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Luke 1:8

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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Ἐγένετοegenetoit came to passγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it came to pass”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.it came to passδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐνenthat whileἐνpreposition — “that while”G1722in, on, among.that whileτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἱερατεύεινhierateueinto executed the priest's officeἱερατεύω (hierateuō)verb, present active infinitive — “to executed the priest's office”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2407I serve as priest.executed the priest's officeαὐτὸνautonof hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “of his”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of hisἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.τάξειtaxeiorderτάξις (taxis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “order”, the to- or for-formG5010order, (a) regular arrangement, (b) appointed succession, (c) position, rank.This verse uses “order”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐφημερίαςephēmeriascourseἐφημερία (ephēmeria)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “course”, the of-formG2183a class of priests who served for a stated number of days.courseαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἔναντιenantibeforeἔναντιpreposition — “before”G1725before, in the presence of.This verse uses “before”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

Young’s Literal Translation

And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

World English Bible

Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division

Darby Translation

And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God,

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