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# priests — English to Ukrainian

How English *priests* is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

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Sentence pairs counted, by form: priests (379). By style: biblical 379.

## сьвященники

Used about 197 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 197). Forms: сьвященниками, сьвященники, сьвященників.

- Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the **priests**.
  Маазія, Вилгай, Шемаїя: се **сьвященники**.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · NEH 10:8)

- Abiathar told David that Saul had slain the LORD’s **priests**.
  І сповістив Абіятар Давида: Саул побив **сьвященники** Господнї!
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1SA 22:21)

- The **priests**: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
  **Сьвященників**: синів Едаї, з дому Ісусового, девятьсот сїмдесять три;
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZR 2:36)

- He set the **priests** in their offices and encouraged them in the service of the LORD’s house.
  І поставив він **сьвященників** на їх урядах, і заохочував їх до служби в домі Господньому.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2CH 35:2)

- Let the **priests** also, who come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break out on them.”
  І **сьвященники**, що приступають до Господа, нехай осьвятяться, щоб не поразив їх Господь.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 19:22)

## архиєреї

Used about 103 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 103). Forms: архиєреї, архиєреїв.

- Pilate called together the chief **priests**, the rulers, and the people,
  Пилат же, скликавши **архиєреїв** та князїв і народ,
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 23:13)

- But the chief **priests** stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.
  **Архиєреї** ж наустили народ, щоб лучче Вараву відпустив їм.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 15:11)

- and how the chief **priests** and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
  як видали Його **архиєреї** та князї наші на суд смертний і розпяли Його.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 24:20)

- Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief **priests**, that he might deliver him to them.
  А Юда Іскариоцький, один з дванайцятьох, пійшов до **архиєреїв**, щоб їм зрадити Його.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 14:10)

- Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief **priests** and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,
  Завтрішнього ж дня, що після пятницї, зібрались **архиєреї** та Фарисеї до Пилата,
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 27:62)

## господньому

Used about 16 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 16).

- Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the **priests**, and in the presence of all the people who stood in the LORD’s house,
  І промовив пророк Еремія до пророка Ананїї при сьвященниках і при всїх людях, що стояли в храму **Господньому**, —
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 28:5)

- Nevertheless the **priests** of the high places didn’t come up to the LORD’s altar in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.
  Впрочім висотні жерцї не приносили жертов на жертівникові **Господньому** в Ерусалимі, а їли тілько неквашений хлїб вкупі з браттєм своїм.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2KI 23:9)

## єси

Used about 16 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 16).

- and made us kings and **priests** to our God; and we will reign on the earth.”
  і зробив **єси** нас Богу нашому царями і священиками; і царювати мем на землї.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · REV 5:10)

- This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent **priests** and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
  І се сьвідченнє Йоанове, як післали Жиди з Єрусалиму священиків та левитів, щоб спитали Його: Хто ти **єси**?
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOH 1:19)

## взявши

Used about 8 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 8).

- Judas then, having taken a detachment of soldiers and officers from the chief **priests** and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.
  Тодї Юда, **взявши** роту та архиєрейських і Фарисейських слуг, приходить туди з лихтарнями, та факлями, та з зброєю.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOH 18:3)

## ме

Used about 8 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 8).

- None of the **priests** shall drink wine when they enter into the inner court.
  І вина не буде пити нї один сьвященник, як ійти **ме** в середній двір.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 44:21)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief **priests** and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,
  Оце ми йдемо в Єрусалим; і буде виданий Син чоловічий архиєреям, та письменникам, і осудять вони Його на смерть;
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 20:18)

- Furthermore he made the court of the **priests**, the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with bronze.
  І зробив двір сьвященицький, і двір великий, і ворота в двір, а ворота й завіси до їх оббив міддю.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2CH 4:9)

- He went away and talked with the chief **priests** and captains about how he might deliver him to them.
  І пійшовши говорив з архиєреями та воєводами, як Його зрадити їм.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 22:4)

## Grammar

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