LUKE 2:7 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) and so Maria bore her first son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and slept him in an empty feeding trough, because they had missed out on the guest room.

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

ULT And she delivered her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

UST When they arrived in Bethlehem, there was no place for them to stay in a place where visitors usually stayed. So they had to stay in a place where animals slept overnight. While they were there the time came for Mary to give birth and she gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him in wide strips of cloth and laid him down where the food was kept for the animals inside the barn.

BSB And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

BLB And she brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

AICNT And she gave birth to her [firstborn][fn] son, and she wrapped him up and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

2:7, firstborn: Absent from W(032).

OEB and she gave birth to her first child, a son. And because there was no room for them in the inn, she swathed him round and laid him in a manger.

2DT and she birthed her son, the firstborn, and she swaddled him and reclined him in a feeding trough because there was no place in the guest room.

WEBBE She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

LSV and she brought forth her Son—the firstborn, and wrapped Him up, and laid Him down in the manger, because there was not a place for them in the guest-chamber.

FBV She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him up in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger because the inn had no rooms left.

TCNT and she gave birth to her firstborn son. Then she wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in [fn]the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

2:7 the ¦ a CT

T4T When they arrived in Bethlehem, there was no place for them to stay in the house where travelers stay. So they stayed in a cattle shed. When the time for Mary to give birth arrived, she gave birth to her first son there. She wrapped him in strips of cloth and placed him in a trough where people put food for the animals.

LEB And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
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BBE And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.

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Wymth and she gave birth to her first-born son, and wrapped Him round, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

ASV And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

DRA And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

YLT and she brought forth her son — the first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the guest-chamber.

Drby and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him up in swaddling-clothes and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

RV And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Wbstr And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling-clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

KJB-1769 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

KJB-1611 And she brought foorth her first borne sonne, and wrapped him in swadling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no roome for them in the Inne.
(And she brought forth her first born son, and wrapped him in swadling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the Inne.)

Bshps And she brought foorth her first begotten sonne, and wrapped him in swadlyng clothes, & layde hym in a manger, because there was no rowme for them in the Inne.
(And she brought forth her first begotten son, and wrapped him in swadlyng clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the Inne.)

Gnva And she brought foorth her first begotten sonne, and wrapped him in swadling clothes, and laide him in a cratch, because there was no roome for them in the ynne.
(And she brought forth her first begotten son, and wrapped him in swadling clothes, and laid him in a cratch, because there was no room for them in the ynne. )

Cvdl And she brought forth hir first begotte sonne, & wrapped him in swadlinge clothes, and layed him in a maunger: for they had els no rowme in the ynne.
(And she brought forth her first begotten son, and wrapped him in swadlinge clothes, and laid him in a maunger: for they had else no room in the ynne.)

TNT And she brought forth her fyrst begotten sonne and wrapped him in swadlynge cloothes and layed him in a manger because ther was no roume for them within in the ynne.
(And she brought forth her first begotten son and wrapped him in swadlynge cloothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them within in the ynne. )

Wycl And sche bare hir first borun sone, and wlappide hym in clothis, and leide hym in a cratche, for ther was no place to hym in no chaumbir.
(And she bare her first born son, and wlappide him in clothes, and leide him in a cratche, for there was no place to him in no chaumbir.)

Luth Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn und wickelte ihn in Windeln und legte ihn in eine Krippe; denn sie hatten sonst keinen Raum in der Herberge.
(And they/she/them gebar your ersten son and wickelte him/it in Windeln and laid him/it in one Krippe; because they/she/them hatten sonst none space in the/of_the Herberge.)

ClVg Et peperit filium suum primogenitum, et pannis eum involvit, et reclinavit eum in præsepio: quia non erat eis locus in diversorio.[fn]
(And gave_birth son his_own primogenitum, and pannis him involvit, and reclinavit him in præsepio: because not/no was to_them locus in diversorio. )

2.7 Pannis eum involvit. Vilibus induitur pannis, ut stolam immortalitatis reciperemus. Manus et pedes stringuntur; ut manus nostræ ad bene operandum, pedes in viam pacis dirigantur; parvulus factus, ut nos perfecti simus.

2.7 Pannis him involvit. Vilibus induitur pannis, as stolam immortalitatis reciperemus. Manus and pedes stringuntur; as hands nostræ to bene operandum, pedes in road pacis dirigantur; parvulus factus, as we perfecti simus.

UGNT καὶ ἔτεκεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον, καὶ ἐσπαργάνωσεν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἀνέκλινεν αὐτὸν ἐν φάτνῃ, διότι οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τόπος ἐν τῷ καταλύματι.
(kai eteken ton huion autaʸs ton prōtotokon, kai esparganōsen auton, kai aneklinen auton en fatnaʸ, dioti ouk aʸn autois topos en tōi katalumati.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἔτεκεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον, καὶ ἐσπαργάνωσεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἀνέκλινεν αὐτὸν ⸀ἐν φάτνῃ, διότι οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τόπος ἐν τῷ καταλύματι.
(kai eteken ton huion autaʸs ton prōtotokon, kai esparganōsen auton kai aneklinen auton ⸀en fatnaʸ, dioti ouk aʸn autois topos en tōi katalumati.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἔτεκε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον, καὶ ἐσπαργάνωσεν αὐτόν, καὶ ἀνέκλινεν αὐτὸν ἐν [fn]τῇ φάτνῃ, διότι οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τόπος ἐν τῷ καταλύματι.
(Kai eteke ton huion autaʸs ton prōtotokon, kai esparganōsen auton, kai aneklinen auton en taʸ fatnaʸ, dioti ouk aʸn autois topos en tōi katalumati. )

2:7 τη ¦ — CT

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

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Birth of Christ

The accounts of the birth of Jesus (Matt 1:18–2:12; Luke 2:1-20) are a study in contrasts. On the one side is the lowliness of the birth. A poor peasant couple makes their way to their ancestral home of Bethlehem to register for a census imposed on them by the oppressive Roman Empire. Their journey is a long and hard one from Galilee, and when they arrive they can find no place of lodging. They are consigned to a place reserved for animals. There is a sense of poverty, rejection, and obscurity. At the birth of the child, announcements are sent not to great kings or to the rich and powerful, but to lowly shepherds watching their flocks in a field.

Yet beside this humble lowliness is a message of unspeakable power and grandeur. The child who is laid in a manger is the Messiah, the long-awaited descendant of King David. He will reign triumphant over the people of Israel and his kingdom will never end. He is the one spoken about by all the prophets. All of history has been pointing forward to its climax in him. A group of wise men from the East come to pay homage to him. And an army of mighty angels comes from heaven to announce his birth.

These contrasts are a foretaste of things to come. In Jesus, the God of Israel and Lord of all the earth has come to visit and to save his people. The Divine One reaches down to meet them where they are. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus will show special concern for the lowly, the poor, the outcast, and sinners. These are the ones he has come to save because they recognize their need for him. They receive the message of salvation with joy and rejoicing.

The contrast between lowliness and exaltation also relates to Jesus’ mission. Though wicked people reject him and put him to death, Jesus is vindicated at his resurrection and exalted to the right hand of God, where he reigns as Lord and Messiah. From there he pours out the Spirit of God to guide and direct his church. Through his life, death, resurrection, and exaltation, Jesus provides forgiveness of sins and eternal life to all those who respond in faith to him.

Passages for Further Study

Matt 1:18–2:12; Luke 2:1-20

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ἐσπαργάνωσεν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἀνέκλινεν αὐτὸν ἐν φάτνῃ, διότι οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τόπος ἐν τῷ καταλύματι

swaddled him and laid him in /a/_manger because not was ˱for˲_them /a/_place in the guest_room

If it would be helpful to your readers, you could put the second phrase before the first one, since it gives the reason for the action that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: “because there was no guest room available for them, she wrapped cloths tightly around him and put him in a box that held hay for animals”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐσπαργάνωσεν αὐτὸν

swaddled him

In some cultures, mothers help their babies feel secure by wrapping them tightly in cloth or in a blanket. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly Alternate translation: “wrapped cloths tightly around him to make him feel secure”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

ἀνέκλινεν αὐτὸν ἐν φάτνῃ

laid him in /a/_manger

A manger was a box or frame in which people put hay or other food for animals to eat. It was most likely clean, and it may have had something soft and dry like hay in it that would have provided a cushion for the baby. In this culture, animals were often kept near a home to keep them safe and so that their owners could feed them easily. Mary and Joseph stayed in a space that was ordinarily used for animals for those reasons. Alternate translation: “put him in a box that held hay for animals”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διότι οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τόπος ἐν τῷ καταλύματι

because not was ˱for˲_them /a/_place in the guest_room

There was probably no room because so many people had come to Bethlehem to register. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “there was no other place available for them to stay, because so many people had come there to register”

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

διότι οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τόπος ἐν τῷ καταλύματι

because not was ˱for˲_them /a/_place in the guest_room

The word inn could mean a place of lodging where travelers stayed overnight. However, Luke uses the same term in 22:11 to refer to a room in a house. So it could also mean “guest room.” Alternate translation: “there was no other place available for them to stay, because so many people had come there to register”

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