And Anna said: Let us wait for the third year, in order that the child may not seek for father or mother | |
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And Joachim said: So let us wait | who shall be called Mary, and who shall be blessed above all women |
And the child was three years old, and Joachim said: Invite the daughters of the Hebrews that are undefiled, and let them take each a lamp, and let them stand with the lamps burning, that the child may not turn back, and her heart be captivated from the temple of the Lord.
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