1:79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, 1
to guide our feet into the way 2 of peace.”
1:80 And the child kept growing 3 and becoming strong 4 in spirit, and he was in the wilderness 5 until the day he was revealed 6 to Israel.
1 sn On the phrases who sit in darkness…and…death see Isa 9:1-2; 42:7; 49:9-10.
2 tn Or “the path.”
3 tn This verb is imperfect.
4 tn This verb is also imperfect.
5 tn Or “desert.”
6 tn Grk “until the day of his revealing.”