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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."
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Behold, there was a man in Yerushalayim whose name was Shim`on; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Yisra'el, and the Ruach HaKodesh was on him.
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It had been revealed to him by the Ruach HaKodesh that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Messiah.
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He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Yeshua, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law,
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then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
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"Now let you your servant depart, Lord, According to your word, in shalom;
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For my eyes have seen your yeshu`ah,
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Which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;
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A light for revelation to the Goyim, The glory of your people Yisra'el."
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Yosef and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him,
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and Shim`on blessed them, and said to Miryam, his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Yisra'el, and for a sign which is spoken against.