[2:23] 1 tn Grk “every male that opens the womb” (an idiom for the firstborn male).
[2:23] 2 sn An allusion to Exod 13:2, 12, 15.
[2:24] 3 sn The offering of a pair of doves or two young pigeons, instead of a lamb, speaks of the humble roots of Jesus’ family – they apparently could not afford the expense of a lamb.
[2:24] 4 sn A quotation from Lev 12:8; 5:11 (LXX).