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Luke 1:62
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KJ21
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
ASV
And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
AMP
Then they made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called.
AMPC
And they inquired with signs to his father [as to] what he wanted to have him called.
BRG
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
CSB
So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted him to be called.
CSBA
So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted him to be called.
CEB
Then they began gesturing to his father to see what he wanted to call him.
CJB
and they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted him called.
CEV
So they motioned to Zechariah to find out what he wanted to name his son.
DARBY
And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.
DLNT
And they were motioning to his father as to what he would wish him to be called.
DRA
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
ERV
Then they made signs to his father, “What would you like to name him?”
EASY
So they used their hands to make signs to the baby's father. They wanted to ask him what his son's name should be.
EHV
They made signs to his father, to see what he wanted to name him.
ESV
And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called.
ESVUK
And they made signs to his father, enquiring what he wanted him to be called.
EXB
Then they made ·signs [gestures; motions] to his father to find out what he would like to name him [C indicating that Zechariah was not only mute but also deaf].
GNV
Then they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
GW
So they motioned to the baby’s father to see what he wanted to name the child.
GNT
Then they made signs to his father, asking him what name he would like the boy to have.
HCSB
So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted him to be called.
ICB
Then they made signs to his father, “What would you like to name him?”
ISV
So they motioned to the baby’s father to see what he wanted to name him.
PHILLIPS
“But none of your relations is called John,” they replied. And they made signs to his father to see what name he wanted the child to have. He beckoned for a writing-tablet and wrote the words, “His name is John”, which greatly surprised everybody. Then his power of speech suddenly came back, and his first words were to thank God. The neighbours were awe-struck at this, and all these incidents were reported in the hill-country of Judea. People turned the whole matter over in their hearts, and said, “What is this child’s future going to be?” For the Lord’s blessing was plainly upon him.
JUB
And they communicated with signs to his father, asking how he would have him called.
KJV
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
AKJV
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
LSB
And they were making signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called.
LEB
So they made signs to his father asking what he wanted him to be named,
TLB
So they asked the baby’s father, talking to him by gestures.
MSG
“But,” they said, “no one in your family is named that.” They used sign language to ask Zachariah what he wanted him named.
MEV
They made signs to his father, asking what he would have him called.
MOUNCE
So they motioned to his father to find out · what he would like him to be called.
NOG
So they motioned to the baby’s father to see what he wanted to name the child.
NABRE
So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called.
NASB
And they made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called.
NASB1995
And they made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called.
NCB
They then made signs to his father to ask what name he wanted to be given to the child.
NCV
Then they made signs to his father to find out what he would like to name him.
NET
So they made signs to the baby’s father, inquiring what he wanted to name his son.
NIRV
Then they motioned to his father. They wanted to find out what he would like to name the child.
NIV
Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.
NIVUK
Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.
NKJV
So they made signs to his father—what he would have him called.
NLV
Then they talked to his father with their hands to find out what he would name the child.
NLT
So they used gestures to ask the baby’s father what he wanted to name him.
NMB
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
NRSVA
Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him.
NRSVACE
Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him.
NRSVCE
Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him.
NRSVUE
Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him.
NTFE
They made signs to his father, to ask what he wanted him to be called.
OJB
And they began motioning to the yeled’s abba to find out what shem he wanted to give him.
RGT
Then they made signs to his father, asking how he would like him called.
RSV
And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he would have him called.
RSVCE
And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he would have him called.
TLV
So they began making signs to his father, as to what he wanted him named.
VOICE
They turned to Zacharias and asked him what he wanted the baby’s name to be.
WEB
They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
WE
They made signs to the father to find out what name he wanted the child to have.
WYC
And they beckoned to his father, what he would that he were called. [Soothly they made a sign to his father, whom he would him to be called.]
YLT
and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
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