And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. |
Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. |
And in the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields, and keeping watch over their flock by night. |
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. |
And in that vicinity there were shepherds living (out under the open sky) in the field, watching (in shifts) over their flock by night. |
And there were shepherds in that very region bivouacking in the fields under the open sky, and guarding their flock during the appointed night watches. |
There were some shepherds living in the same part of the country, keeping guard throughout the night over their flock in the open fields. |
Now there were some shepherds in the same neighbor hood, living in the open fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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