[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。
[新标点] 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。
[和合修] 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。
[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。
[当代修] 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。
[现代修] 由于牲畜太多，宰的祭司不够，他们的同族利未人就帮助他们，一直到工作完毕。那时，有更多的祭司洁净了自己。原来利未人比祭司更切实遵守洁净的规定。
[吕振中] 只是祭司太少，不能把所有燔祭牲的皮都剥尽，故此他们的族弟兄利未人辅助他们、直到工作都作完了，并等到祭司们都洁净自己为圣了：因为利未人心正意诚地洁净自己为圣胜过祭司们。
[思高本] 由于司祭太少，不能剥尽全燔祭牺牲的皮，所以他们的弟兄肋未人前来协助，直到工作作完，直到司祭自洁完毕，因为肋未人自洁的诚心胜过司祭。
[文理本] 惟祭司尚寡、未能尽剥燔祭之牲、故其同族利未人助之、迨其事毕、亦待祭司自洁、盖利未人诚心自洁、愈于祭司、
[GNT] Since there were not enough priests to kill all these animals, the Levites helped them until the work was finished. By then more priests had made themselves ritually clean. (The Levites were more faithful in keeping ritually clean than the priests were.)
[BBE] There were not enough priests for the work of cutting up all the burned offerings; so their brothers the Levites gave them help till the work was done and the priests had made themselves holy: for the Levites were more upright in heart to make themselves
[KJV] 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 h
[NKJV] 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.
[KJ21] But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings. Therefore their brethren the Levites helped them till the work was ended and until the other priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart
[NASB] 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 (Lit upright of heart)conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests.
[NRSV] But the priests were too few and could not skin all the burnt offerings, so, until other priests had sanctified themselves, their kindred, the Levites, helped them until the work was finished-- for the Levites were more conscientious than the priests in
[WEB] 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.
[ESV] 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.
[NIV] The priests, however, were too few to skin all the burnt offerings; so their kinsmen 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
[NIrV] But there weren't enough priests to skin all of the burnt offerings. So their brother 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.
[HCSB] 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.
[CSB] 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.
[AMP] But the priests were too few and could not skin all the burnt offerings. So until the other priests had sanctified themselves, their Levite kinsmen helped them until the work was done, for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in sanctifying themselves.
[NLT] 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.
[YLT] 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.