亲族利未人就来帮助他们，直到献完燔祭，并且别的祭司也洁净了自己，因为利未人比祭司更诚心洁净自己。
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圣经新译本
只是祭司太少，不能把所有燔祭牲剥皮，所以他们的亲族利未人协助他们，直到剥皮的工作完了，又等到其他祭司自洁完了，因为利未人在自洁的事上比众祭司更加诚心。
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和合本2010（上帝版-繁體）
但祭司太少，不能剝盡所有燔祭牲的皮，所以他們的弟兄利未人幫助他們，直等獻祭的事完畢，直到其他的祭司也分別為聖了；因利未人以正直的心分別為聖，勝過祭司。
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和合本2010（神版-繁體）
但祭司太少，不能剝盡所有燔祭牲的皮，所以他們的弟兄利未人幫助他們，直等獻祭的事完畢，直到其他的祭司也分別為聖了；因利未人以正直的心分別為聖，勝過祭司。
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當代譯本
但祭司人數太少，剝不完燔祭牲的皮，於是他們的親族利未人就來幫助他們，直到獻完燔祭，並且別的祭司也潔淨了自己，因為利未人比祭司更誠心潔淨自己。
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聖經新譯本
只是祭司太少，不能把所有燔祭牲剝皮，所以他們的親族利未人協助他們，直到剝皮的工作完了，又等到其他祭司自潔完了，因為利未人在自潔的事上比眾祭司更加誠心。
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呂振中譯本
只是祭司太少，不能把所有燔祭牲的皮都剝盡，故此他們的族弟兄利未人輔助他們、直到工作都作完了，並等到祭司們都潔淨自己為聖了：因為利未人心正意誠地潔淨自己為聖勝過祭司們。
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文理和合譯本
惟祭司尚寡、未能盡剝燔祭之牲、故其同族利未人助之、迨其事畢、亦待祭司自潔、蓋利未人誠心自潔、愈於祭司、
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文理委辦譯本
祭司甚寡、剝燔祭之皮、弗遑暇及、其同儔利未人助之、迨他祭司自潔以竣厥事、蓋利未人黽勉以潔己、較諸祭司、其誠過之。
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施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經
其時祭司尚寡、不能盡剝火焚祭牲之皮、同族利未人助之、待其事畢、亦待他祭司自潔、蓋利未人誠心自潔、較祭司尤為殷勤、
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New International Version
The priests, however, were too few to skin all the burnt offerings; so their relatives the Levites helped them until the task was finished and until other priests had been consecrated, for the Levites had been more conscientious in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.
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New International Reader's Version
But there weren’t enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings. So their relatives, the Levites, helped them. They worked until the task was finished. By that time other priests had been set apart to the Lord. The Levites had been more careful than the priests when they set themselves apart.
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English Standard Version
But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had consecrated themselves, their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was finished— for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in consecrating themselves.
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New Living Translation
But there were too few priests to prepare all the burnt offerings. So their relatives the Levites helped them until the work was finished and more priests had been purified, for the Levites had been more conscientious about purifying themselves than the priests had been.
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Christian Standard Bible
However, since there were not enough priests, they weren’t able to skin all the burnt offerings, so their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests were.
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New American Standard Bible
But the priests were too few, so that they were unable to skin all the burnt offerings; therefore their brothers the Levites helped them until the work was finished and the other priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests.
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New King James Version
But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings; therefore their brethren the Levites helped them until the work was ended and until the other priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in sanctifying themselves than the priests.
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American Standard Version
But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt- offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, since there were not enough priests, they weren’t able to skin all the burnt offerings, so their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests were.
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King James Version
But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the[ other] priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites[ were] more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
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New English Translation
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.)
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World English Bible
But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings. Therefore their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
