Luke 2:8 - Modern King James Version

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

As I live, says the Lord Jehovah, surely because My flock became a prey, and My flock became food to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock,

Luke 2:7

And she brought forth her son, the First-born, and wrapped Him, and laid Him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn.

Luke 2:9

And lo, the angel of the Lord came on them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them. And they were grievously afraid.