Verse List for MAT 2:8

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OET (OET-RV) Then he sent them on to Bethlehem with these instructions: “Go on and carefully investigate about the child, and when you find him, report back to me so that I can also come and worship him.”

OET-LV And having _sent them to Baʸthleʼem he _said:
Having _been _gone, search _out exactly for the little _child, and when you _all _may _find him, report to _me so _that also _I, having _come, may _prostrate before _him.

ULT And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, “Having gone, search carefully for the young child, and after you have found him, report to me so that I also, having come, might worship him.”

UST After that, he told them, “Go to the town of Bethlehem and look for the child. When you are sure that you know who he is, come back and tell me who he is. That way, I too can go and worship him.” Then he sent them away.

BSB And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go [and] search carefully for the Child, and when you find [Him], report to me, so that I too may go [and] worship Him.”

MSB And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go [and] search carefully for the Child, and when you find [Him], report to me, so that I too may go [and] worship Him.”

BLB And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, search carefully for the Child; and when You shall have found Him, bring word back to me, so that I also having come, may worship Him."

AICNT And sending them to Bethlehem, he said [[to them]],[fn] “Go and search carefully for the child; and when you have found him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship him.”

OEB Sending them to Bethlehem he said, ‘Go and make a careful search for the child. When you have found him, bring word back to me, so that I, too, can go and worship him.’

WEBBE & WMBB He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him.”

NET He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well.”

LSV and having sent them to Beth-Lehem, he said, “Having gone—inquire exactly for the Child, and whenever you may have found, bring me back word, that I also having come may worship Him.”

FBV He sent them to Bethlehem, telling them, “When you get there, search for the child. Once you find him let me know so that I can come and worship him too.”

TCNT He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word so that I too may go and worship him.”

T4T Then he concealed what he really planned to do and said to them, “Go to Bethlehem and inquire thoroughly where the infant is. When you have found him, come back and report to me so that I, myself, can go there and worship him, too.”

LEB And he sent them to Bethlehem and[fn] said, “Go, inquire carefully concerning the child, and when you have found him, report to me so that I also may come and[fn] worship him.”

BBE And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.

Moff He also sent them to Bethlehem, telling them, "Go and make a careful search for the child, and when you have found him report to me, so that I may go and worship him too."

Wymth He then directed them to go to Bethlehem, adding, "Go and make careful inquiry about the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and do him homage."

ASV And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.

DRA 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.

YLT 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.'

Drby and having sent them to Bethlehem, said, Go, search out accurately concerning the child, and when ye shall have found [him] bring me back word, so that I also may come and do him homage.

RV And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out carefully concerning the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.
(And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out carefully concerning the young child; and when ye/you_all have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.)

SLT And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, Having gone, examine thoroughly concerning the child; and when ye should find, announce ye to me, so that I also, having gone, will worship him.

Wbstr And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him , bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

KJB-1769 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
(And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye/you_all have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.)

KJB-1611 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Goe, and search diligently for the yong child, and when ye haue found him, bring me word againe, that I may come and worship him also.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And he sent them to Bethlehem, and sayde: Go, and search diligently for the young childe, and when ye haue founde hym, bryng me worde agayne, that I may come, and worship hym also.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva And sent them to Beth-leem, saying, Goe, and searche diligently for the babe: and when ye haue founde him, bring mee worde againe, that I may come also, and worship him.
(And sent them to Beth-lehem, saying, Go, and search diligently for the infant: and when ye/you_all have found him, bring me word again, that I may come also, and worship him.)

Cvdl and sent them to Bethleem, sainge: Go, and searche dyligently for the chylde. And when ye haue founde hym, bringe me worde agayne, that I maye come and worshippe hym also.
(and sent them to Beth-lehem, saying: Go, and search diligently for the child. And when ye/you_all have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.)

TNT and sent the to Bethleem saynge: Goo and searche dyligetly for the chylde. And when ye have founde hym bringe me worde that I maye come and worshippe hym also.
(and sent the to Beth-lehem saying: Go and search diligently for the child. And when ye/you_all have found him bring me word that I may come and worship him also.)

Wycl And he sente hem in to Bethleem, and seide, Go ye, and axe ye bisili of the child, and whanne yee han foundun, telle ye it to me, that Y also come, and worschipe hym.
(And he sent hem in to Beth-lehem, and said, Go ye/you_all, and axe ye/you_all busily of the child, and when ye/you_all have found, tell ye/you_all it to me, that I also come, and worship him.)

Luth und weisete sie gen Bethlehem und sprach: Ziehet hin und forschet fleißig nach dem Kindlein; und wenn ihr‘s findet, so saget mir‘s wieder, daß ich auch komme und es anbete.
(and pointed they/she/them to/toward Bethlehem and spoke: Pulling there/therefore and research(v) diligent/hardworking after to_him little_child; and when hers finds, so says me again, that I also come and it worship.)

ClVg et mittens illos in Bethlehem, dixit: Ite, et interrogate diligenter de puero: et cum inveneritis, renuntiate mihi, ut et ego veniens adorem eum.[fn]
(and sending those in/into/on Bethlehem, he/she_said: Go, and ask carefully from/about to_a_boy: and when/with you(pl)_have_found, resign to_me, as and I coming I_will_worship him.)

SR-GNT Καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλέεμ εἶπεν, “Πορευθέντες, ἐξετάσατε ἀκριβῶς περὶ τοῦ παιδίου· ἐπὰν δὲ εὕρητε, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω αὐτῷ.” ‡

UGNT καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλέεμ εἶπεν, πορευθέντες ἐξετάσατε ἀκριβῶς περὶ τοῦ παιδίου; ἐπὰν δὲ εὕρητε, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω αὐτῷ.

SBL-GNT καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλέεμ εἶπεν· Πορευθέντες ⸂ἐξετάσατε ἀκριβῶς⸃ περὶ τοῦ παιδίου· ἐπὰν δὲ εὕρητε, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι, ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω αὐτῷ.

RP-GNT Καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλεὲμ εἶπεν, Πορευθέντες ἀκριβῶς ἐξετάσατε περὶ τοῦ παιδίου· ἐπὰν δὲ εὕρητε, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι, ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω αὐτῷ.

TC-GNT καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλεὲμ εἶπε, Πορευθέντες [fn]ἀκριβῶς ἐξετάσατε περὶ τοῦ παιδίου· ἐπὰν δὲ εὕρητε, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι, ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω αὐτῷ.