³⁴ But the priests were too few, so that they were unable to skin all the burnt offerings; ^(A)therefore their brothers the Levites helped them until the work was finished and the other priests had consecrated themselves. For ^(B)the Levites were more ^[a]conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests.

¹⁵ Then ^(A)they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth of the second month. And ^(B)the priests and Levites were ashamed of themselves, and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the Lord.