Luke 1:77

To give daas (knowledge) of Yeshu'at Eloheinu (the Salvation of our G-d) to Hashemʼs Am Berit (People of the Covenant) by the selichat (forgiveness) of their avon (sin), + 1:77 Jer 31:34

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

In Context

76And you also, yeled (child), will be called Navi HaElyon (Prophet of the Most High); for you will go LIFNEI HAADON (before the L-rd) to prepare the DERECH HASHEM (The Way of the L-rd), + 1:76 Mal 3:1; Isa 40:3

78Through the rav rachamim of Eloheinu (through the great mercy of our G-d), by which has visited us the rising SHEMESH (Sun) + 1:78 Moshiach from Shomayim, + 1:78 Mal 3:20

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Cross References

Jeremiah 31:34Thus saith Hashem, 1 which giveth the shemesh for an ohr by day, 1 and the chukkot yarei'ach and chukkot kokhavim for an ohr by night, 1 which stirreth up the sea when the waves thereof roar; 1 Hashem Tzva'os is Shmo: 1

Luke 3:3And Yochanan went into all the surrounding region of the Yarden darshenen a tevilah of teshuva for the selichat avon,

Luke 7:47Oib azoi (consequently), I say to you, her chatta'im, which are many, have been granted selicha (forgiven), for with rabbah ahavah she loved. But he who is mekabel selicha (accepting forgiveness) only a little, has ahavah only a little.

John 1:15And Yochanan gives solemn edut (testimony) about him and has cried out, This was he about whom I said, Hu HaBah (He who comes) + 1:15 Gn 49:10; Ezek 21:27 after me is really before me in priority, because, before I came to be, he was. + 1:15 Yn 8:58

John 1:34And I have seen and I have given solemn edut (testimony) that this One is the Ben HaElohim. + 1:34 2Sm 7:14; Ps 2:7; 1Chr 17:10-14; Prov 8:30; 30:4

Acts 2:38And Kefa said to them, Make teshuva (repentance, turning from chet to Hashem) and each of you submit to a tevilah of teshuva in the Shem of Yehoshua HaMoshiach, for the selichat avon of you, and you will receive the matanah of the Ruach Hakodesh.

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:68-80

The Song of Zacharias. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his… Read the whole commentary →

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