7Then Herod, privately calling the wise men, learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them;


In Context

4 And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.

5 But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet:

6 And thou Bethlehem the land of Juda art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come forth the captain that shall rule my people Israel.

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

8 And sending them into Bethlehem, said: Go and diligently inquire after the child, and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I also may come to adore him.

9 Who having heard the king, went their way; and behold the star which they had seen in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was.

Matthew 2:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:7Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:7Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:7Then Herod privily called the wise men, and learned of them carefully what time the star appeared.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:7Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.