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Hebrews 7:23

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

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Hebrews 7:23 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

Hebrews 7:23 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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

Hebrews 7:23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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

Hebrews 7:23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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

Hebrews 7:23 — New Century Version (NCV)

23 When one of the other priests died, he could not continue being a priest. So there were many priests.

Hebrews 7:23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Hebrews 7:23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

23 And they have been many priests, on account of being hindered from continuing by death;

Hebrews 7:23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

23 There was a long succession of priests because when a priest died he could no longer serve.

Hebrews 7:23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

Hebrews 7:23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

23 Furthermore, the former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office;

Hebrews 7:23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

23 And indeed many have become priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office,

Hebrews 7:23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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

Hebrews 7:23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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


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