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Luke 1:5-9

5In the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935of JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449,there was a priestἱερεύςhi'ereusG2409namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197, of thedivisionἐφημερίαςephēmeriasG2183ofAbijahἈβιά,AbiaG7;and he had a wifeγυνὴgunēG1135from the daughtersθυγατέρωνthugaterōnG2364of AaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2,and her nameὄνομαonomaG3686was ElizabethἘλισάβετ.¶ElisabetG1665.
6They were bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342inG1726theG1726sightG1726of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198blamelesslyἄμεμπτοι.amemptoiG273in allπάσαιςpasaisG3956the commandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785and requirementsδικαιώμασινdikaiōmasinG1345of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.
7And yetthey hadG1510noοὐκoukG3756childτέκνον,teknonG5043,becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665was infertileστεῖραsteiraG4723,and they were bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297advancedπροβεβηκότεςprobebēkotesG4260inyearsἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250.
8NowδὲdeG1161it happenedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096thatwhileG1722he was performingG2407his priestlyG2407serviceG2407beforeἔναντιenantiG1725Godθεοῦ,theouG2316in the appointedG5010orderτάξειtaxeiG5010of his divisionἐφημερίαςephēmeriasG2183,
9accordingκατὰkataG2596to the customἔθοςethosG1485of the priestlyG2405officeG2405,he was chosenG2975byG2975lotG2975to enterεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525the templeναὸνnaonG3485of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962and burnG2370incenseG2370.
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