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They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it has been written by the prophet:(A)

‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah,
for from you shall come a ruler
    who is to shepherd[a] my people Israel.’ ”(B)

Then Herod secretly called for the magi[b] and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared.

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Footnotes

  1. 2.6 Or rule
  2. 2.7 Or astrologers

“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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Footnotes

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