Luke 2:8
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NIV © biblegateway Luk 2:8 |
And there were shepherds living out in the fields near by, keeping watch over their flocks at night. |
NASB © biblegateway Luk 2:8 |
In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. |
NLT © biblegateway Luk 2:8 |
That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep. |
MSG © biblegateway Luk 2:8 |
There were sheepherders camping in the neighborhood. They had set night watches over their sheep. |
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 2:8 |
And in the same country there were keepers of sheep in the fields, watching over their flock by night. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 2:8 |
In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. |
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 2:8 |
Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. |
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GREEK | kai poimenev hsan th cwra th auth agraulountev fulassontev thv nuktov epi thn poimnhn autwn |
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1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic. 2 sn Some argue that shepherds were among the culturally despised, but the evidence for this view of shepherds is late, coming from 5th century Jewish materials. December 25 as the celebrated date of Jesus’ birth arose around the time of Constantine (ca. 3 tn Grk “in that region.” 4 tn Grk “living in the field (see BDAG 15 s.v. ἀγραυλέω) and guarding their flock.” |