7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.
7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.
4 When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
5 "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:
6 " '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 be the shepherd of my people Israel.' "
7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.
8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."
9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.
2:7Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
2:7Then Herod, privately calling the wise men, learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them;
2:7Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared.
2:7Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;
2:7Then Herod privily called the wise men, and learned of them carefully what time the star appeared.
2:7Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
2:7Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
2:7Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,
2:7Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.