Verse Comparison: Hebrews 7:23
American Standard Version
And they indeed have been made priests many in number, because that by death they are hindered from continuing:
Amplified® Bible
[Again, the former successive line of priests] was made up of many, because they were each prevented by death from continuing [perpetually in office];
Contemporary English Version
There have been a lot of other priests, and all of them have died.
Darby English Version
And they have been many priests, on account of being hindered from continuing by death;
Good News Bible
There is another difference: there were many of those other priests, because they died and could not continue their work.
International Standard Version
There have been many priests, since they have been prevented by death from continuing in office.
King James Version
And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
New American Standard Bible
The {former} priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing,
New International Version
Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;
New King James Version
Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because death prevented them from continuing,
Young's Literal Translation
and those indeed are many who have become priests, because by death they are hindered from remaining;
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