Luke 1:8
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And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God,

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Exodus 28:1,41 Take unto thee also Aaron thy brother with his sons, from among the children of Israel, that they may minister to me in the priest's office: Aaron, Nadab, and Abiu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. . . .

Exodus 29:1,9,44 And thou shalt also do this, that they may be consecrated to me in priesthood. Take a calf from the herd, and two rams without blemish, . . .

Exodus 30:30 Thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and shalt sanctify them, that they may do the office of priesthood unto me.

Numbers 18:7 But thou and thy sons look ye to the priesthood: and all things that pertain to the service of the altar, and that are within the veil, shall be executed by the priests. If any stranger shall approach, he shall be slain.

1 Chronicles 24:2 But Nadab and Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood.

2 Chronicles 11:14 Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord.

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Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

1 Chronicles 24:19 These are their courses according to their ministries, to come into the house of the Lord, and according to their manner under the hand of Aaron their father: as the Lord the God of Israel had commanded.

2 Chronicles 8:14 And he appointed according to the order of David his father the offices of the priests in their ministries: and the Levites in their order to give praise, and minister before the priests according to the duty of every day: and the porters in their divisions by gate and gate: for so David the man of God had commanded.

2 Chronicles 31:2,19 And Ezechias appointed companies of the priests, and the Levites, by their courses, every man in his own office, to wit, both of the priests, and of the Levites, for holocausts, and for peace offerings, to minister, and to praise, and to sing in the gates of the camp of the Lord. . . .

Ezra 6:18 And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses over the works of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.

Context
Gabriel Foretells John's Birth
7And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren: and they both were well advanced in years. 8And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God, 9According to the custom of the priestly office, it was his lot to offer incense, going into the temple of the Lord.…
Cross References
1 Chronicles 24:19
These are their courses according to their ministries, to come into the house of the Lord, and according to their manner under the hand of Aaron their father: as the Lord the God of Israel had commanded.

2 Chronicles 8:14
And he appointed according to the order of David his father the offices of the priests in their ministries: and the Levites in their order to give praise, and minister before the priests according to the duty of every day: and the porters in their divisions by gate and gate: for so David the man of God had commanded.

2 Chronicles 31:2
And Ezechias appointed companies of the priests, and the Levites, by their courses, every man in his own office, to wit, both of the priests, and of the Levites, for holocausts, and for peace offerings, to minister, and to praise, and to sing in the gates of the camp of the Lord.

Luke 1:7
And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren: and they both were well advanced in years.

Lexicon
One day
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

while
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

[Zechariah’s]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

division
ἐφημερίας (ephēmerias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2183: From ephemeros; diurnality, i.e. the quotidian rotation or class of the Jewish priests' service at the Temple, as distributed by families.

was on duty
τάξει (taxei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5010: From tasso; regular arrangement, i.e. fixed succession, official dignity.

[and]
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

he
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

was serving as priest
ἱερατεύειν (hierateuein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2407: To serve as priest. Prolongation from hiereus; to be a priest, i.e. Perform his functions.

before
ἔναντι (enanti)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1725: Before, in the presence of. From en and anti; in front of.

God,
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.


Additional Translations
One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

Now it came to pass, in his fulfilling the 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,

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

And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service 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 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,

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