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“In Bethlehem of Judaea,” they replied. “That’s what it says in the prophet:

You, Bethlehem, in Judah’s land
are not the least of Judah’s princes;
from out of you will come the ruler
who will shepherd Israel my people.”

Then Herod called the wise men to him in secret. He found out from them precisely when the star had appeared.

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“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