Matthew 2:4-6

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⁴And gathering together all the ^[a]chief Priests and ^[b]Scribes of the people, he asked of them, where Christ should be born.

⁵And they said unto him, At Bethlehem in Judea: for so it is written by the Prophet,

⁶^(A)And thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah, art not the ^[c]least among the Princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come the governor that ^[d]shall feed my people Israel.

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Footnotes

Matthew 2:4 The chief priests, that is, such as were of Aaron’s family, which were divided into four and twenty orders, 1 Chron. 14:5 and 2 Chron. 36:14.
Matthew 2:4 They that expound the Law to the people, for the Hebrews take this word of another, which signifieth as much as to expound and declare.
Matthew 2:6 Though thou be a small town, yet shalt thou be very famous and notable through the birth of the Messiah, who shall be born in thee.
Matthew 2:6 That shall rule and govern: for Kings are fitly called leaders and shepherds of the people.

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