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His princes gave a free will offering to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the rulers of God’s house, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand six hundred small livestock, and three hundred head of cattle.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 8. Offered. Hebrew “gave to the people.” Bible.—Rulers: the first alone was high priest. Calmet.—Small cattle: literally, cattle of different sorts;” commixtim. Prot. supply, “small cattle,” which is not in Hebrew Bible.—Syr. and Arab. have, “sheep;” but we had best follow ( Calmet.) the Septuagint “sheep, both lambs and kids.” Either would suffice. Exodus 12:5.
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