Now many have become Levitical priests, since they are prevented by death from remaining in office.

那些成为祭司的，数目本来多，是因为有死阻隔，不能长久。

一方面，那些成为祭司的数目本来多，是因为受死亡限制不能长久留住。

一方面，那些成为祭司的数目本来多，是因为受死亡限制不能长久留住。

以前做祭司的人数极多，但因为受死亡的限制，都不能长久担任圣职。

一方面，从前那些作祭司的，因为受死亡的限制，不能长久留任，所以人数众多。

那些以前成为祭司的固然人数众多，因为死亡阻止了他们继续留任，

那些成為祭司的，數目本來多，是因為有死阻隔，不能長久。

一方面，那些成為祭司的數目本來多，是因為受死亡限制不能長久留住。

一方面，那些成為祭司的數目本來多，是因為受死亡限制不能長久留住。

以前做祭司的人數極多，但因為受死亡的限制，都不能長久擔任聖職。

一方面，從前那些作祭司的，因為受死亡的限制，不能長久留任，所以人數眾多。

再者，先前的人被立為祭司，是人數眾多，因被死攔阻而不能長期任職；

那些以前成為祭司的固然人數眾多，因為死亡阻止了他們繼續留任，

彼為祭司者固多、因有死而不得恆存、

屬利未為祭司者固甚眾、沒則已焉、不能常為其職、

彼眾為祭司者、相繼甚多、因有死而不能常、

昔日之為司祭者、不一而足；蓋以有死之身任之、其不能恆久固矣。

Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;

There were many priests in Levi’s family line. Death kept them from continuing in office.

The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office,

There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office.

The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing;

Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing.

And they indeed have been made priests many in number, because that by death they are hindered from continuing:

Now many have become Levitical priests, since they are prevented by death from remaining in office.

And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

And the others who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them from continuing in office,

Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.

Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim fathered Eliashib, Eliashib fathered Joiada,Joiada fathered Jonathan, and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.

In the one case, men who will die receive a tenth, but in the other case, Scripture testifies that he lives.

Amram’s children: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.Eleazar fathered Phinehas; Phinehas fathered Abishua;Abishua fathered Bukki; Bukki fathered Uzzi;Uzzi fathered Zerahiah; Zerahiah fathered Meraioth;Meraioth fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Ahimaaz;Ahimaaz fathered Azariah; Azariah fathered Johanan;Johanan fathered Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem;Azariah fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Shallum;Shallum fathered Hilkiah; Hilkiah fathered Azariah;Azariah fathered Seraiah; and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak.