Luke 2:29
And now, Adonoi, dismiss Your eved in shalom, according to Your dvar (word);
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
In Context
28Then Shim'on took him into his arms, saying, Baruch Hashem, and the following:
30Because my eynayim have beheld the Yeshu'at Eloheinu, + 2:30 Isa 40:5; 52:10
Cross References
Genesis 46:30And Yisroel said unto Yosef, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
Isaiah 57:1The tzaddik perisheth, 1 and no ish layeth it to lev; 1 and anshei chesed are taken away, 1 none considering that the tzaddik is taken away 1 from the ra'ah (evil, calamity) to come. 1
Philippians 1:23I am kleir (deliberating). I am pulled two drakhim (ways) by a happy dilemma, on the one tzad (side) having the desire to depart and be with Moshiach, for this is much better. + 1:23 2C 5:8
Matthew Henry on Luke 2:26-41
Christ and Simeon in the Temple; Anna in the Temple. 25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 28 Then took he him up in his… Read the whole commentary →