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Berean Standard Bible

“and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.””

Luke 2:24

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Forty days after a birth, the law required a mother to come to the temple for purification and to bring an offering. Mary and Joseph travel from Bethlehem to Jerusalem to fulfill this.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

World English Bible (WEB)

and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”

King James Version (KJV)

And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And to make an offering, as it is ordered in the law of the Lord, of two doves or other young birds.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and to give a sacrifice, according to that said in the Law of the Lord, 'A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y para dar la ofrenda, conforme á lo que está dicho en la ley del Señor: un par de tórtolas, ó dos palominos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

También fueron a ofrecer el sacrificio que manda la ley del Señor, que dice: «un par de tórtolas o dos pichones».

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