Hebrews 7:23

Now many have become Levitical priests, since they are prevented by death from remaining in office.

The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office,

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;

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.

Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.