1 Maccabees 2:54 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁵⁴ Phinehas our father, for that he was zealous exceedingly, obtained the covenant of an everlasting priesthood.

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Common English Bible

⁵⁴ Our ancestor Phinehas received the covenant of everlasting priesthood because he was deeply zealous.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵⁴ Phinehas our father, being zealous in the zeal of God, received the covenant of an eternal priesthood.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵⁴ Phinees our father, by being fervent in the zeal of God, received the covenant of an everlasting priesthood.

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁵⁴ Phinehas, our ancestor, because of his burning devotion, was given the promise that his descendants would always be priests.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

⁵⁴ Phinehas our father, because he was exceedingly zealous, obtained the covenant of an everlasting priesthood.

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