Matthew 2:6-8

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⁶And you Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, you are not in any way least or insignificant among the ^[a]chief cities of Judah; for from you shall come a Ruler (^[b]Leader) Who will govern and ^[c]shepherd My people Israel.^(A)

⁷Then Herod sent for the wise men [astrologers] secretly, and ^[d]accurately to the last point ascertained from them the time of the appearing of the star [that is, ^[e]how long the star had made itself visible since its rising in the east].

⁸Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, Go and search for the Child carefully and diligently, and when you have found ^[f]Him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship Him.

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Footnotes

Matthew 2:6 Joseph Henry Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament.
Matthew 2:6 James Hope Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary of the Greek Testament.
Matthew 2:6 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
Matthew 2:7 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
Matthew 2:7 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
Matthew 2:8 Capitalized because of what He is, the spotless Son of God, not what the speaker may have thought He was.