Luke 2:23

NETBible

(just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male 1  will be set apart to the Lord” 2 ),

NIV ©

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord"),

NASB ©

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "EVERY firstborn MALE THAT OPENS THE WOMB SHALL BE CALLED HOLY TO THE LORD"),

NLT ©

The law of the Lord says, "If a woman’s first child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the Lord."

MSG ©

as commanded in God's Law: "Every male who opens the womb shall be a holy offering to God,"

BBE ©

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

NRSV ©

(as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord"),

NKJV ©

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

KJV
(As
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in
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the law
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of the Lord
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Every
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male
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that openeth
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the womb
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shall be called
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holy
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to the Lord
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NASB ©
(as it is written
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in the Law
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of the Lord
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, "EVERY
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firstborn
MALE
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THAT OPENS
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THE WOMB
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SHALL BE CALLED
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HOLY
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TO THE LORD
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"),
NET [draft] ITL
(just as
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it is written
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in
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the law
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of the Lord
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, “Every
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firstborn
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male
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will be
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set apart
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to the Lord
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”),
GREEK
kaywv
<2531>
ADV
gegraptai
<1125> (5769)
V-RPI-3S
en
<1722>
PREP
nomw
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N-DSM
kuriou
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N-GSM
oti
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CONJ
pan
<3956>
A-NSN
arsen
<730>
N-NSN
dianoigon
<1272> (5723)
V-PAP-NSN
mhtran
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N-ASF
agion
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A-ASN
tw
<3588>
T-DSM
kuriw
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N-DSM
klhyhsetai
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V-FPI-3S
NETBible

(just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male 1  will be set apart to the Lord” 2 ),

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “every male that opens the womb” (an idiom for the firstborn male).

2 sn An allusion to Exod 13:2, 12, 15.