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Luke 1:62

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1:62So188 they made signs to the baby’s189 father,190 inquiring what he wanted to name his son.191

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  1. 188 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the consequential nature of the action described.
  2. 189 Grk “his”; the referent (the baby) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 190 The crowd was sure there had been a mistake, so they appealed to the child’s father. But custom was not to be followed here, since God had spoken. The fact they needed to signal him (made signs) shows that he was deaf as well as unable to speak.
  4. 191 Grk “what he might wish to call him.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted him to be called.

NLTNew Living Translation

So they used gestures to ask the baby’s father what he wanted to name him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So they made signs to his father asking what he wanted him to be named,

KJV 1900King James Version

And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.