Verse List for MAT 2:7

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OET (OET-RV) Then Herod sent for the watchers of signs and met secretly with them to determine when the star had first appeared.

OET-LV Then Haʸrōdaʸs having_ secretly _called the wise _men, ascertained from them the time of _the appearing star.

ULT Then Herod, having secretly called the learned men, inquired from them the time of the appearing of the star.

UST After that, King Herod summoned the scholars who studied the stars to talk with him privately. He asked them about exactly when they first saw the special star.

BSB & MSB Then Herod called the Magi secretly [and] learned from them the {exact} time the star had appeared.

BLB Then Herod, having called the Magi secretly, inquired of them the exact time of the star appearing.

AICNT Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.

OEB Then Herod secretly sent for the astrologers. He found out from them the time of the appearance of the star.

WEBBE & WMBB Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learnt from them exactly what time the star appeared.

NET Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.

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

FBV Then Herod called the wise men and met with them in private and found out from them exactly when the star appeared.

TCNT ¶  Then Herod secretly called the wise men and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.

T4T Then King Herod secretly summoned those men who studied the stars. He asked them exactly when the star first appeared. By what they told him, he was able to know the approximate age of the baby.

LEB ¶  Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and[fn] determined precisely from them the time when[fn] the star appeared.

BBE Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.

Moff Then Herod summoned the magicians in secret and ascertained from them the time of the star's appearance.

Wymth Thereupon Herod sent privately for the Magi and ascertained from them the exact time of the star's appearing.

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

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

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

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

RV Then Herod privily called the wise men, and learned of them carefully what time the star appeared.
(Then Herod privily/secretly called the wise men, and learned/learnt of them carefully what time the star appeared.)

SLT Then Herod having secretly called for the magi, searched thoroughly from them the time of the star appearing.

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

KJB-1769 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
(Then Herod, when he had privily/secretly called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.)

KJB-1611 Then Herod, when he had priuily called the Wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the Starre appeared:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Then Herode, when he had priuilye called the wyse men, inquired of the diligently, what tyme the starre appeared.
(Then Herod, when he had privily/secretly called the wise men, enquired of the diligently, what time the star appeared.)

Gnva Then Herod priuily called the Wisemen, and diligently inquired of them the time of the starre that appeared,
(Then Herod privily/secretly called the Wise men, and diligently enquired of them the time of the star that appeared,)

Cvdl Then Herod preuely called the wyse men, and dyligently enquyred of them, what tyme the starre appered,
(Then Herod privily/secretly called the wise men, and diligently enquired of them, what time the star appeared,)

TNT Then Herod prevely called the wyse men and dyligetly enquyred of them the tyme of the starre that appered
(Then Herod privily/secretly called the wise men and diligently enquired of them the time of the star that appeared)

Wycl Thanne Eroude clepide pryueli the astromyens, and lernyde bisili of hem the tyme of the sterre that apperide to hem.
(Then Herod called privily/secretly the astronomers/astrologers/wise_men, and learned/learnt busily of hem the time of the star that appeared to hem.)

Luth Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich und erlernete mit Fleiß von ihnen, wann der Stern erschienen wäre,
(So summoned Herod the wise_(men) secretly and learnt with diligence from to_them, when the/of_the star appeared were,)

ClVg Tunc Herodes clam vocatis magis diligenter didicit ab eis tempus stellæ, quæ apparuit eis:[fn]
(Then Herod clam called more carefully learnt away to_them time/season stars, which appeared to_them:)

SR-GNT Τότε Ἡρῴδης λάθρᾳ καλέσας τοὺς μάγους, ἠκρίβωσεν παρʼ αὐτῶν τὸν χρόνον τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος. ‡

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

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

RP-GNT Τότε Ἡρῴδης, λάθρᾳ καλέσας τοὺς μάγους, ἠκρίβωσεν παρ' αὐτῶν τὸν χρόνον τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος.

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