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Matthew 2:7
Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Matthew 2:7 · Webster Bible
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Matthew 2:7 in other translations
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
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In context
4 And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.
5 And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, [in] the land of Judah, art not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found [him], bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
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