2 Chronicles 30:17 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For many were in the assembly who had not sanctified themselves [become clean and free from all sin]. So the Levites had to kill the Passover lambs for all who were not clean, in order to make them holy to the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

For there were many in the assembly that had not sanctified themselves: therefore the Levites had the charge of killing the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto Jehovah.

Common English Bible

Since many in the congregation hadn’t made themselves holy, the Levites slaughtered the Passover lambs, making them holy to the LORD for all who weren’t ceremonially clean.

Catholic Public Domain Version

because a great number were not sanctified. And therefore, the Levites immolated the Passover for those who had not been sanctified to the Lord in time.