King James Version (KJV)
For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
Modern English
for they could not keep it at that time because the priests had not consecrated themselves in sufficient number, nor had the people assembled in Jerusalem —
Hebrew
כִּ֠י לֹ֡א יָ֠כְל֡וּ לַ֠עֲשֹׂת֡וֹ בָּ֠עֵ֡ת הַ֠הִ֡יא כִּ֠י הַ֠כֹּ֠הֲנִ֡ים לֹ֠א הִ֠תְקַדְּשׁ֡וּ לְ֠מַ֡דַּי וְ֠הָ֠עָ֡ם לֹ֠א נֶ֠אֶסְפ֡וּ לִ֠ירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
kiy loʾ yaklv laʿashotvo baʿet hahiyʾ kiy hakohaniym loʾ hitqadshv lmaday vhaʿam loʾ neʾespv liyrvshala͏im