Luke 2:24
ContextNET © | and to offer a sacrifice according to what is specified in the law of the Lord, a pair of doves 1 or two young pigeons. 2 |
NIV © | and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of doves or two young pigeons". |
NASB © | and to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the Law of the Lord, "A PAIR OF TURTLEDOVES OR TWO YOUNG PIGEONS." |
NLT © | So they offered a sacrifice according to what was required in the law of the Lord––"either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons." |
MSG © | and also to sacrifice the "pair of doves or two young pigeons" prescribed in God's Law. |
BBE © | And to make an offering, as it is ordered in the law of the Lord, of two doves or other young birds. |
NRSV © | and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons." |
NKJV © | and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons." |
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NET © | and to offer a sacrifice according to what is specified in the law of the Lord, a pair of doves 1 or two young pigeons. 2 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The offering of a pair of doves or two young pigeons, instead of a lamb, speaks of the humble roots of Jesus’ family – they apparently could not afford the expense of a lamb. 2 sn A quotation from Lev 12:8; 5:11 (LXX). |