Luke 2:28
New Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,"
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
זְרוֹעַ
zᵉrôwaʻ
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
בָרַךְ
bârak
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as...
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
Key Terms in This Verse
זְרוֹעַ zᵉrôwaʻ
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
Study H2220 →בָרַךְ bârak
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
Study H1288 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
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