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Luke 2:8

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

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andποιμένεςpoimenesshepherdsποιμήν (poimēn)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “shepherds”, the subject formG4166a shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a flock of men.shepherdsἦσανēsanto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.χώρᾳchōracountryχώραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “country”, the to- or for-formG5561(a) a country or region, (b) the land, as opposed to the sea, (c) the country, distinct from town, (d) plur: fields.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.αὐτῇautētheirαὐτός (autos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “their”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirἀγραυλοῦντεςagraulountesto live outsideἀγραυλέω (agrauleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to live outside”, an ongoing or repeated actionG63I spend the night in the open, bivouac.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.φυλάσσοντεςphulassontesto keepφυλάσσω (phulassō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to keep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5442(a) I guard, protect; mid: I am on my guard, (b) act. and mid. of customs and regulations: I keep, observe.This verse uses “keep”.φυλακὰςphulakasprisonφυλακή (phulakē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “prison”, the object formG5438a watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment.This verse uses “prison”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νυκτὸςnuktosby nightνύξ (nux)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “by night”, the of-formG3571the night, night-time.by nightἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ποίμνηνpoimnēnflockποίμνη (poimnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “flock”, the object formG4167a flock (of sheep or goats).αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock,

World English Bible

There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

Darby Translation

And there were shepherds in that country abiding without, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

Douay-Rheims

And there were in the same country shepherds watching, and keeping the night watches over their flock.

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