Matthew 2:7
“Then Herod, when he had priuily called the Wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the Starre appeared:”
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Matthew 2:7 Context
5And they said vnto him, In Bethlehem of Iudea: For thus it is written by the Prophet; 6And thou Bethlehem in the land of Iuda, art not the least among the Princes of Iuda: for out of thee shall come a Gouernour, that shall rule my people Israel. 7Then Herod, when he had priuily called the Wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the Starre appeared: 8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Goe, and search diligently for the yong child, and when ye haue found him, bring me word againe, that I may come and worship him also. 9When they had heard the King, they departed, and loe, the Starre which they saw in the East, went before them, till it came and stood ouer where the young childe was.
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Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
- King James Version
Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.
- New American Standard Version (1995)