Luke 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 2:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ποιμένες
poimḗn
G4166
shepherd
ἦσαν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
χώρᾳ
chṓra
G5561
region
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
αὐτῇ
autós
G846
he
ἀγραυλοῦντες
agrauléō
G63
to sleep outside
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
φυλάσσοντες
phylássō
G5442
to guard
φυλακὰς
phylakḗ
G5438
guard
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
νυκτὸς
nýx
G3571
night
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ποίμνην
poímnē
G4167
flock
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.
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King James Version Public Domain
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And there were shepherds in that area, staying in the open and keeping watch over their flock at night.
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