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9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
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9 according to the custom of the priestly office, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
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9 according to the custom of the priestly office, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
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9 as was the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter [the sanctuary of] the temple of the Lord and 1:9 I.e. normally a once-in-a-lifetime privilege for a priest. burn incense [on the altar of incense]. [Ex 30:7]
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9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
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9 He happened to be chosen, in the usual way, to go into the temple of the Lord. There he was supposed to burn incense.
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