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Matthew 2:9-11
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9 After listening to the king they left, and once again[a] the star they saw when it rose[b] led them until it stopped above the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star they shouted joyfully.[c] 11 As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down[d] and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense,[e] and myrrh.[f]

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  1. Matthew 2:9 tn Grk “and behold the star.”
  2. Matthew 2:9 tn See the note on the word “rose” in 2:2.
  3. Matthew 2:10 tn Grk “they rejoiced with very great joy.”
  4. Matthew 2:11 tn Grk “they fell down.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”
  5. Matthew 2:11 sn Frankincense refers to the aromatic resin of certain trees, used as a sweet-smelling incense (L&N 6.212).
  6. Matthew 2:11 sn Myrrh consisted of the aromatic resin of certain shrubs (L&N 6.208). It was widely used in the ancient Near East by the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans as perfume, as incense, and for medicinal purposes (W. Michaelis, TDNT 7:457). It was also used in preparing a corpse for burial (cf. John 19:39).
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