Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ ἔναντι τοῦ θεοῦ

Egeneto de en to ierateuein auton en te taxei tes ephemerias autou enanti tou theou

factum est autem cum sacerdotio fungeretur in ordine vicis suae ante Deum

And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

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

So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

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

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

And as he was exercising his priestly function in the order of his service before God,

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

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

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

Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

Zechariah was on duty with his division of priests. As he served in God's presence,

When his division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

When Zechariah was serving with his division of priests in God's presence,

Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division,

Once when Zechariah's division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week.

And it came to pass, that, while he executed the priests' office before God in the order of his course,

Now while he was doing priestly duty before God in the prescribed course of his class,

Now it happened, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his division,

One day, Zechariah's group of priests was working at the temple. He had a special job to do there.

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

Zacharias was doing his work as a religious leader for God.

And it so happened that as he executed the priest’s office before God (as per his class),

One day Zacharias was chosen to perform his priestly duties in God’s presence, according to the temple’s normal schedule and routine.

One day as Zacharias was going about his work in the Temple—for his division was on duty that week—the honor fell to him by lot to enter the inner sanctuary and burn incense before the Lord.

On one occasion, when his division was on duty and he was exercising his priestly office before God,

Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the order of his division,

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

When his division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

Now while on duty, serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

One day Zechariah was serving as a priest before God, because his group was on duty.

It so happened that as Zachariah was carrying out his priestly duties before God, working the shift assigned to his regiment, it came his one turn in life to enter the sanctuary of God and burn incense. The congregation was gathered and praying outside the Temple at the hour of the incense offering. Unannounced, an angel of God appeared just to the right of the altar of incense. Zachariah was paralyzed in fear.

On one occasion, while Zechariah was serving as priest before God and his division was on duty,

Now it happened, while · he was serving as priest before God when · his priestly division was on duty, · ·

Once when he was serving as priest before God and his section was on duty,

And it came to pass as he executed the priest’s office before God, when his shift came

One day Zechariah was doing his work as a priest in the Temple, taking his turn in the daily service.

And it befell [Soothly it was done], that when Zacharias should do the office of priesthood, in the order of his course before God,

It so happened, when Zechariah was performing his priestly service before God, according to the order of his division,

One day Zechariah's group of priests were on duty, and he was serving God as a priest.

Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

The story begins in the days when Herod was king of Judea with a priest called Zacharias, whose wife Elisabeth was, like him, a descendant of Aaron. They were both truly religious people, blamelessly observing all God’s commandments and requirements. They were childless through Elisabeth’s infertility, and both of them were getting on in years. One day, while Zacharias was performing his priestly functions (it was the turn of his division to be on duty), it fell to him to go into the sanctuary and burn the incense. The crowded congregation outside was praying at the actual time of the incense-burning, when an angel of the Lord appeared on the right side of the incense-altar. When Zacharias saw him, he was terribly agitated and a sense of awe swept over him. But the angel spoke to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias; your prayers have been heard. Elisabeth your wife will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. This will be joy and delight to you and many more will be glad because he is born. He will be one of God’s great men; he will touch neither wine nor strong drink and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the moment of his birth. He will turn many of Israel’s children to the Lord their God. He will go out before God in the spirit and power of Elijah—to reconcile fathers and children, and bring back the disobedient to the wisdom of good men—and he will make a people fully ready for their Lord.”

Once when he was serving as priest before God during his section’s turn of duty,

Once when he was serving as priest before God and his section was on duty,

One day Zechariah was serving as a priest before God because his priestly division was on duty.

Now it happened while Zacharias was serving as priest before God in the appointed order of his priestly division,

Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

Once when he was serving as priest in his division’s turn before God,

Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division,

One day Zechariah was serving as a priest before God, because his ·group [order; division] was on duty.

Now it happened to be Zechariah’s time to serve as kohen before Adonai in the order of his division.

Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

One day Zechariah’s group was on duty. He was serving as a priest in God’s temple.

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

One time, when Z’kharyah was fulfilling his duties as cohen during his division’s period of service before God,

Zechariah was doing his work one day as a priest to God. It was time for his group to do the work in the temple.

Once when he was serving as priest before God and his section was on duty,

And it came to pass in the performance of his avodas kodesh sherut as a kohen before Hashem in the appointed order of his division, [DIVREY HAYAMIM ALEF 24:19; DIVREY HAYAMIM BAIS 8:14]

Zechariah was on duty with his division of priests. As he served in God’s presence,

Now while he served as priest before God, when his division was on duty,

Zechariah was serving as a priest before God for his group. It was his group’s time to serve.

Zechariah was serving as a priest before God for his group. It was his group’s time to serve.

And it happened that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

And it came about during his serving-as-priest before God in the order of his division,