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


In Context

4 and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

5 And they said to him, 'In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,

6 And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.'

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

8 and having sent them to Beth-Lehem, he said, 'Having gone — inquire ye exactly for the child, and whenever ye may have found, bring me back word, that I also having come may bow to him.'

9 And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:7Then Herod, privately calling the wise men, learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them;

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 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.