Matthew 2:7

In 9 translations

BSB

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

KJV

Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

WEB

Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.

ASV

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

LSV

Then Herod, having called the magi privately, inquired exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

YLT

Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

DBY

Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;

DRC

Then Herod, privately calling the wise men, learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them;

GNV

Then Herod priuily called the Wisemen, and diligently inquired of them the time of the starre that appeared,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

Τότε Ἡρῴδης λάθρᾳ καλέσας τοὺς μάγους ἠκρίβωσεν παρʼ αὐτῶν τὸν χρόνον τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος,

RP2018

Τότε Ἡρῴδης, λάθρᾳ καλέσας τοὺς μάγους, ἠκρίβωσεν παρ’ αὐτῶν τὸν χρόνον τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος.

TR-Boyd

Τότε Ἡρῴδης, λάθρᾳ καλέσας τοὺς μάγους, ἠκρίβωσε παρ᾿ αὐτῶν τὸν χρόνον τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος.

SCR1894

τοτε ηρωδης λαθρα καλεσας τους μαγους ηκριβωσεν παρ αυτων τον χρονον του φαινομενου αστερος

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• Isaiah 7:5–7For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying: ‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’ But this…
• Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
• 1 Samuel 18:21“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
• Psalms 83:3–4With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish, saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
• Exodus 1:10Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
• Psalms 64:4–6ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say. They devise injustice and say, “We have…
• Revelation 12:1–5And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth. Then another…
• Ezekiel 38:10–11This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan. You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a tranquil people…
• Psalms 10:9–10He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.
• Matthew 26:3–5At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him. “But not during the feast,” they…
• Revelation 12:15Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.

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