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he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.

according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple.

As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the sanctuary, wondering why he was taking so long.

it happened that he was chosen by lot,  according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah, amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary.

according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple.

It so happened that as Zachariah was carrying out his priestly duties before God, working the shift assigned to his regiment, it came his one turn in life to enter the sanctuary of God and burn incense. The congregation was gathered and praying outside the Temple at the hour of the incense offering. Unannounced, an angel of God appeared just to the right of the altar of incense. Zachariah was paralyzed in fear.

Meanwhile, the congregation waiting for Zachariah was getting restless, wondering what was keeping him so long in the sanctuary. When he came out and couldn’t speak, they knew he had seen a vision. He continued speechless and had to use sign language with the people.

according to the custom of the priestly office, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

And meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah, and were wondering at his delay in the temple.

as was the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter [the sanctuary of] the temple of the Lord and burn incense [on the altar of incense]. [Ex 30:7]

The people [outside in the court] were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering about his long delay in the temple.

he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the holy place of the Lord and burn incense.

Now the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he was delayed in the holy place.