Luke 2:8 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

⁸ And shepherds were in the country, sleeping in the fields, and watching over their flock the watches of the night.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ 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)

⁸ And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

Common English Bible

⁸ Nearby shepherds were living in the fields, guarding their sheep at night.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ 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

⁸ 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.