Luke 2:8 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

And shepherds were in the country, sleeping in the fields, and watching over their flock the watches of the night.

Tuilleadh leaganacha

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And in that vicinity there were shepherds living [out under the open sky] in the field, watching [in shifts] over their flock by night.

American Standard Version (1901)

And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

Common English Bible

Nearby shepherds were living in the fields, guarding their sheep at night.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And there were shepherds in the same region, being vigilant and keeping watch in the night over their flock.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And there were in the same country shepherds watching, and keeping the night watches over their flock.

Luke 2:8 Tagairtí Cros

Ezekiel 34:8

I live, says the Lord Jehovah, if not my sheep were for plunder and my sheep will be for consuming to all the beasts of the field from no shepherd; and the shepherds sought not my sheep, and the shepherds will feed themselves, and my sheep they fed not

Luke 2:7

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and swathed him, and put him in a mangier; : for there was no place for them in the inn.

Luke 2:9

And, behold, a messenger of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them : and they fear a great fear.