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Yeshua’s birth in Beyt-Lehem

Luke 2:1–7

2:1 Yeshua’s birth in Beyt-Lehem

2 At that time, Kaisar Augustus sent a decree that everyone throughout the empire needed to register in a census. 2 (This census was conducted when Kurenios (Quirinius) was the governor of Aram (Syria).) 3 Everyone had to officially register in the city where they were born.

4 Because Yosef (Joseph) was a descendant of King David, he left the town of Nazaret (Nazareth) in the Galil region and went down to David’s town of Beyt -Lehem (Bethlehem) in Yehudah (Judea) 5 to register along with Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam), his pregnant fiancée. 6 While they were in Beyt -Lehem, the time came for her to give birth 7 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.

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2 And it _became in the those days, a_decree came _out from Kaisar Augustus/(Sebastos), all the inhabited _world to _be _registering.

2 (This registration first became when_ Kuraʸnios _governing the Suria/(ʼArām).
)

3 And all were _going to _be _registering, each to the city of _himself.

4 And Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) went _up also, from the Galilaia/(Gālīl) out _of the_city of _Nazaret, to the Youdaia to the_city of _Dawid/(Dāvid), which is _being _called Baʸthleʼem/(Bēyt-leḩem), because _of that him to _be from the_household and family of _Dawid,

5 to _register with Maria/(Miryām), which having _been _betrothed to _him, being pregnant.

6 And it _became at the time them to _be there, were _fulfilled the days of _the child her to _bear.

7 And she _bore the son of _her the firstborn, and swaddled him, and laid him in a_manger, because was not a_place for _them in the guest _room.

Mat 1:18–25

1:18 The messiah’s birth

(Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-7)

18 Now this is how the birth of Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) came about: Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) his mother was engaged to Yosef (Joseph).[ref] But before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the work of the holy spirit. 19 But her husband to be, Yosef, was a godly man, and not wishing to disgrace Maria, he decided to quietly divorce her. 20 But as he was pondering that, one of Yahweh’s messengers appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Yosef, descendant of King David, don’t be afraid to marry Maria, because the baby in her has been conceived by the holy spirit. 21 In due course she’ll have a son and you’ll name him Yeshua,[ref] because he’ll save his people from their sins.”

22 Now all that happened in fulfilment of what Yahweh had said through the prophet, 23 “Listen, the virgin will get pregnant and she’ll have a son, and they’ll call him Imanu -El (Grk. Emmanuel) (in Hebrew) which means ‘God with us.’ ”[ref]

24 Then Yosef got up and did what Yahweh’s messenger had commanded him, and he went ahead and married Maria, 25 but he didn’t sleep with her until after she had given birth. Yosef named the boy Yeshua.[ref]

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18 And the birth the of_Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah was thus:
Maria the mother of _him, having _been _betrothed to_ the _Yōsaʸf, before or/than them to _come _together, she _was _found having in womb by the_ holy _spirit.

19 And Yōsaʸf the husband of _her, being righteous and not willing to _expose her, was _counselled to _send_ her _away secretly.

20 But these things having _been _considered of _him, see, a_messenger of_the_master was _seen to _him in a_dream saying:
Yōsaʸf, son of _Dawid, may_ not _be _afraid to _receive Maria the wife of _you, because/for the one in her having _been _born is from the_ holy _spirit.

21 And she _will _be _bearing a_son, and you _will _be _calling the name of _him Yaʸsous, because/for he will _be _saving the people of _him from the sins of _them.

22 And all this has _become, in _order _that the thing having _been _spoken by the_master through the prophet may _be _fulfilled saying,

23 Behold, the virgin will _be _having in womb and will _be _bearing a_son, and they _will _be _calling the name of _him Emmanouaʸl/(ˊImmānū^ʼēl), which is being _translated:
- god With us.

24 And the Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) having _been _raised from the sleep, did as the messenger of_the_master commanded to _him, and received the wife of _him,

25 and was_ not _knowing her until of _which she _bore a_son, and he _called the name of _him, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa).

1:18: Luk 1:27.

1:21: Luk 1:31.

1:23: Isa 7:14 (LXX).

1:25: Luk 2:21.

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Luk 1:27:

27 Gavriel went to a young woman named Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) who was engaged to be married to Yosef (Joseph), a descendant of King David,[ref]

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27 to a_virgin having _been _betrothed to_a_man, whose name was Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf), of the_house of _Dawid/(Dāvid), and the name of _the virgin was Maria/(Miryām).

1:27: Mat 1:18.

Luk 1:31:

31 and listen, you’ll conceive a baby and go on to give birth to a son, and you must name him Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus).[ref]

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31 And see, you _will _be _conceiving in your _womb, and you _will _be _bearing a_son, and you _will _be _calling the name of _him Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa).

1:31: Mat 1:21.

Isa 7:14 (LXX):

14 Because of that, my master will take the initiative himself to choose a sign: listen, a young, virgin woman[fn] will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and will name him ‘Imanu -El’ (which means ‘God is with us’.).[ref]

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14 For_so/thus/hence my_master he he _will _give to/for_you(pl) a _sign THERE the _young_woman will _be_pregnant and_she _will_bear a _son and_she _will _call his/its_name Immanu- ^ʼēl.

7:14 See https://textandcanon.org/does-isaiah-predict-the-virgin-birth.

7:14: Mat 1:23.

Luk 2:21:

2:21 The child is named Yeshua

21 When the baby was eight days old and hence the time for his circumcision,[ref] he was given the name Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus)[ref] as instructed by God’s messenger even before he was conceived in the womb.

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2:21: Lev 12:3.

2:21: Luk 1:31.