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They replied to him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

And you Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, you are not in any way least or insignificant among the [a]chief cities of Judah; for from you shall come a Ruler ([b]Leader) Who will govern and [c]shepherd My people Israel.(A)

Then Herod sent for the wise men [astrologers] secretly, and [d]accurately to the last point ascertained from them the time of the appearing of the star [that is, [e]how long the star had made itself visible since its rising in the east].

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 2:6 Joseph Henry Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament.
  2. Matthew 2:6 James Hope Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary of the Greek Testament.
  3. Matthew 2:6 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  4. Matthew 2:7 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  5. Matthew 2:7 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

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