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And the ones said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea. For thus it has been written through the prophet [in Mic 5:2]: ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah. For One ruling[a] will come out of you Who will shepherd My people Israel’”. Then Herod, having called the magi secretly, learned-accurately from them the time of the appearing of the star.

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  1. Matthew 2:6 Or, leading, governing.

“In Bethlehem(A) in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

“‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
    who will shepherd my people Israel.’[a](B)

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.

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  1. Matthew 2:6 Micah 5:2,4