King James Version
Luke 1:8 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,” — study this verse from Luke chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,”
Luke 1:8 · KJV
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
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 whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“it came to pass”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“the order”
G5010regular arrangement, i.e., (in time) fixed succession (of rank or character), official dignity
“course”
G2183diurnality, i.e., (specially) the quotidian rotation or class of the jewish priests' service at the temple, as distributed by families
“he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
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