5:11 The priests left the holy place. 1 All the priests who participated had consecrated themselves, no matter which division they represented. 2
1 tn Heb “and when the priests went from the holy place.” The syntactical relationship of this temporal clause to the following context is unclear. Perhaps the thought is completed in v. 14 after a lengthy digression.
2 tn Heb “Indeed [or “for”] all the priests who were found consecrated themselves without guarding divisions.”
3 tn Heb “and every case which comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities.”
4 tn Heb “between blood pertaining to blood.”
5 tn Heb “and anger will be upon you and your brothers; do this and you will not be guilty.”
6 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
7 tn Heb “they said.”
8 tn Heb “and there was no one belonging to the house of Ahaziah to retain strength for kingship.”