NETBible | And the others 1 who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them 2 from continuing in office, 3 |
NIV © |
Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; |
NASB © |
The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing, |
NLT © |
Another difference is that there were many priests under the old system. When one priest died, another had to take his place. |
MSG © |
Earlier there were a lot of priests, for they died and had to be replaced. |
BBE © |
And it is true that there have been a great number of those priests, because death does not let them go on for ever; |
NRSV © |
Furthermore, the former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office; |
NKJV © |
Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. |
KJV | And <2532> they <1526> (0) truly <3303> were <1526> (5748) <1096> (5756) many <4119> priests <2409>_, because they were not suffered <2967> (5745) to continue <3887> (5721) by reason of <1223> death <2288>_: |
NASB © |
The former priests <2409> , on the one <3303> hand <3303> , existed <1510> <1096> in greater <4183> numbers <4183> because <1223> they were prevented <2967> by death <2288> from continuing ,<3887> |
NET [draft] ITL | And <2532> the others <3303> who became <1096> priests <2409> were <1510> numerous <4119> , because <1223> death <2288> prevented <2967> them from continuing in office ,<3887> |
GREEK | kai <2532> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM men <3303> PRT pleionev <4119> A-NPM-C eisin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3P gegonotev <1096> (5756) V-2RAP-NPM iereiv <2409> N-NPM dia <1223> PREP to <3588> T-ASN yanatw <2288> N-DSM kwluesyai <2967> (5745) V-PPN paramenein <3887> (5721) V-PAN |
NETBible | And the others 1 who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them 2 from continuing in office, 3 |
NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “they on the one hand” in contrast with “he on the other hand” in v. 24. 2 tn Grk “they were prevented by death.” 3 tn Grk “from continuing” (the words “in office” are supplied for clarity). |