Luke 1:8
One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
KJV
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
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Commentary
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἐγένετο | Egeneto | It came to pass | G1096 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 → |
| ἱερατεύειν | hi'erateuein | priestly serving | G2407 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | of him | G846 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῇ | tēa | the | G3588 → |
| τάξει | taxei | order | G5010 → |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 → |
| ἐφημερίας | ephēmerias | division | G2183 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of him | G846 → |
| ἔναντι | enanti | before | G1725 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεοῦ, | theou | God, | G2316 → |
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