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NASB					Luke 1:9 according²⁵⁹⁶ to the custom¹⁴⁸⁵ of the priestly²⁴⁰⁵ office²⁴⁰⁵, he was chosen²⁹⁷⁵ by lot²⁹⁷⁵ ^Ato enter¹⁵²⁵ the temple³⁴⁸⁵ of the Lord²⁹⁶² and burn²³⁷⁰ incense²³⁷⁰.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Luke 1:9 as was the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter [the sanctuary of] the temple of the Lord and ¹burn incense [on the altar of incense]. [Ex 30:7]

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
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I.e. normally a once-in-a-lifetime privilege for a priest.

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Ex 30:7 "Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps.

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1485

ethos; from 1486; custom, a usage (prescribed by habit or law):--custom(6), customs(5), habit(1).

1525

eiserchomai; from 1519 and 2064; to go in (to), enter:--came(10), come(15), comes(3), coming(1), enter(66), entered(63), entering(6), enters(7), go(8), go*(1), gone(1), reached(1), started(1), went(8).

2370

thumiaô; from 2380; to burn incense:--burn incense(1).

2405

hierateia; from 2407; priesthood:--priest's office(1), priestly office(1).

2596

kata; prep. of unc. or.; down, against, according to:--about(5), accord(1), accordance(12), according(140), accordingly(1), after(8), after another(1), against(52), along(1), along the coast(2), among(3), another(2), around(1), basis(1), because(2), before(1), beyond*(1), case*(2), certain(1), circumstances*(2), conforming(1), contrary(1), daily*(10), down(4), each(2), effect(1), every(10), every*(1), exactly*(1), excessively*(1), godly*(1), how*(1), inasmuch*(2), individually*(1), just(2), like(4), more(1), motives(1), natural*(1), off(2), one*(2), outwardly*(1), over(3), private*(1), privately*(7), reference(1), rightly*(1), standpoint(2), terms(2), through(1), throughout(6), together*(1), various(4), way(4), within(2).

2962

kurios; from kuros (authority); lord, master:--lord(10), Lord(626), Lord of lords(2), Lord's(12), lords(1), master(38), master's(3), masters(8), masters'(1), owner(6), owners(1), sir(11), sirs(1).

2975

lagchanô; from a prim. root lach-; to obtain by lot:--cast lots(1), chosen by lot(1), received(2).

3485

naos; prob. akin to naiô (to inhabit); a temple:--shrines(1), temple(42), temple sanctuary(1), temples(1).

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