Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHowever, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been. Young's Literal Translation Only, the priests have become few, and have not been able to strip the whole of the burnt-offerings, and their brethren the Levites strengthen them till the completion of the work, and till the priests sanctify themselves, for the Levites [are] more upright of heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. King James Bible 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. Hebrew However,רַ֤ק (raq) Adverb Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless since there were הָי֣וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be not enough לִמְעָ֔ט (lim·‘āṭ) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few priests הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest to skin לְהַפְשִׁ֖יט (lə·hap̄·šîṭ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 6584: To strip off, make a dash, raid all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the burnt offerings, הָעֹל֑וֹת (hā·‘ō·lō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering their Levite הַלְוִיִּ֗ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi brothers אֲחֵיהֶ֣ם (’ă·ḥê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) helped וַֽיְּחַזְּק֞וּם (way·yə·ḥaz·zə·qūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer them until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the work הַמְּלָאכָה֙ (ham·mə·lā·ḵāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property was finished כְּל֤וֹת (kə·lō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent and until וְעַ֣ד (wə·‘aḏ) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the priests הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest had been consecrated. יִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּ (yiṯ·qad·də·šū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated For כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the Levites הַלְוִיִּם֙ (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi had been more diligent יִשְׁרֵ֣י (yiš·rê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 3477: Straight, right in consecrating themselves לְהִתְקַדֵּ֖שׁ (lə·hiṯ·qad·dêš) Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated than the priests had been. מֵֽהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ (mê·hak·kō·hă·nîm) Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest |