Luke 2:8
“And there were in the same countrey shepheards abiding in þe field, keeping watch ouer their flocke by night.”
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Luke 2:8 Context
6And so it was, that while they were there, the dayes were accomplished that she should be deliuered. 7And she brought foorth her first borne sonne, and wrapped him in swadling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no roome for them in the Inne. 8And there were in the same countrey shepheards abiding in þe field, keeping watch ouer their flocke by night. 9And loe, the Angel of the Lord came vpon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid. 10And the Angel said vnto them, Feare not: For behold, I bring you good tidings of great ioy, which shall be to all people.
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And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
- King James Version
In the same region there were {some} shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.
- New American Standard Version (1995)