Притом тех священников было много, потому что смерть не допускала пребывать одному;
And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing,
The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office,
Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;
Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing.
There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office.
And they have been many priests, on account of being hindered from continuing by death;