Luke 2:36

King James Version (KJV)

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

Translations

Luke 2:36 - Amplified Bible

And there was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having lived with her husband seven years from her maidenhood,

Luke 2:36 - American Standard Version

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

Luke 2:36 - Bible in Basic English

And there was one, Anna, a woman prophet, the daughter of Phanuel, of the family of Asher (she was very old, and after seven years of married life

Luke 2:36 - Darby Bible

And there was a prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of [the] tribe of Asher, who was far advanced in years, having lived with [her] husband seven years from her virginity,

Luke 2:36 - English Standard Version

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin,

Luke 2:36 - King James Version

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

Luke 2:36 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y habìa una profetisa, Ana, hija de Fanuel, de la tribu de Aser. Ella era de edad muy avanzada, y habìa vivido con su marido siete años después de su matrimonio,

Luke 2:36 - The Message

Anna the prophetess was also there, a daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was by now a very old woman. She had been married seven years and a widow for eighty-four. She never left the Temple area, worshiping night and day with her fastings and prayers. At the very time Simeon was praying, she showed up, broke into an anthem of praise to God, and talked about the child to all who were waiting expectantly for the freeing of Jerusalem.

Luke 2:36 - New American Standard Bible

And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years and had lived with {her} husband seven years after her marriage,

Luke 2:36 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y habìa una profetisa, Ana, hija de Fanuel, de la tribu de Aser. Ella era de edad muy avanzada, y habìa vivido con su marido siete años después de su matrimonio,

Luke 2:36 - World English Bible

There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

Luke 2:36 - Young's Living Translation

And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, she was much advanced in days, having lived with an husband seven years from her virginity,

Luke 2:36 - Additional Comments

Still the Jews kept close records of who was in what tribe of Israel. I believe it depended on the father's tribe, for there surely was intermarriage among the tribes. I expect that over the years that became too difficult to maintain, and the Jews were dispersed around the world.

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