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Then, on the eighth day

"When the baby was eight days old" or AT: "Then, on the eighth day after the baby was born" (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeday)

they

AT: "Zechariah and Elizabeth's friends and relatives" or AT: "people."

to circumcise the baby

"for the baby to be circumcised" or AT: "for the baby's circumcision ceremony" One person circumcised the baby, and the others were there to celebrate with the family.

they would have called him

"they were going to name him" or "they wanted to give him the name"

after the name of his father

"his father's name" or AT: "like his father"

by this name

"by that name"