Justice and Mercy Revisited, Part 6

This is a continuation of a consideration of “Matthew’s and the Holy Spirit’s word choices”¹ in Matthew 12:18-21. Once more I’ll mine the rich vein of רָצָה (rāṣâ) encountered in another essay in its Qal perfect 3^rd person feminine form רָצְתָה (ESV: delights): Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights.² Matthew wrote: Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased,³ which I want to keep in mind for comparison and contrast: the new human (Jesus) to the old (Jacob/Israel).

Jesus (Matthew 12:15 ESV)	Jacob/Israel (Isaiah 42:1 English Elpenor)
The One New Man (Luke 1:34-35; Ephesians 2:15b ESV)	The one born of the flesh (Genesis 25:24-26 ESV), chosen by God (Genesis 28:13-15 ESV)
Matthew 12:18a ESV	Isaiah 42:1a ESV
Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased	Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights

I’ve traveled many miles since writing the previous essay in this thread. It seems appropriate to make the two questions which are currently informing my study explicit:

Will the word of God make and fashion my knowledge of God? Or will my knowledge of God interpret the word of God?

The most sober answer to these questions is yes. And Jesus continued to advance, Luke wrote of our Lord, in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.⁴ A disciple is not above his teacher, our Lord taught, but everyone fully trained will be like his teacher.⁵ Paul contrasted his present knowledge of God to a future face-to-face: For now we see through a glass in obscurity, but then, face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.⁶

Another key feature currently informing my study was Paul’s knowledge of God in the quiet of his heart, as he instructed the young disciple Timothy (1 Timothy 4:7b-11 Berean Literal Bible):

…train yourself unto godliness. For bodily exercise is to a little profit, but godliness is profitable for everything, having the promise of the present life and of the one about to be. Trustworthy is the word (ὁ λόγος), and worthy of full acceptance.

For unto this (e.g., ὁ λόγος; “the word”) we toil⁷ and strive,⁸ because we have hoped on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers [Table]. Command and teach these things.

I’m quoting the Berean Literal Bible deliberately as something closer to the understanding of the Greek I seek, but closer only counts when throwing horseshoes or hand grenades. It is no substitute for grappling with the Greek word-for-word and phrase-for-phrase: ὅτι, because, ἠλπίκαμεν, we have hoped, ἐπὶ, on, θεῷ ζῶντι, the living God. I’ll begin with the dative phrase θεῷ ζῶντι, living God. (English translators have a habit of dropping articles that are clearly in the Greek text and adding articles that are not.)

The dative is the case of the indirect object, or may also indicate the means by which something is done. The dative case also has a wide variety of uses, with the root idea being that of “personal interest” or “reference”. It is used most often in one of three general categories: Indirect object, Instrument (means), or Location. Most commonly it is used as the indirect object of a sentence. It may also indicate the means by which something is done or accomplished. Used as a dative of location, it can show the “place”, “time”, or “sphere” in which something may happen.⁹

So, here θεῷ, the dative form of θεός, is clearly the “place” and “sphere” of we who are hoping (not to mention the now and forever “time” element)—ἐπὶ θεῷ, on…God. And θεῷ is modified by the participle ζῶντι, living God. The imagery of living God is a familiar contrast to dead idols among the prophets (Isaiah 46 ESV):

Bel bows down; Nebo stoops;
their idols are on beasts and livestock;
these things you carry are borne
as burdens on weary beasts.
They stoop; they bow down together;
they cannot save the burden,
but themselves go into captivity.
“Listen to me, O house of Jacob,
all the remnant of the house of Israel,
who have been borne by me from before your birth,
carried from the womb;
even to your old age I am he,
and to gray hairs I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear;
I will carry and will save (וַאֲמַלֵּט, a form of מָלַט, mālaṭ; Septuagint: καὶ σώσω ὑμᾶς).
“To whom will you liken me and make me equal,
and compare me, that we may be alike?
Those who lavish gold from the purse,
and weigh out silver in the scales,
hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
then they fall down and worship!
They lift it to their shoulders, they carry it,
they set it in its place, and it stands there;
it cannot move from its place.
If one cries to it, it does not answer
or save him from his trouble.
“Remember this and stand firm,
recall it to mind, you transgressors [Table],
remember the former things of old;
for I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me [Table],
declaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose’ [Table],
calling a bird of prey from the east,
the man of my counsel from a far country.
I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass;
I have purposed, and I will do it [Table].
“Listen to me, you stubborn of heart,
you who are far from righteousness [Table]:
I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off,
and my salvation will not delay;
I will put salvation in Zion,
for Israel my glory” [Table].

The dative θεῷ ζῶντι, living God, is the One on whom we have hoped and “the means by” whom we have hoped on Him. And if that dual meaning is too much for the aesthetics of English Bible translation, if it forces one to choose between them, I argue that the latter is by far the more important. Religion will always favor the dead idol that must be carried by beasts of burden. Living God, who speaks and acts on his own, who bears and carries and saves (and frees) his own people (with his own righteousness), is an ever present danger to Religion (and the religious mind). But we have had in ourselves the sentence of death, Paul wrote, so that we should not be trusting in ourselves, but in God, the One raising the dead…¹⁰

The verb translated we have hoped, ἠλπίκαμεν, is a form of ἐλπίζω in the perfect tense:

The basic thought of the perfect tense is that the progress of an action has been completed and the results of the action are continuing on, in full effect. In other words, the progress of the action has reached its culmination and the finished results are now in existence. Unlike the English perfect, which indicates a completed past action, the Greek perfect tense indicates the continuation and present state of a completed past action.

For example, Galatians 2:20 should be translated “I am in a present state of having been crucified with Christ,” indicating that not only was I crucified with Christ in the past, but I am existing now [e.g., our old self (ὁ παλαιὸς ἡμῶν ἄνθρωπος); “our old human”] in that present condition.
“…having been rooted and grounded in love,” Eph 3:17¹¹

The Greek perfect is a rather macabre tense generally. It is easy to imagine any number of negative consequences that remain “in full effect” for a lifetime. The positive consequences of most past actions are all too ephemeral by comparison. Yet, the Greek perfect tense seems divinely appointed for any action that moves the Holy Spirit of living God from with me to in me, since He fills me daily, now and forever, with the Lord’s own love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control [Table].¹²

The verb ἠλπίκαμεν is a form of ἐλπίζω in the active voice. In other words, the we of whom Paul wrote actively chose living God at some time in the past, “to have confident assurance; to be confident in, to put trust (in), to count (on); to feel secure; to entertain hope for; to hope, trust, expect, confide, have confidence” in, on, by means of Him rather than ourselves or whatever other dead idol we have carried for that purpose. “Did you receive the Holy Spirit, having believed?”¹³ remains the relevant question.

And who is living God? σωτὴρ, Savior, πάντων, of all, ἀνθρώπων, men (or “humans”), μάλιστα, especially, πιστῶν, of believers. And Paul concluded with two imperatives: Παράγγελλε, Command, ταῦτα, these things, καὶ δίδασκε, and teach. With this Gospel resounding in my ears, the final occurrence of a form of רָצָה (rāṣâ) I’ll consider begins (Leviticus 7:11 ESV):

“And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings that one may offer to the Lord.

The Hebrew noun translated of peace offerings is הַשְּׁלָמִים, a form of שֶׁלֶם (šelem). It was translated with the noun σωτηρίου, a genitive form of σωτήριον, in the Septuagint, of deliverance (NETS), of peace-offering (English Elpenor). It was written of Jesus (Luke 2:21-32 Berean Literal Bible):

And when eight days to circumcise Him¹⁴ were fulfilled, then His name was called Jesus, which He had been called by the angel before His being conceived in the womb.

And when the days of their purification were fulfilled according to the Law of Moses,¹⁵ they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present to the Lord (just as it has been written in the Law of the Lord: “Every male opening a womb will be called holy to the Lord”), and to give a sacrifice according to that said in the¹⁶ Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young¹⁷ pigeons.”

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon (ἐπ᾿) him. And it was divinely revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he should see the Christ of the Lord [Table]. And he went in the Spirit into the temple. And in the parents bringing in the child Jesus for them to do according to that having become customary by the Law concerning Him, then he took Him into the arms and blessed God, and he said [Table]:

“Now, Lord, You dismiss Your servant in peace,
according to Your word.
For my eyes saw Your salvation (τὸ σωτήριον σου; e.g., your deliverance or your peace-offering),
which You prepared before the face of all the peoples (πάντων τῶν λαῶν),
a light to the uncovering of the Gentiles,
and the glory of Your people Israel.”

The law of the sacrifice of peace offerings continued (Leviticus 7:12, 13 ESV):

If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the thanksgiving sacrifice unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and loaves of fine flour well mixed with oil. With the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving he shall bring his offering with loaves of leavened bread.

Here again, the Hebrew noun translated of his peace offerings is שְׁלָמָיו, another form of שֶׁלֶם (šelem). It, too, was translated with the noun σωτηρίου, a genitive form of σωτήριον, in the Septuagint, for deliverance (NETS), with the peace-offering (English Elpenor). Paul wrote (Titus 2:11-14 Berean Literal Bible):

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men (σωτήριος πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις) [Table], instructing us that having denied ungodliness and worldly passions, we should live sound-mindedly and righteously and godlily (εὐσεβῶς) in the present age, awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from all lawlessness and might purify to Himself a people specially His, zealous for good works.

The law of the sacrifice of peace offerings continued (Leviticus 7:14 ESV):

And from it he shall offer one loaf from each offering, as a gift to the Lord. It shall belong to the priest who throws the blood of the peace offerings.

Here again, the Hebrew noun translated of the peace offerings is הַשְּׁלָמִים, another form of שֶׁלֶם (šelem). It, too, was translated with the noun σωτηρίου, a genitive form of σωτήριον, in the Septuagint, of the deliverance (NETS), of the peace-offering (English Elpenor). Paul told the Jews of Rome who rejected his testimony about Jesus (Acts 28:28 Berean Literal Bible):

Therefore be it known to you that this salvation (τὸ σωτήριον; e.g., deliverance or peace-offering) of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen! [Table]

The law of the sacrifice of peace offerings continued with instruction about eating the flesh of the sacrifice (Leviticus 7:15 ESV):

And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. He shall not leave any of it until the morning.

Here again, the Hebrew noun translated of his peace offerings is שְׁלָמָיו, another form of שֶׁלֶם (šelem). It, too, was translated with the noun σωτηρίου, a genitive form of σωτήριον, in the Septuagint, for deliverance (NETS), of the peace-offering (English Elpenor). The Lord’s own peace-offering said (John 6:47-57 Berean Literal Bible):

Truly, truly, I say to you, the one believing¹⁸ has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread coming down out of heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread having come down out of heaven. If anyone shall eat of this bread, he will live¹⁹ to the age. And the bread also that I will give for the life of the world is My flesh.”²⁰

Therefore the Jews were arguing with one another, saying, “How is this One able to give us His²¹ flesh to eat?”

Therefore Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you shall eat the flesh of the Son of Man and shall drink His blood, you do not have life in yourselves. The one eating My flesh and drinking My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up in the last day. For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink [Table].

The one eating My flesh and drinking My blood remains in Me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, the one also feeding on Me, he also will live because of Me. This is the bread having come down out of heaven, not as the fathers ate and died. The one eating this bread will live to the age” [Table].

The law of the sacrifice of peace offerings continued with more instruction about eating the flesh of the sacrifice (Leviticus 7:16-18 ESV):

But if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow offering or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice, and on the next day what remains of it shall be eaten. But what remains of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned up with fire. If any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten on the third day, he who offers it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be credited to him. It is tainted, and he who eats of it shall bear his iniquity [Table].

The Hebrew verb negated above, translated it shall…be accepted, is יֵרָצֶה, a Niphal imperfect form of רָצָה (rāṣâ). It was translated δεχθήσεται, it will…be accepted (NETS), it shall…be accepted (English Elpenor), and negated in the Septuagint. The penalty is incurred from eating the flesh of this sacrifice on the third day.

From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that it is necessary for Him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and on the third day to be raised.²²

And in their gathering together²³ in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised up.” And they were deeply grieved.²⁴

And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took aside the twelve disciples²⁵ by themselves, and on the way He said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death. And they will betray Him to the Gentiles to mock and to flog and to crucify, and on the third day He will be raised up.”²⁶

And the next day, which is after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together before Pilate, saying, “Sir, we have remembered how that deceiver, while living, said, ‘After three days I arise.’ Therefore command the tomb to be secured until the third day, lest ever His disciples, having come,²⁷ steal Him away and say to the people, ‘He is risen from the dead.’ And the last deception will be worse than the first.”

Pilate²⁸ said to them, “You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you have known.” And having gone with the guard, they made the tomb secure, having sealed the stone.²⁹

And having warned them, [Jesus] instructed them to say this to no one, having said, “It is necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and on the third day to be raised” [Table].³⁰

And having taken aside the Twelve, He said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things having been written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished [Table]. For He will be betrayed to the Gentiles and will be mocked and will be insulted and will be spit upon. And having flogged Him, they will kill Him; and on the third day He will rise again.”³¹

But on the first of the Sabbaths at early dawn they [the women who had come with Him out of Galilee³²] came to the tomb bringing the spices that they prepared [Table]. And they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb, but having entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass that while they are perplexed about this, behold, two men in dazzling apparel stood by them.

And on their having become terrified and bowing the faces to the ground, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living (τὸν ζῶντα, another form of ζάω) with the dead? He is not here, but He is risen! Remember how He spoke to you, being yet in Galilee [Table], saying, ‘It is necessary for the Son of Man to be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and the third day to rise again.’”

And they remembered His words.³³

And behold, on the same day, two of them were going to a village whose name is Emmaus, sixty stadia distant from Jerusalem. And they were talking with one another about all these things having taken place. And it came to pass, in their talking and reasoning, that Jesus³⁴ Himself, having drawn near, was walking along with them. But their eyes were held not to know Him.

And He said to them, “What are these words that you exchange with one another, walking?”

And they stood still,³⁵ looking sad. And the one named Cleopas, answering, said to Him, “Are You alone visiting Jerusalem and have not known the things having come to pass in it in these days?”

And He said to them, “What things?”

And they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet, mighty in deed and word before God and all the people [Table], and how our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the judgment of death, and they crucified Him. But we were hoping it is He who is about to redeem Israel. But indeed also with all these things, this brings the third day away from which these things came to pass.

But also, certain women out from us astonished us. Having been to the tomb early this morning [Table] and not having found His body, they came declaring to have also seen a vision of angels, who say He is alive. And some of those with us went to the tomb and found it thus, even as the women said. But Him they did not see.”

And He said to them, “O foolish and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?” And having begun from Moses and from all the Prophets, He interpreted to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures [Table].³⁶

And having risen up that same hour, they returned to Jerusalem.

And they found the Eleven and those with them gathered together,³⁷ saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and He has appeared to Simon!”

And they began relating the things on the road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of the bread.

And in their telling these things, He³⁸ Himself stood in their midst and says to them, “Peace to you⁺.” But having been terrified, and having been filled with fear, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit.

And He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts come up in your hearts?³⁹ See My hands and My feet, that I am He. Touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see Me having.” And having said this, He showed⁴⁰ to them the hands and the feet.

And in their still disbelieving from joy and wondering, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” And they gave to Him part of a broiled fish.⁴¹ And having taken, He ate before them.

And He said to them, “These are My words, which I spoke to you⁺ being still with you, that it is necessary to be fulfilled all things having been written concerning Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms” [Table]. Then He opened their mind to understand the Scriptures.

And He said to them, “Thus it has been written: The Christ was to suffer and to rise out from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins are to be proclaimed in His name to all nations, having begun from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.

And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But you, remain in the city until you should be clothed with power from on high” [Table].⁴²

Eating the flesh of one’s own peace-offering on the third day invalidated the offering. The Lord Jesus’ resurrection on the third day after He offered the Lord’s own peace-offering invalidates all other peace-offerings: he who offers it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be credited to him. It is tainted, and he who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.⁴³ I am the way and the truth and the life, Jesus told his disciples the night He was handed over to be crucified. No one comes to the Father if not through Me.⁴⁴

According to a note (65) in the NET Luke alluded to Exodus 13:2, 12 and 15 in Luke 2:23. Tables comparing the Greek of that allusion to that of the Septuagint follow.

Luke 2:23b (NET Parallel Greek)	Exodus 13:2 (Septuagint BLB)	Exodus 13:2 (Septuagint Elpenor)
πᾶν ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἅγιον τῷ κυρίῳ κληθήσεται	ἁγίασόν μοι πᾶν πρωτότοκον πρωτογενὲς διανοῖγον πᾶσαν μήτραν ἐν τοῖς υἱοῖς Ισραηλ ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου ἕως κτήνους ἐμοί ἐστιν	ἁγίασόν μοι πᾶν πρωτότοκον πρωτογενὲς διανοῖγον πᾶσαν μήτραν ἐν τοῖς υἱοῖς ᾿Ισραὴλ ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου ἕως κτήνους· ἐμοί ἐστιν
Luke 2:23b (NET)	Exodus 13:2 (NETS)	Exodus 13:2 (English Elpenor)
Every firstborn male will be set apart to the Lord	Consecrate to me every firstborn, first-produced, opening every womb among the sons of Israel, from human being to animal. It’s mine!	Sanctify to me every first-born, first produced, opening every womb among the children of Israel both of man and beast: it is mine.

Luke 2:23b (NET Parallel Greek)	Exodus 13:12a (Septuagint BLB)	Exodus 13:12a (Septuagint Elpenor)
πᾶν ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἅγιον τῷ κυρίῳ κληθήσεται	καὶ ἀφελεῖς πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν τὰ ἀρσενικά τῷ κυρίῳ	καὶ ἀφελεῖς πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν, τὰ ἀρσενικά, τῷ Κυρίῳ
Luke 2:23b (NET)	Exodus 13:12a (NETS)	Exodus 13:12a (English Elpenor)
Every firstborn male will be set apart to the Lord	you shall also set apart everything opening the womb, the males, for the Lord	that thou shalt set apart every [offspring] opening the womb, the males to the Lord

Luke 2:23b (NET Parallel Greek)	Exodus 13:15b (Septuagint BLB)	Exodus 13:15b (Septuagint Elpenor)
πᾶν ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἅγιον τῷ κυρίῳ κληθήσεται	ἐγὼ θύω τῷ κυρίῳ πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν τὰ ἀρσενικά καὶ πᾶν πρωτότοκον τῶν υἱῶν μου λυτρώσομαι	ἐγὼ θύω πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν, τὰ ἀρσενικά, τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ πᾶν πρωτότοκον τῶν υἱῶν μου λυτρώσομαι
Luke 2:23b (NET)	Exodus 13:15b (NETS)	Exodus 13:15b (English Elpenor)
Every firstborn male will be set apart to the Lord	I am sacrificing to the Lord everything opening the womb, the males, and I will redeem every firstborn of my sons’.	do I sacrifice every [offspring] that opens the womb, the males to the Lord, and every first-born of my sons I will redeem.

According to a note (67) in the NET Luke quoted Leviticus 12:8 and 5:11 in Luke 2:24. Tables comparing the Greek of that quotation to that of the Septuagint follow.

Luke 2:24b (NET Parallel Greek)	Leviticus 12:8b (Septuagint BLB)	Leviticus 12:8b (Septuagint Elpenor)
ζεῦγος τρυγόνων ἢ δύο νοσσοὺς περιστερῶν	δύο τρυγόνας ἢ δύο νεοσσοὺς περιστερῶν	δύο τρυγόνας ἢ δύο νεοσσοὺς περιστερῶν
Luke 2:24b (NET)	Leviticus 12:8b (NETS)	Leviticus 12:8b (English Elpenor)
a pair of doves or two young pigeons	two turtledoves or two young doves	two turtle-doves or two young pigeons

Luke 2:24b (NET Parallel Greek)	Leviticus 5:11a (Septuagint BLB) Table	Leviticus 5:11a (Septuagint Elpenor)
ζεῦγος τρυγόνων ἢ δύο νοσσοὺς περιστερῶν	ζεῦγος τρυγόνων ἢ δύο νεοσσοὺς περιστερῶν	ζεῦγος τρυγόνων, ἢ δύο νεοσσοὺς περιστερῶν
Luke 2:24b (NET)	Leviticus 5:11a (NETS)	Leviticus 5:11a (English Elpenor)
a pair of doves or two young pigeons	a brace of turtledoves or two young doves	a pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons

Tables comparing Isaiah 46:1; 46:2; 46:3; 46:4; 46:5; 46:6; 46:7; Leviticus 7:11; 7:12; 7:13; 7:14; 7:15; 7:16; 7:17; Exodus 13:2; 13:12; 13:15 and Leviticus 12:8 in the Tanakh, KJV and NET, and comparing the Greek of Isaiah 46:1; 46:2; 46:3; 46:4; 46:5; 46:6; 46:7; Leviticus 7:11; 7:12; 7:13; 7:14; 7:15; 7:16; 7:17; Exodus 13:2; 13:12; 13:15 and Leviticus 12:8 in the Septuagint (BLB and Elpenor), and tables comparing Luke 2:21, 22; 2:24; John 6:47; 6:51, 52; Matthew 17:22; 20:17; 20:19; 27:64, 65; Luke 23:55; 24:15; 24:17; 24:33; 24:36; 24:38; 24:40 and 24:42 in the NET and KJV follow.

Isaiah 46:1 (Tanakh)	Isaiah 46:1 (KJV)	Isaiah 46:1 (NET)
Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.	Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.	Bel kneels down, Nebo bends low. Their images weigh down animals and beasts. Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals.

Isaiah 46:1 (Septuagint BLB)	Isaiah 46:1 (Septuagint Elpenor)
ἔπεσε Βηλ συνετρίβη Δαγων ἐγένετο τὰ γλυπτὰ αὐτῶν εἰς θηρία καὶ κτήνη αἴρετε αὐτὰ καταδεδεμένα ὡς φορτίον κοπιῶντι	ΕΠΕΣΕ Βήλ, συνετρίβη Δαγών, ἐγένετο τὰ γλυπτὰ αὐτῶν εἰς θηρία καὶ κτήνη· αἴρετε αὐτὰ καταδεδεμένα ὡς φορτίον κοπιῶντι
Isaiah 46:1 (NETS)	Isaiah 46:1a (English Elpenor)
Bel has fallen; Dagon has been crushed; their graven images have become for beasts and cattle; you carry them bound as a burden for the weary	Bel has fallen, Nabo is broken to pieces, their graven images are gone to the wild beasts and the cattle: ye take them packed up as a burden to the weary,

Isaiah 46:2 (Tanakh)	Isaiah 46:2 (KJV)	Isaiah 46:2 (NET)
They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.	They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.	Together they bend low and kneel down; they are unable to rescue the images; they themselves head off into captivity.

Isaiah 46:2 (Septuagint BLB)	Isaiah 46:2 (Septuagint Elpenor)
καὶ πεινῶντι καὶ ἐκλελυμένῳ οὐκ ἰσχύοντι ἅμα οἳ οὐ δυνήσονται σωθῆναι ἀπὸ πολέμου αὐτοὶ δὲ αἰχμάλωτοι ἤχθησαν	καὶ πεινῶντι, ἐκλελυμένῳ, οὐκ ἰσχύοντι ἅμα, οἳ οὐ δυνήσονται σωθῆναι ἀπὸ πολέμου, αὐτοὶ δὲ αἰχμάλωτοι ἤχθησαν
Isaiah 46:2 (NETS)	Isaiah 46:1b, 2 (English Elpenor)
and the hungry as well as for the feeble who has no strength, who will not be able to be saved from war, but themselves have been led captive.	exhausted, hungry, and [at the same time] helpless man; 2 who will not be able to save themselves from war, but they themselves are led [away] captive.

Isaiah 46:3 (Tanakh)	Isaiah 46:3 (KJV)	Isaiah 46:3 (NET)
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:	Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:	“Listen to me, O family of Jacob, all you who are left from the family of Israel, you who have been carried from birth, you who have been supported from the time you left the womb.

Isaiah 46:3 (Septuagint BLB)	Isaiah 46:3 (Septuagint Elpenor)
ἀκούσατέ μου οἶκος τοῦ Ιακωβ καὶ πᾶν τὸ κατάλοιπον τοῦ Ισραηλ οἱ αἰρόμενοι ἐκ κοιλίας καὶ παιδευόμενοι ἐκ παιδίου	᾿Ακούετέ μου, οἶκος τοῦ ᾿Ιακὼβ καὶ πᾶν τὸ κατάλοιπον τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ, οἱ αἰρόμενοι ἐκ κοιλίας καὶ παιδευόμενοι ἐκ παιδίου
Isaiah 46:3 (NETS)	Isaiah 46:3 (English Elpenor)
Hear me, O house of Iakob and everyone who is left of Israel, you who are being carried from the womb and trained from the time you were a child.	Hear me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of Israel, who are borne [by me] from the womb, and taught [by me] from infancy, [even] to old age:

Isaiah 46:4 (Tanakh)	Isaiah 46:4 (KJV)	Isaiah 46:4 (NET)
And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.	And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.	Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you.

Isaiah 46:4 (Septuagint BLB)	Isaiah 46:4 (Septuagint Elpenor)
ἕως γήρους ἐγώ εἰμι καὶ ἕως ἂν καταγηράσητε ἐγώ εἰμι ἐγὼ ἀνέχομαι ὑμῶν ἐγὼ ἐποίησα καὶ ἐγὼ ἀνήσω ἐγὼ ἀναλήμψομαι καὶ σώσω ὑμᾶς	ἕως γήρους· ἐγώ εἰμι, καὶ ἕως ἂν καταγηράσητε, ἐγώ εἰμι· ἐγὼ ἀνέχομαι ὑμῶν, ἐγὼ ἐποίησα καὶ ἐγὼ ἀνήσω, ἐγὼ ἀναλήψομαι καὶ σώσω ὑμᾶς
Isaiah 46:4 (NETS)	Isaiah 46:4 (English Elpenor)
Until your old age, I am, and until you grow old, I am; I bear with you; I have made, and I will set free; I will take up and save you.	I am [he]; and until ye shall have grown old, I am [he]: I bear you, I have made, and I will relieve, I will take up and save you.

Isaiah 46:5 (Tanakh)	Isaiah 46:5 (KJV)	Isaiah 46:5 (NET)
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?	To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?	To whom can you compare and liken me? Tell me whom you think I resemble, so we can be compared!

Isaiah 46:5 (Septuagint BLB)	Isaiah 46:5 (Septuagint Elpenor)
τίνι με ὡμοιώσατε ἴδετε τεχνάσασθε οἱ πλανώμενοι	τίνι με ὡμοιώσατε; ἴδετε, τεχνάσασθε, οἱ πλανώμενοι
Isaiah 46:5 (NETS)	Isaiah 46:5 (English Elpenor)
To whom have you likened me? See, act with cunning, you who are going astray!	To whom have ye compared me? see, consider, ye that go astray.

Isaiah 46:6 (Tanakh)	Isaiah 46:6 (KJV)	Isaiah 46:6 (NET)
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.	They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.	Those who empty out gold from a purse and weigh out silver on the scale hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god. They then bow down and worship it.

Isaiah 46:6 (Septuagint BLB)	Isaiah 46:6 (Septuagint Elpenor)
οἱ συμβαλλόμενοι χρυσίον ἐκ μαρσιππίου καὶ ἀργύριον ἐν ζυγῷ στήσουσιν ἐν σταθμῷ καὶ μισθωσάμενοι χρυσοχόον ἐποίησαν χειροποίητα καὶ κύψαντες προσκυνοῦσιν αὐτοῖς	οἱ συμβαλλόμενοι χρυσίον ἐκ μαρσιππίου καὶ ἀργύριον ἐν ζυγῷ, στήσουσιν ἐν σταθμῷ καὶ μισθωσάμενοι χρυσοχόον ἐποίησαν χειροποίητα, καὶ κύψαντες προσκυνοῦσιν αὐτοῖς
Isaiah 46:6 (NETS)	Isaiah 46:6 (English Elpenor)
Those who contribute gold from a bag and silver in a balance will set it on a scale, and after hiring a goldsmith, they made handiwork, and bowing down they do obeisance to them!	They that furnish gold out of a purse, and silver by weight, will weigh it in a scale, and they hire a goldsmith and make idols, and bow down, and worship them.

Isaiah 46:7 (Tanakh)	Isaiah 46:7 (KJV)	Isaiah 46:7 (NET)
They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.	They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.	They put it on their shoulder and carry it; they put it in its place and it just stands there; it does not move from its place. Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply; it does not deliver him from his distress.

Isaiah 46:7 (Septuagint BLB)	Isaiah 46:7 (Septuagint Elpenor)
αἴρουσιν αὐτὸ ἐπὶ τῶν ὤμων καὶ πορεύονται ἐὰν δὲ θῶσιν αὐτό ἐπὶ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ μένει οὐ μὴ κινηθῇ καὶ ὃς ἂν βοήσῃ πρὸς αὐτόν οὐ μὴ εἰσακούσῃ ἀπὸ κακῶν οὐ μὴ σώσῃ αὐτόν	αἴρουσιν αὐτὸ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὤμου, καὶ πορεύονται· ἐὰν δὲ θῶσιν αὐτό, ἐπὶ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ μένει, οὐ μὴ κινηθῇ· καὶ ὡς ἐὰν βοήσῃ πρὸς αὐτόν, οὐ μὴ εἰσακούσῃ, ἀπὸ κακῶν οὐ μὴ σώση αὐτόν
Isaiah 46:7 (NETS)	Isaiah 46:7 (English Elpenor)
They carry it on their shoulders and go, and if they set it up, it stays in its place; it will not move. And whoever cries out to him, he will not listen; he will not save him from evils.	They bear it upon the shoulder, and go; and if they put it upon its place, it remains, it cannot move: and whosoever shall cry to it, it cannot hear; it cannot save him from trouble.

Leviticus 7:11 (Tanakh)	Leviticus 7:11 (KJV)	Leviticus 7:11 (NET)
And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which one may offer unto HaShem.	And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD.	“‘This is the law of the peace-offering sacrifice which he is to present to the Lord.

Leviticus 7:11 (Septuagint BLB)	Leviticus 7:11 (Septuagint Elpenor)
οὗτος ὁ νόμος θυσίας σωτηρίου ἣν προσοίσουσιν κυρίῳ	Οὗτος ὁ νόμος θυσίας σωτηρίου, ἣν προσοίσουσι Κυρίῳ
Leviticus 7:11 (NETS)	Leviticus 7:11 (English Elpenor)
This is the law of the sacrifice of deliverance that they shall offer to the Lord.	This [is] the law of the sacrifice of peace-offering, which they shall bring to the Lord.

Leviticus 7:12 (Tanakh)	Leviticus 7:12 (KJV)	Leviticus 7:12 (NET)
If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour soaked.	If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.	If he presents it on account of thanksgiving, along with the thank-offering sacrifice he must present unleavened loaves mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers smeared with olive oil, and well-soaked, ring-shaped loaves made of choice wheat flour mixed with olive oil.

Leviticus 7:12 (Septuagint BLB)	Leviticus 7:12 (Septuagint Elpenor)
ἐὰν μὲν περὶ αἰνέσεως προσφέρῃ αὐτήν καὶ προσοίσει ἐπὶ τῆς θυσίας τῆς αἰνέσεως ἄρτους ἐκ σεμιδάλεως ἀναπεποιημένους ἐν ἐλαίῳ λάγανα ἄζυμα διακεχρισμένα ἐν ἐλαίῳ καὶ σεμίδαλιν πεφυραμένην ἐν ἐλαίῳ	ἐὰν μὲν περὶ αἰνέσεως προσφέρῃ αὐτήν, καὶ προσοίσει ἐπὶ τῆς θυσίας τῆς αἰνέσεως ἄρτους ἐκ σεμιδάλεως ἀναπεποιημένους ἐν ἐλαίῳ, λάγανα ἄζυμα διακεχρισμένα ἐν ἐλαίῳ καὶ σεμίδαλιν πεφυραμένην ἐν ἐλαίῳ
Leviticus 7:12 (NETS)	Leviticus 7:12 (English Elpenor)
If he brings it for praise, then he shall brink for the sacrifice of praise cakes of fine flour made up with oil and unleavened wafers spread with oil and fine flour mixed with oil.	If a man should offer it for praise, then shall he bring, for the sacrifice of praise, loaves of fine flour made up with oil, and unleavened cakes anointed with oil, and fine flour kneaded with oil.

Leviticus 7:13 (Tanakh)	Leviticus 7:13 (KJV)	Leviticus 7:13 (NET)
With cakes of leavened bread he shall present his offering with the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving.	Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings.	He must present this grain offering in addition to ring-shaped loaves of leavened bread which regularly accompany the sacrifice of his thanksgiving peace offering.

Leviticus 7:13 (Septuagint BLB)	Leviticus 7:13 (Septuagint Elpenor)
ἐπ᾽ ἄρτοις ζυμίταις προσοίσει τὰ δῶρα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ θυσίᾳ αἰνέσεως σωτηρίου	ἐπ᾿ ἄρτοις ζυμίταις προσοίσει τὰ δῶρα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ θυσίᾳ αἰνέσεως σωτηρίου
Leviticus 7:13 (NETS)	Leviticus 7:13 (English Elpenor)
In addition to leavened cakes he shall bring his gifts for a sacrifice of praise for deliverance.	With leavened bread he shall offer his gifts, with the peace-offering of praise.

Leviticus 7:14 (Tanakh)	Leviticus 7:14 (KJV)	Leviticus 7:14 (NET)
And of it he shall present one out of each offering for a gift unto HaShem; it shall be the priest’s that dasheth the blood of the peace-offerings against the altar.	And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the LORD, and it shall be the priest’s that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings.	He must present one of each kind of grain offering as a contribution offering to the Lord; it belongs to the priest who splashes the blood of the peace offering.

Leviticus 7:14 (Septuagint BLB)	Leviticus 7:14 (Septuagint Elpenor)
καὶ προσάξει ἓν ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν δώρων αὐτοῦ ἀφαίρεμα κυρίῳ τῷ ἱερεῖ τῷ προσχέοντι τὸ αἷμα τοῦ σωτηρίου αὐτῷ ἔσται	καὶ προσάξει ἓν ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν δώρων αὐτοῦ, ἀφαίρεμα Κυρίῳ. τῷ ἱερεῖ τῷ προσχέοντι τὸ αἷμα τοῦ σωτηρίου, αὐτῷ ἔσται
Leviticus 7:14 (NETS)	Leviticus 7:14 (English Elpenor)
And he shall present one out of all his gifts as an advance deduction for the Lord. It shall belong to the priest who pours out the blood of the deliverance. It shall be his.	And he shall bring one of all his gifts, a separate offering to the Lord: it shall belong to the priest who pours forth the blood of the peace-offering.

Leviticus 7:15 (Tanakh)	Leviticus 7:15 (KJV)	Leviticus 7:15 (NET)
And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.	And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.	The meat of his thanksgiving peace offering must be eaten on the day of his offering; he must not set any of it aside until morning.

Leviticus 7:15 (Septuagint BLB)	Leviticus 7:15 (Septuagint Elpenor)
καὶ τὰ κρέα θυσίας αἰνέσεως σωτηρίου αὐτῷ ἔσται καὶ ἐν ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ δωρεῖται βρωθήσεται οὐ καταλείψουσιν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ πρωί	καὶ τὰ κρέα θυσίας αἰνέσεως σωτηρίου αὐτῷ ἔσται, καὶ ἐν ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ δωρεῖται, βρωθήσεται· οὐ καταλείψουσιν ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ πρωΐ
Leviticus 7:15 (NETS)	Leviticus 7:15 (English Elpenor)
And the flesh of the sacrifice of praise for deliverance shall belong to him, and on the day it is given it shall be eaten. They shall not leave any of it until morning.	And the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace-offering of praise shall be his, and it shall be eaten in the day in which it is offered: they shall not leave of it till the morning.

Leviticus 7:16 (Tanakh)	Leviticus 7:16 (KJV)	Leviticus 7:16 (NET)
But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a freewill-offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offereth his sacrifice; and on the morrow that which remaineth of it may be eaten.	But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:	“‘If his offering is a votive or freewill sacrifice, it may be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, and also the leftovers from it may be eaten on the next day,

Leviticus 7:16 (Septuagint BLB)	Leviticus 7:16 (Septuagint Elpenor)
κἂν εὐχή ἢ ἑκούσιον θυσιάζῃ τὸ δῶρον αὐτοῦ ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ προσαγάγῃ τὴν θυσίαν αὐτοῦ βρωθήσεται καὶ τῇ αὔριον	καὶ ἐὰν εὐχὴ ᾖ, ἢ ἑκούσιον θυσιάζῃ τὸ δῶρον αὐτοῦ, ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ προσαγάγῃ τὴν θυσίαν αὐτοῦ, βρωθήσεται, καὶ τῇ αὔριον
Leviticus 7:16 (NETS)	Leviticus 7:16 (English Elpenor)
And if it is a vow or if he sacrifices his gift voluntarily, it shall be eaten on the same day that he brought his sacrifice and on the next day.	And if it be a vow, or he offer his gift of his own will, on whatsoever day he shall offer his sacrifice, it shall be eaten, and on the morrow.

Leviticus 7:17 (Tanakh)	Leviticus 7:17 (KJV)	Leviticus 7:17 (NET)
But that which remaineth of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.	But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.	but the leftovers from the meat of the sacrifice must be burned up in the fire on the third day.

Leviticus 7:17 (Septuagint BLB)	Leviticus 7:17 (Septuagint Elpenor)
καὶ τὸ καταλειφθὲν ἀπὸ τῶν κρεῶν τῆς θυσίας ἕως ἡμέρας τρίτης ἐν πυρὶ κατακαυθήσεται	καὶ τὸ καταλειφθὲν ἀπὸ τῶν κρεῶν τῆς θυσίας ἕως ἡμέρας τρίτης, ἐν πυρὶ κατακαυθήσεται
Leviticus 7:17 (NETS)	Leviticus 7:17 (English Elpenor)
And what is left of the flesh of the sacrifice until the third day shall be burned up by fire.	And that which is left of the flesh of the sacrifice till the third day, shall be consumed with fire.

Exodus 13:2 (Tanakh)	Exodus 13:2 (KJV)	Exodus 13:2 (NET)
Sanctify unto Me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast, it is Mine.’	Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.	“Set apart to me every firstborn male—the first offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it is mine.”

Exodus 13:2 (Septuagint BLB)	Exodus 13:2 (Septuagint Elpenor)
ἁγίασόν μοι πᾶν πρωτότοκον πρωτογενὲς διανοῖγον πᾶσαν μήτραν ἐν τοῖς υἱοῖς Ισραηλ ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου ἕως κτήνους ἐμοί ἐστιν	ἁγίασόν μοι πᾶν πρωτότοκον πρωτογενὲς διανοῖγον πᾶσαν μήτραν ἐν τοῖς υἱοῖς ᾿Ισραὴλ ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου ἕως κτήνους· ἐμοί ἐστιν
Exodus 13:2 (NETS)	Exodus 13:2 (English Elpenor)
Consecrate to me every firstborn, first-produced, opening every womb among the sons of Israel, from human being to animal. It’s mine!	Sanctify to me every first-born, first produced, opening every womb among the children of Israel both of man and beast: it is mine.

Exodus 13:12 (Tanakh)	Exodus 13:12 (KJV)	Exodus 13:12 (NET)
that thou shalt set apart unto HaShem all that openeth the womb; every firstling that is a male, which thou hast coming of a beast, shall be HaShem’S.	That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD’S.	then you must give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. Every firstling of a beast that you have—the males will be the Lord’s.

Exodus 13:12 (Septuagint BLB)	Exodus 13:12 (Septuagint Elpenor)
καὶ ἀφελεῖς πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν τὰ ἀρσενικά τῷ κυρίῳ πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἐκ τῶν βουκολίων ἢ ἐν τοῖς κτήνεσίν σου ὅσα ἐὰν γένηταί σοι τὰ ἀρσενικά ἁγιάσεις τῷ κυρίῳ	καὶ ἀφελεῖς πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν, τὰ ἀρσενικά, τῷ Κυρίῳ· πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἐκ βουκολίων ἢ ἐν τοῖς κτήνεσί σου, ὅσα ἐὰν γένηταί σοι, τὰ ἀρσενικὰ ἁγιάσεις τῷ Κυρίῳ
Exodus 13:12 (NETS)	Exodus 13:12 (English Elpenor)
you shall also set apart everything opening the womb, the males, for the Lord. Everything opening the womb from the herds or among your animals, whatever belongs to you, you shall consecrate the males to the Lord.	that thou shalt set apart every [offspring] opening the womb, the males to the Lord, every one that opens the womb out of the herds or among thy cattle, as many as thou shalt have: thou shalt sanctify the males to the Lord.

Exodus 13:15 (Tanakh)	Exodus 13:15 (KJV)	Exodus 13:15 (NET)
and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go that HaShem slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast; therefore I sacrifice to HaShem all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem.	And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.	When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to release us, the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of people to the firstborn of animals. That is why I am sacrificing to the Lord the first male offspring of every womb, but all my firstborn sons I redeem.’

Exodus 13:15 (Septuagint BLB)	Exodus 13:15 (Septuagint Elpenor)
ἡνίκα δὲ ἐσκλήρυνεν Φαραω ἐξαποστεῖλαι ἡμᾶς ἀπέκτεινεν πᾶν πρωτότοκον ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ ἀπὸ πρωτοτόκων ἀνθρώπων ἕως πρωτοτόκων κτηνῶν διὰ τοῦτο ἐγὼ θύω τῷ κυρίῳ πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν τὰ ἀρσενικά καὶ πᾶν πρωτότοκον τῶν υἱῶν μου λυτρώσομαι	ἡνίκα δὲ ἐσκλήρυνε Φαραὼ ἐξαποστεῖλαι ἡμᾶς, ἀπέκτεινε πᾶν πρωτότοκον ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ, ἀπὸ πρωτοτόκων ἀνθρώπων ἕως πρωτοτόκων κτηνῶν· καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ἐγὼ θύω πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν, τὰ ἀρσενικά, τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ πᾶν πρωτότοκον τῶν υἱῶν μου λυτρώσομαι
Exodus 13:15 (NETS)	Exodus 13:15 (English Elpenor)
But when Pharao hardened against sending us away, he killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of human beings to the firstborn of animals. Therefore, I am sacrificing to the Lord everything opening the womb, the males, and I will redeem every firstborn of my sons’.	And when Pharao hardened [his heart so as not] to send us away, he slew every first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man and the first-born of beast; therefore do I sacrifice every [offspring] that opens the womb, the males to the Lord, and every first-born of my sons I will redeem.

Leviticus 12:8 (Tanakh)	Leviticus 12:8 (KJV)	Leviticus 12:8 (NET)
And if her means suffice not for a lamb, then she shall take two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons: the one for a burnt-offering, and the other for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.	And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.	If she cannot afford a sheep, then she must take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and one for a sin offering, and the priest is to make atonement on her behalf, and she will be clean.’”

Leviticus 12:8 (Septuagint BLB)	Leviticus 12:8 (Septuagint Elpenor)
ἐὰν δὲ μὴ εὑρίσκῃ ἡ χεὶρ αὐτῆς τὸ ἱκανὸν εἰς ἀμνόν καὶ λήμψεται δύο τρυγόνας ἢ δύο νεοσσοὺς περιστερῶν μίαν εἰς ὁλοκαύτωμα καὶ μίαν περὶ ἁμαρτίας καὶ ἐξιλάσεται περὶ αὐτῆς ὁ ἱερεύς καὶ καθαρισθήσεται	ἐὰν δὲ μὴ εὑρίσκῃ ἡ χεὶρ αὐτῆς τὸ ἱκανὸν εἰς ἀμνόν, καὶ λήψεται δύο τρυγόνας ἢ δύο νεοσσοὺς περιστερῶν, μίαν εἰς ὁλοκαύτωμα καὶ μίαν περὶ ἁμαρτίας, καὶ ἐξιλάσεται περὶ αὐτῆς ὁ ἱερεύς, καὶ καθαρισθήσεται
Leviticus 12:8 (NETS)	Leviticus 12:8 (English Elpenor)
But if her hand does not find what is enough for a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young doves, one for a whole burnt offering and one for sin, and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.	And if she cannot afford a lamb, then shall she take two turtle-doves or two young pigeons, one for a whole-burnt-offering, and one for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be purified.

Luke 2:21, 22 (NET)	Luke 2:21, 22 (KJV)
At the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.	And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Luke 2:21 (NET Parallel Greek)	Luke 2:21 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Luke 2:21 (Byzantine Majority Text)
Καὶ ὅτε ἐπλήσθησαν ἡμέραι ὀκτὼ τοῦ περιτεμεῖν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦς, τὸ κληθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀγγέλου πρὸ τοῦ συλλημφθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ	και οτε επλησθησαν ημεραι οκτω του περιτεμειν το παιδιον και εκληθη το ονομα αυτου ιησους το κληθεν υπο του αγγελου προ του συλληφθηναι αυτον εν τη κοιλια	και οτε επλησθησαν ημεραι οκτω του περιτεμειν αυτον και εκληθη το ονομα αυτου ιησους το κληθεν υπο του αγγελου προ του συλληφθηναι αυτον εν τη κοιλια

Now when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

Luke 2:22 (NET Parallel Greek)	Luke 2:22 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Luke 2:22 (Byzantine Majority Text)
Καὶ ὅτε ἐπλήσθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ αὐτῶν κατὰ τὸν νόμον Μωϋσέως, ἀνήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα παραστῆσαι τῷ κυρίῳ	και οτε επλησθησαν αι ημεραι του καθαρισμου αυτων κατα τον νομον μωσεως ανηγαγον αυτον εις ιεροσολυμα παραστησαι τω κυριω	και οτε επλησθησαν αι ημεραι του καθαρισμου αυτων κατα τον νομον μωσεως ανηγαγον αυτον εις ιεροσολυμα παραστησαι τω κυριω

Luke 2:24 (NET)	Luke 2:24 (KJV)
and to offer a sacrifice according to what is specified in the law of the Lord, a pair of doves or two young pigeons.	And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

Luke 2:24 (NET Parallel Greek)	Luke 2:24 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Luke 2:24 (Byzantine Majority Text)
καὶ τοῦ δοῦναι θυσίαν κατὰ τὸ εἰρημένον ἐν τῷ νόμῳ κυρίου, ζεῦγος τρυγόνων ἢ δύο νοσσοὺς περιστερῶν	και του δουναι θυσιαν κατα το ειρημενον εν νομω κυριου ζευγος τρυγονων η δυο νεοσσους περιστερων	και του δουναι θυσιαν κατα το ειρημενον εν νομω κυριου ζευγος τρυγονων η δυο νεοσσους περιστερων

John 6:47 (NET)	John 6:47 (KJV)
I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal life.	Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

John 6:47 (NET Parallel Greek)	John 6:47 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	John 6:47 (Byzantine Majority Text)
ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὁ πιστεύων ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον	αμην αμην λεγω υμιν ο πιστευων εις εμε εχει ζωην αιωνιον	αμην αμην λεγω υμιν ο πιστευων εις εμε εχει ζωην αιωνιον

John 6:51, 52 (NET)	John 6:51, 52 (KJV)
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”	I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

John 6:51 (NET Parallel Greek)	John 6:51 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	John 6:51 (Byzantine Majority Text)
ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ζῶν ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς· ἐάν τις φάγῃ ἐκ τούτου τοῦ ἄρτου ζήσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ ὁ ἄρτος δὲ ὃν ἐγὼ δώσω ἡ σάρξ μού ἐστιν ὑπὲρ τῆς τοῦ κόσμου ζωῆς	εγω ειμι ο αρτος ο ζων ο εκ του ουρανου καταβας εαν τις φαγη εκ τουτου του αρτου ζησεται εις τον αιωνα και ο αρτος δε ον εγω δωσω η σαρξ μου εστιν ην εγω δωσω υπερ της του κοσμου ζωης	εγω ειμι ο αρτος ο ζων ο εκ του ουρανου καταβας εαν τις φαγη εκ τουτου του αρτου ζησεται εις τον αιωνα και ο αρτος δε ον εγω δωσω η σαρξ μου εστιν ην εγω δωσω υπερ της του κοσμου ζωης

Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

John 6:52 (NET Parallel Greek)	John 6:52 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	John 6:52 (Byzantine Majority Text)
Ἐμάχοντο οὖν πρὸς ἀλλήλους οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι λέγοντες· πῶς δύναται οὗτος ἡμῖν δοῦναι τὴν σάρκα [αὐτοῦ] φαγεῖν	εμαχοντο ουν προς αλληλους οι ιουδαιοι λεγοντες πως δυναται ουτος ημιν δουναι την σαρκα φαγειν	εμαχοντο ουν προς αλληλους οι ιουδαιοι λεγοντες πως δυναται ουτος ημιν δουναι την σαρκα φαγειν

Matthew 17:22 (NET)	Matthew 17:22 (KJV)
When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.	And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:

Matthew 17:22 (NET Parallel Greek)	Matthew 17:22 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Matthew 17:22 (Byzantine Majority Text)
Συστρεφομένων δὲ αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· μέλλει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοσθαι εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων	αναστρεφομενων δε αυτων εν τη γαλιλαια ειπεν αυτοις ο ιησους μελλει ο υιος του ανθρωπου παραδιδοσθαι εις χειρας ανθρωπων	αναστρεφομενων δε αυτων εν τη γαλιλαια ειπεν αυτοις ο ιησους μελλει ο υιος του ανθρωπου παραδιδοσθαι εις χειρας ανθρωπων

Matthew 20:17 (NET)	Matthew 20:17 (KJV)
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way,	And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,

Matthew 20:17 (NET Parallel Greek)	Matthew 20:17 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Matthew 20:17 (Byzantine Majority Text)
|Καὶ| |ἀναβαίνων| |ὁ| Ἰησοῦς εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα παρέλαβεν τοὺς δώδεκα κατ᾿ ἰδίαν καὶ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς	και αναβαινων ο ιησους εις ιεροσολυμα παρελαβεν τους δωδεκα μαθητας κατ ιδιαν εν τη οδω και ειπεν αυτοις	και αναβαινων ο ιησους εις ιεροσολυμα παρελαβεν τους δωδεκα μαθητας κατ ιδιαν εν τη οδω και ειπεν αυτοις

Matthew 20:19 (NET)	Matthew 20:19 (KJV)
and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged severely and crucified. Yet on the third day, he will be raised.”	And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

Matthew 20:19 (NET Parallel Greek)	Matthew 20:19 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Matthew 20:19 (Byzantine Majority Text)
καὶ παραδώσουσιν αὐτὸν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν εἰς τὸ ἐμπαῖξαι καὶ μαστιγῶσαι καὶ σταυρῶσαι, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἐγερθήσεται	και παραδωσουσιν αυτον τοις εθνεσιν εις το εμπαιξαι και μαστιγωσαι και σταυρωσαι και τη τριτη ημερα αναστησεται	και παραδωσουσιν αυτον τοις εθνεσιν εις το εμπαιξαι και μαστιγωσαι και σταυρωσαι και τη τριτη ημερα αναστησεται

Matthew 27:64, 65 (NET)	Matthew 27:64, 65 (KJV)
So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”	Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

Matthew 27:64 (NET Parallel Greek)	Matthew 27:64 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Matthew 27:64 (Byzantine Majority Text)
κέλευσον οὖν ἀσφαλισθῆναι τὸν τάφον ἕως τῆς τρίτης ἡμέρας, μήποτε ἐλθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ |αὐτοῦ| κλέψωσιν αὐτὸν καὶ εἴπωσιν τῷ λαῷ· ἠγέρθη ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ἔσται ἡ ἐσχάτη πλάνη χείρων τῆς πρώτης	κελευσον ουν ασφαλισθηναι τον ταφον εως της τριτης ημερας μηποτε ελθοντες οι μαθηται αυτου νυκτος κλεψωσιν αυτον και ειπωσιν τω λαω ηγερθη απο των νεκρων και εσται η εσχατη πλανη χειρων της πρωτης	κελευσον ουν ασφαλισθηναι τον ταφον εως της τριτης ημερας μηποτε ελθοντες οι μαθηται αυτου νυκτος κλεψωσιν αυτον και ειπωσιν τω λαω ηγερθη απο των νεκρων και εσται η εσχατη πλανη χειρων της πρωτης

Pilate said to them, “Take a guard of soldiers. Go and make it as secure as you can.”

Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.

Matthew 27:65 (NET Parallel Greek)	Matthew 27:65 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Matthew 27:65 (Byzantine Majority Text)
ἔφη αὐτοῖς ὁ Πιλᾶτος· ἔχετε κουστωδίαν· ὑπάγετε ἀσφαλίσασθε ὡς οἴδατε	εφη δε αυτοις ο πιλατος εχετε κουστωδιαν υπαγετε ασφαλισασθε ως οιδατε	εφη δε αυτοις ο πιλατος εχετε κουστωδιαν υπαγετε ασφαλισασθε ως οιδατε

Luke 23:55 (NET)	Luke 23:55 (KJV)
The women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.	And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

Luke 23:55 (NET Parallel Greek)	Luke 23:55 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Luke 23:55 (Byzantine Majority Text)
Κατακολουθήσασαι δὲ αἱ γυναῖκες, αἵτινες ἦσαν συνεληλυθυῖαι ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας αὐτῷ, ἐθεάσαντο τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ ὡς ἐτέθη τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ	κατακολουθησασαι δε και γυναικες αιτινες ησαν συνεληλυθυιαι αυτω εκ της γαλιλαιας εθεασαντο το μνημειον και ως ετεθη το σωμα αυτου	κατακολουθησασαι δε γυναικες αιτινες ησαν συνεληλυθυιαι αυτω εκ της γαλιλαιας εθεασαντο το μνημειον και ως ετεθη το σωμα αυτου

Luke 24:15 (NET)	Luke 24:15 (KJV)
While they were talking and debating these things, Jesus himself approached and began to accompany them	And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

Luke 24:15 (NET Parallel Greek)	Luke 24:15 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Luke 24:15 (Byzantine Majority Text)
καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ὁμιλεῖν αὐτοὺς καὶ συζητεῖν |καὶ| αὐτὸς Ἰησοῦς ἐγγίσας συνεπορεύετο αὐτοῖς	και εγενετο εν τω ομιλειν αυτους και συζητειν και αυτος ο ιησους εγγισας συνεπορευετο αυτοις	και εγενετο εν τω ομιλειν αυτους και συζητειν και αυτος ο ιησους εγγισας συνεπορευετο αυτοις

Luke 24:17 (NET)	Luke 24:17 (KJV)
Then he said to them, “What are these matters you are discussing so intently as you walk along?” And they stood still, looking sad.	And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

Luke 24:17 (NET Parallel Greek)	Luke 24:17 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Luke 24:17 (Byzantine Majority Text)
εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς· τίνες οἱ λόγοι οὗτοι οὓς ἀντιβάλλετε πρὸς ἀλλήλους περιπατοῦντες; καὶ ἐστάθησαν σκυθρωποί	ειπεν δε προς αυτους τινες οι λογοι ουτοι ους αντιβαλλετε προς αλληλους περιπατουντες και εστε σκυθρωποι	ειπεν δε προς αυτους τινες οι λογοι ουτοι ους αντιβαλλετε προς αλληλους περιπατουντες και εστε σκυθρωποι

Luke 24:33 (NET)	Luke 24:33 (KJV)
So they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and those with them gathered together	And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,

Luke 24:33 (NET Parallel Greek)	Luke 24:33 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Luke 24:33 (Byzantine Majority Text)
Καὶ ἀναστάντες αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ εὗρον ἠθροισμένους τοὺς ἕνδεκα καὶ τοὺς σὺν αὐτοῖς	και ανασταντες αυτη τη ωρα υπεστρεψαν εις ιερουσαλημ και ευρον συνηθροισμενους τους ενδεκα και τους συν αυτοις	και ανασταντες αυτη τη ωρα υπεστρεψαν εις ιερουσαλημ και ευρον συνηθροισμενους τους ενδεκα και τους συν αυτοις

Luke 24:36 (NET)	Luke 24:36 (KJV)
While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”	And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

Luke 24:36 (NET Parallel Greek)	Luke 24:36 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Luke 24:36 (Byzantine Majority Text)
Ταῦτα δὲ αὐτῶν λαλούντων αὐτὸς ἔστη ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν |καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· εἰρήνη ὑμῖν|	ταυτα δε αυτων λαλουντων αυτος ο ιησους εστη εν μεσω αυτων και λεγει αυτοις ειρηνη υμιν	ταυτα δε αυτων λαλουντων αυτος ο ιησους εστη εν μεσω αυτων και λεγει αυτοις ειρηνη υμιν

Luke 24:38 (NET)	Luke 24:38 (KJV)
Then he said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?	And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

Luke 24:38 (NET Parallel Greek)	Luke 24:38 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Luke 24:38 (Byzantine Majority Text)
καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τί τεταραγμένοι ἐστὲ καὶ διὰ τί διαλογισμοὶ ἀναβαίνουσιν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν	και ειπεν αυτοις τι τεταραγμενοι εστε και δια τι διαλογισμοι αναβαινουσιν εν ταις καρδιαις υμων	και ειπεν αυτοις τι τεταραγμενοι εστε και δια τι διαλογισμοι αναβαινουσιν εν ταις καρδιαις υμων

Luke 24:40 (NET)	Luke 24:40 (KJV)
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.	And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.

Luke 24:40 (NET Parallel Greek)	Luke 24:40 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Luke 24:40 (Byzantine Majority Text)
καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τοὺς πόδας	και τουτο ειπων επεδειξεν αυτοις τας χειρας και τους ποδας	και τουτο ειπων επεδειξεν αυτοις τας χειρας και τους ποδας

Luke 24:42 (NET)	Luke 24:42 (KJV)
So they gave him a piece of broiled fish,	And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

Luke 24:42 (NET Parallel Greek)	Luke 24:42 (Stephanus Textus Receptus)	Luke 24:42 (Byzantine Majority Text)
οἱ δὲ ἐπέδωκαν αὐτῷ ἰχθύος ὀπτοῦ μέρος	οι δε επεδωκαν αυτω ιχθυος οπτου μερος και απο μελισσιου κηριου	οι δε επεδωκαν αυτω ιχθυος οπτου μερος και απο μελισσιου κηριου