They killed the bull, and brought the child to Eli.
Parallel translations
- KJV And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
- BSB And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.
- NKJV Then they slaughtered a bull, and brought the child to Eli.
- NASB Then they slaughtered the bull, and brought the boy to Eli.
- NLT After sacrificing the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Luke 18:15–16They were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
- Luke 2:22When the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord
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