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| | :“Every daughter who possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the descendants of Israel, shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the descendants of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers. Neither shall the inheritance be transferred from tribe to tribe, but every one of the tribes of Israel shall keep to himself his own inheritance.” | | :“Every daughter who possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the descendants of Israel, shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the descendants of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers. Neither shall the inheritance be transferred from tribe to tribe, but every one of the tribes of Israel shall keep to himself his own inheritance.” |
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| − | For this reason, possessing an inheritance, even a consecrated virgin vowed to the Lord to know no man, is pledged to be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father according to the law of Moses, and still remain a virgin consecrated to God, bound by vow to the Lord. And Mary, being vowed to the Lord by her parents when she was a child, and consecrated to God by them as a perpetual virgin to not know a man, as holy to the Lord, a vow she had not made, which her husband therefore could not make void; when the angel told her she would conceive in her womb and bear a son, for this reason Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin, I do not know man.” For she was consecrated to the Lord. | + | For this reason, possessing an inheritance, even a consecrated virgin vowed to the Lord to know no man, is pledged to be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father according to the law of Moses, and still remain a virgin consecrated to God, bound by vow to the Lord. And Mary, being vowed to the Lord by her parents when she was a child, and consecrated to God by them as holy to the Lord, as a perpetual virgin to not know a man, a vow she had not made, which her husband therefore could not make void; when the angel told her she would conceive in her womb and bear a son, for this reason Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin, I do not know man.” For she was consecrated to the Lord. |
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| | The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God. Behold, Elizabeth your relative also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing spoken by God is impossible.” | | The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God. Behold, Elizabeth your relative also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing spoken by God is impossible.” |
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| − | And Mary said, “Behold the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.” The angel departed from her, and the Word became flesh and lived among us. | + | And Mary said, “Behold the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.” The angel departed from her, and the Word became flesh. |
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| − | Mary arose in those days, and went from Galilee south into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah called Ain Karim, just southwest of Jerusalem, and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She called out with a loud voice and said "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears the baby leaped in my womb for joy! Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!” | + | Mary arose in those days and went from Galilee south into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah called Ain Karim, just southwest of Jerusalem, and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She called out with a loud voice and said, "Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb! Why am I so favored that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy! Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!” |
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| − | Mary said “My soul magnifies the Lord. My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed. For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name. His mercy is for generations of generations on those who fear him. He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty. He has given help to Israel his servant, that he might remember mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.” | + | Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed, for he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name, His mercy is for generations of generations on those who fear him. He has shown strength with his arm, He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has put down princes from their thrones, And has exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, He has sent the rich away empty. He has given help to Israel his servant that he might remember mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.” |
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| | And Mary stayed with her about three months. | | And Mary stayed with her about three months. |
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| − | Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled and she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her and they rejoiced with her. Then Mary returned to her house. | + | Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her and they rejoiced with her. Then Mary returned to her house. |
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| | On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias after the name of his father. His mother answered “Not so; but he will be called John.” | | On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias after the name of his father. His mother answered “Not so; but he will be called John.” |
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| − | They said to her “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.” | + | They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.” |
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| − | They made signs to his father, what he would have him called. He made signs to them and asked for a writing tablet and wrote “His name is John.” | + | They made signs to his father what he would have him called. He made signs to them and asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” |
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| − | They all marveled. His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, his mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed and he spoke blessing God and prophesied saying “Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people; and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old) salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us; to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant, the oath which he swore to Abraham our father, to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And you child will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit us, to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.” | + | They all marveled. His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, his mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke blessing God and prophesied saying, “Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people; and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old) salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us. To show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant, the oath which he swore to Abraham our father to grant to us that we; being delivered out of the hand of our enemies; should serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit us, to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.” |
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| | Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea. All who heard them laid them up in their heart saying “What then will this child be?” | | Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea. All who heard them laid them up in their heart saying “What then will this child be?” |
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| | The hand of the Lord was with him. | | The hand of the Lord was with him. |
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| − | Now the birth of Jesus Christ occurred this way (Christ means Anointed). | + | Now the birth of Jesus Christ occurred this way. (Christ means Anointed). |
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| − | After his mother, Mary, was betrothed to Joseph as his wife, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly. As it is written in the law of Moses “When a man takes a wife and marries her, then it shall be, if she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a certificate of divorce, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house.” | + | After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph as his wife, before they came together she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly. As it is written in the law of Moses, “When a man takes a wife and marries her, then it shall be if she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a certificate of divorce, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house.” |
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| − | But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream saying “Joseph son of David do not be afraid to take to yourself Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She shall give birth to a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.” | + | But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream saying, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take to yourself Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She shall give birth to a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.” |
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| − | Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet saying “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.” Joseph arose from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself; and he did not know her sexually at any time before she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus (which means “God saves”). | + | Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet saying, “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;” which is being interpreted “God with us.” Joseph arose from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself; and he did not know her sexually at any time before she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus (which means “God saves”). |
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| − | Now this is an account of the ancestry of Joseph son of David. Jacob was the father of Joseph the son of Heli according to what is written in the law of the Lord “If brethren dwell together and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married outside to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall go in to her and take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her. It shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name not be blotted out of Israel.” | + | Now this is an account of the ancestry of Joseph son of David. Jacob was the father of Joseph the son of "Heeligh", according to what is written in the law of the Lord, “If brethren dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married outside to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall go in to her and take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her. It shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name not be blotted out of Israel.” |
| − | And Jacob was the half-brother of Heli, according to Eusebius, born of one woman, Estha their mother, who was wife to Matthan and to Matthat, first to one and then to the other in succession; for the law of Moses does not forbid a widow to marry again. Thus Jacob the son of Matthan of the house of David became the father of Joseph the son of Heli the son of Matthat of the house of David.
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| − | And this is the genealogy of Joseph son of David. The sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: Amnon, Daniel, Absalom, Adonijah, Shephatiah, Ithream: six were born to him in Hebron; and these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. All these were the sons of David. These are the heads of the clans of the house of David. | + | And Jacob was the half-brother of "Heeligh", according to "You see be us", born of one woman, "Esstha" their mother, who was wife to "Matt than" and to "Matt that", first to one and then to the other in succession; for the law of Moses does not forbid a widow to marry again. Thus Jacob the son of "Matt than" of the house of David became the father of Joseph the son of "Heeligh" the son of "Matt that" of the house of David. |
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| − | David became the father of Solomon. Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa. Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah. Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah. Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah. Josiah became the father of Jechoniah. Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel. Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor. Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud. Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob. And Jacob became the father of Joseph, the son of "He-lye", the son of "Matt That", the son of Levi, the son of "Mel-kye", the son of "Jan-nigh", the son of Joseph, the son of "Matt-athigh-us", the son of Amos, the son of "Nay-hum", the son of "Ess-lie", the son of "Nag-gai", the son of "Ma Hath", the son of "Matt-athigh-us", the son of "Sem-e-inn", the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, the son of "Jo-annan", the son of "Reesa", the son of "Zer Rub Abell", the son of "She-al-tiel", the son of "Neeri", the son of "Mel-kye", the son of "Ad Die", the son of "Co-sam", the son of "Elmo-dam", the son of "Erh", the son of "Joes-ehh", the son of "A-lee-ayzer", the son of Jorim, the son of "Matt That", the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of "Jo-nan", the son of "A-lee-aykim", the son of "Mellee-ah", the son of Menan, the son of "Matt-atha", the son of Nathan, the son of David. | + | And this is the genealogy of Joseph son of David. The sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: "Amm-non", Daniel, Absalom, "Addoh Nye jaw", "Shepha-tiah", "Ith-ree-am": six were born to him in Hebron. And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, Ibhar, "Elee-shama", "El-leaf-ellet", Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, "Elee-shama", "El-yada", and "El-leaf-ellet", nine. All these were the sons of David. These are the heads of the clans of the house of David. |
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| | + | Now. David became the father of Solomon. Solomon became the father of Reho-boam. Reho-boam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa. Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah. Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah. Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah. Josiah became the father of Jechoniah. Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel. Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor. Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud. Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob. And Jacob became the father of Joseph, the son of "Heeligh", the son of "Matt That", the son of Levi, the son of "Mel-kye", the son of "Jan-nigh", the son of Joseph, the son of "Matt-athigh-us", the son of Amos, the son of "Nay-hum", the son of "Ess-lie", the son of "Nag-gai", the son of "Ma Hath", the son of "Matt-athigh-us", the son of "Sem-e-inn", the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, the son of "Jo-annan", the son of "Reesa", the son of "Zer Rub Abell", the son of "She-al-tiel", the son of "Neeri", the son of "Mel-kye", the son of "Ad Die", the son of "Co-sam", the son of "Elmo-dam", the son of "Erh", the son of "Joes-ehh", the son of "A-lee-ayzer", the son of Jorim, the son of "Matt That", the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of "Jo-nan", the son of "A-lee-aykim", the son of "Mellee-ah", the son of Menan, the son of "Matt-atha", the son of Nathan, the son of David. |
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| | Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, made later when Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city. But Joseph moreover went up from Galilee, out of his own city, the city of Nazareth, into Judea to David’s city which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant. | | Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, made later when Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city. But Joseph moreover went up from Galilee, out of his own city, the city of Nazareth, into Judea to David’s city which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant. |
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| | Behold the blood of the Lord! Begone, you hostile powers! His name shall be called in Israel, Yeshua ben David, ben Avraham, ben Adonai, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever. | | Behold the blood of the Lord! Begone, you hostile powers! His name shall be called in Israel, Yeshua ben David, ben Avraham, ben Adonai, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever. |
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| − | The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, Jesus Anointed the son of David the son of Abraham. Now the number of the name of David by the reckoning of [[gematria]] is fourteen. And this is the reckoning of the generations. | + | The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, Jesus Anointed the son of David the son of Abraham. Now the number of the name of David by the reckoning of [[gematria|"gem-atria"]] is fourteen. And this is the reckoning of the generations. |
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| | Abraham, one, became the father of Isaac, two. Isaac became the father of Jacob, three. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brethren, four. Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, five. Perez became the father of Hezron, six. Hezron became the father of Ram, seven. Ram became the father of Amminadab, eight. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, nine. Nahshon became the father of Salmon, ten. Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab, eleven. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth, twelve. Obed became the father of Jesse, thirteen. Jesse became the father of King David, fourteen. | | Abraham, one, became the father of Isaac, two. Isaac became the father of Jacob, three. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brethren, four. Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, five. Perez became the father of Hezron, six. Hezron became the father of Ram, seven. Ram became the father of Amminadab, eight. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, nine. Nahshon became the father of Salmon, ten. Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab, eleven. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth, twelve. Obed became the father of Jesse, thirteen. Jesse became the father of King David, fourteen. |
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| | Now Joseph, the husband of Mary from whom was born Jesus who is called Christ: died. | | Now Joseph, the husband of Mary from whom was born Jesus who is called Christ: died. |
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| − | And Jesus himself who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh, when he began was about thirty years old, being the son as was supposed of Joseph, the son of "He-lye", the son of "Matt That", the son of Levi, the son of "Mel-kye", the son of "Jan-nigh". | + | And Jesus himself who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh, when he began was about thirty years old, being the son as was supposed of Joseph, the son of "Heeligh", the son of "Matt that", the son of Levi, the son of "Mel-kye", the son of "Jan-nigh". |
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| | the son of Joseph, the son of "Matt-athigh-us", the son of Amos, the son of "Nay-hum", the son of "Ess-lie", the son of "Nag-gai", the son of "Ma Hath". | | the son of Joseph, the son of "Matt-athigh-us", the son of Amos, the son of "Nay-hum", the son of "Ess-lie", the son of "Nag-gai", the son of "Ma Hath". |