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

Now many have become Levitical priests, since they are prevented by death 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:

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

Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.

and in one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is affirmed to be alive.

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