And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
Another superiority: the Levitical priests were many, as death caused the need of continually new ones being appointed in succession. Christ dies not; so hath a priesthood which passes not from one to another.
Were, х eisin (G1526) hiereis (G2409) gegonotes (G1096)] - 'are priests made.' The present shows the Levitical priesthood was still existing.
Many - one after another: opposed to His "unchangeable (intransmissible) priesthood" (Hebrews 7:24).
Not suffered to continue, х koluesthai (G2967) paramenein (G3887)] - 'hindered from permanently continuing' in the priesthood.