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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.
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Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed."
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There was one Hanah, a prophetess, the daughter of Penu'el, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,
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and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn't depart from the temple, worshipping with fastings and petitions night and day.
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Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for redemption in Yerushalayim.
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When they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into the Galil, to their own city, Natzeret.
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The child grew, and grew strong in spirit, filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.