Luke 2:23 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

²³ It is written in the law of the Lord: “When a mother’s first baby is a boy, he shall be called ‘special for the Lord.’”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ As it is written in the Law of the Lord, Every [firstborn] male that opens the womb shall be set apart and dedicated and called holy to the Lord–[Exod. 13:1, 2, 12; Num. 8:17.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),

Common English Bible

²³ It’s written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male will be dedicated to the Lord.”)

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ just as it is written in the law of the Lord, "For every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord,"

Luke 2:23 Tagairtí Cros

Exodus 13:2

“You must give me every male in Israel who is his mother’s first child. That means that every firstborn baby boy and every firstborn male animal will be mine.”

Exodus 22:29

“At harvest time you should give me the first grain and the first juice from your fruit. Don’t wait until late in the year. “Give me your firstborn sons.

Exodus 34:19

“A woman’s first baby always belongs to me. Even the first animals that are born from your cattle or sheep belong to me.

Numbers 18:15

“A woman’s first baby and an animal’s first baby must be given to the Lord. That baby will belong to you. If the firstborn animal is unclean, then it must be bought back. If the baby is a child, that child must be bought back.