LUKE 2:23 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT (just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb will be called holy to the Lord”),

UST They did this to obey the law of the Lord, which says, “You must set apart for the Lord every male offspring who is the first to be born.”

BSB (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”[fn]),

BLB (as it has been written in the Law of the Lord: "Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord"),

AICNT just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord,”[fn]

2:23, Exodus 13:2, 12, 15

OEB in compliance with the Law of the Lord that every firstborn male will be dedicated to the Lord,

WEBBE (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),

WMBB (as it is written in the Torah of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),

NET (just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “ Every firstborn male will be set apart to the Lord” ),

LSV as it has been written in the Law of the LORD: “Every male opening a womb will be called holy to the LORD,”

FBV as the law of the Lord states, “Every firstborn son must be dedicated to the Lord.”[fn]

2:23 Quoting Exodus 13:2.

TCNT (just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”).

T4T It had been written by Moses {Moses had written} long ago in a law that God gave him, that when a woman gave birth to her first son, the parents had to take him to the Temple in Jerusalem in order that they might dedicate him ◄to the Lord/to God►. So when the time came for them to do those rituals so that God would consider them pure again, Mary and Joseph took Jesus there.

LEB (just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb will be called holy to the Lord”)[fn]

2:23 An allusion to Exod 13:2|link-href="None", 12 , 15

BBE (As it says in the law of the Lord, Every mother's first male child is to be holy to the Lord),

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Wymth as it is written in the Law of the Lord: "Every first-born male shall be called holy to the Lord."

ASV (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),

DRA As it is written in the law of the Lord: Every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord:

YLT as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, — 'Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'

Drby (as it is written in the law of [the] Lord: Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),

RV (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),
((as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth/opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord), )

SLT (As has been written in the law of the Lord, That every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

Wbstr (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that is the first born of his mother shall be called holy to the Lord)

KJB-1769 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
((As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth/opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) )

KJB-1611 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Euery male that openeth the wombe, shalbe called holy to the Lord)
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps (As it is written in the lawe of ye Lord: Euery man chylde that firste openeth the wombe, shalbe called holy to ye lord)
((As it is written in the law of ye/you_all Lord: Every man child that first openeth/opens the womb, shall be called holy to ye/you_all lord))

Gnva (As it is written in the Lawe of the Lord, Euery man childe that first openeth ye wombe, shalbe called holy to the Lord)
((As it is written in the Law of the Lord, Every man child that first openeth/opens ye/you_all womb, shall be called holy to the Lord) )

Cvdl (As it is wrytten in the lawe of the LORDE: Euery machilde that first openeth the Matrix, shalbe called holy vnto ye LORDE)
((As it is written in the law of the LORD: Every machild that first openeth/opens the Matrix, shall be called holy unto ye/you_all LORD))

TNT (as that is written in the lawe of the Lorde: every man that fyrst openeth the matrix shalbe called holy to the Lorde)
((as that is written in the law of the Lord: every man that first openeth/opens the matrix shall be called holy to the Lord) )

Wycl For euery male kynde openynge the wombe, schal be clepid holi to the Lord; and that thei schulen yyue an offryng,
(For every male kind opening the womb, shall be called holi to the Lord; and that they should give an offering,)

Luth (wie denn geschrieben stehet in dem Gesetz des HErr’s: Allerlei Männlein, das zum ersten die Mutter bricht, soll dem HErr’s geheiliget heißen),
((wie because/than written stands in to_him law the LORD’s: All_sorts_of Männlein, the for_the first the mother breaks, should to_him LORD’s sanctified be_called),)

ClVg sicut scriptum est in lege Domini: Quia omne masculinum adaperiens vulvam, sanctum Domino vocabitur:[fn]
(like written it_is in/into/on lawfully Master: Because everything masculinum adaperiens womb, holy Master vocabitur: )

2.23 Sicut scriptum. BEDA. Scriptum est in lege: Mulier quæ suscepto, etc., usque ad cum bonorum operum fructibus supernæ beatitudinis gaudia subit.

2.23 Like written. BEDA. Scriptum it_is in/into/on lawfully: Mulier which suscepto, etc., until to when/with of_goods works fruits supernæ beatitudinis gaudia subit.

UGNT καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν νόμῳ Κυρίου, ὅτι πᾶν ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν, ἅγιον τῷ Κυρίῳ κληθήσεται;
(kathōs gegraptai en nomōi Kuriou, hoti pan arsen dianoigon maʸtran, hagion tōi Kuriōi klaʸthaʸsetai;)

SBL-GNT καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν νόμῳ κυρίου ὅτι Πᾶν ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἅγιον τῷ κυρίῳ κληθήσεται,
(kathōs gegraptai en nomōi kuriou hoti Pan arsen dianoigon maʸtran hagion tōi kuriōi klaʸthaʸsetai,)

RP-GNT καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν νόμῳ κυρίου ὅτι Πᾶν ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἅγιον τῷ κυρίῳ κληθήσεται -
(kathōs gegraptai en nomōi kuriou hoti Pan arsen dianoigon maʸtran hagion tōi kuriōi klaʸthaʸsetai -)

TC-GNT καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν νόμῳ Κυρίου ὅτι Πᾶν ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἅγιον τῷ Κυρίῳ κληθήσεται—
(kathōs gegraptai en nomōi Kuriou hoti Pan arsen dianoigon maʸtran hagion tōi Kuriōi klaʸthaʸsetai— )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν νόμῳ Κυρίου

as ˱it˲_˓has_been˒_written in ˓the˒_law ˱of˲_˓the˒_Lord

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form. Alternate translation: [just as the law of the Lord commands]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πᾶν ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν, ἅγιον τῷ Κυρίῳ κληθήσεται

every male opening_up ˓a˒_womb holy ˱to˲_the Lord ˓will_be_being˒_called

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form. Alternate translation: [You are to set apart for the Lord every firstborn child who is a boy]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

πᾶν ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν

every male opening_up ˓a˒_womb

The phrase opens the womb is an idiom that refers to being the first baby to come out of the womb. This commandment applied to both people and animals, but here a baby boy is specifically in view. Alternate translation: [Every firstborn offspring who is a male] or [Every firstborn child who is a boy]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἅγιον τῷ Κυρίῳ κληθήσεται

holy ˱to˲_the Lord ˓will_be_being˒_called

As in [1:32](../01/32.md), be called is an idiom that means “to be.” Alternate translation: [will be set apart for the Lord]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative

ἅγιον τῷ Κυρίῳ κληθήσεται

holy ˱to˲_the Lord ˓will_be_being˒_called

Here, the law of Moses is using a future statement to give a command. Alternate translation: [is to be set apart for the Lord]

Parallel LUKE 2:23