When 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
Parallel translations
- KJV And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
- BSB And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
- NKJV Now when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
- NASB And when the days for their purification according to the Law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
- NLT Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
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- Lev 12:1–8Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
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