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And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet,

[a]And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah:
For out of thee shall come forth a governor,
Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.

Then Herod privily called the [b]Wise-men, and learned of them exactly [c]what time the star appeared.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 2:6 Mic. 5:2.
  2. Matthew 2:7 Greek Magi. Compare Esth. 1:13; Dan. 2:12; Acts 13:6, 8.
  3. Matthew 2:7 Or, the time of the star that appeared