Verse List for MAT 2:9

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OET (OET-RV) So when the king had finished speaking, they departed, and the star which they could see in the east went ahead of them and stopped above the place where the child was.

OET-LV And which having _heard from _the king, they _were _gone, and see, the star, which they _saw in the east, was _going _before them until having _come, it _was _stood over where the little _child was.

ULT And they, having heard the king, went, and behold, the star that they saw in the east was going before them until, having come, it stood over where the young child was.

UST The scholars listened to the king, and then they traveled to Bethlehem. The star which they saw when it appeared in the sky guided them! It moved in the sky until it was directly above the place where the child, Jesus, was living.

BSB & MSB 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 stood over the place where the Child was.

BLB And having heard the king, they departed. And behold, the star they had seen in the east went before them until, having arrived, it stood over the place where the Child was.

AICNT And having heard the king, they went on their way, and behold, the star which they had seen in the east, led them until it came and stood over {where the child was}.[fn]

OEB The astrologers heard what the king had to say, and then continued their journey. The star which they had seen in the east led them on, until it reached and stood over the place where the child was.

WEBBE & WMBB They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them until it came and stood over where the young child was.

NET After listening to the king they left, and once again the star they saw when it rose led them until it stopped above the place where the child was.

LSV And they, having heard the king, departed, and behold, the star, that they saw in the east, went before them, until, having come, it stood over where the Child was.

FBV After they had heard what the king had to say they went on their way, and the star which they had seen in the east led them until it stopped right above the place where the child was.

TCNT They listened to the king and went on their way, and behold, the star they had seen in the east went before them until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.

T4T After the men heard what the king told them, they went toward Bethlehem. To their surprise, the star that they had seen while they were in the eastern country went ahead of them again until it stood above the house where the child was.

LEB After[fn] they listened to the king, they went out, and behold, the star which they had seen at its rising[fn] led them until it came and[fn] stood above the place where the child was.

BBE And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.

Moff The magicians listened to the king and then went their way. And the star they had seen rise went in front of them till it stopped over the place where the child was.

Wymth After hearing what the king said, they went to Bethlehem, while, strange to say, the star they had seen in the east led them on until it came and stood over the place where the babe was.

ASV And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

DRA Who having heard the king, went their way; and behold the star which they had seen in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was.

YLT 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.

Drby And they having heard the king went their way; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them until it came and stood over the place where the little child was.

RV And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

SLT And they having heard the king went forth; and, behold the star they saw in the sunrising, it led before them, till having come, it stood above where the young child was.

Wbstr When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

KJB-1769 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

KJB-1611 When they had heard the King, they departed, and loe, the Starre which they saw in the East, went before them, till it came and stood ouer where the young childe was.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps When they had hearde the kyng, they departed, and loe, the starre which they sawe in the east, went before them, tyl it came & stoode ouer the place wherin the young chylde was.
(When they had heard the king, they departed, and lo, the star which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over the place wherein the young child was.)

Gnva So when they had heard the King, they departed: and loe, the starre which they had seene in the East, went before them, till it came and stoode ouer the place where the babe was.
(So when they had heard the King, they departed: and lo, the star which they had seen in the East, went before them, till it came and stood over the place where the infant was.)

Cvdl When they had heard the kynge, they departed: and lo, the starre which they sawe in the east, went before them, tyll it came, and stode ouer the place where the chylde was.
(When they had heard the king, they departed: and lo, the star which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came, and stood over the place where the child was.)

TNT When they had heard the kynge they departed: and lo the starre which they sawe in the eeste went before them tyll it came and stode over the place where the chylde was.
(When they had heard the king they departed: and lo the star which they saw in the east went before them till it came and stood over the place where the child was.)

Wycl And whanne thei hadden herd the kyng, thei wenten forth. And lo! the sterre, that thei siyen in the eest, wente bifore hem, til it cam, and stood aboue, where the child was.
(And when they had heard the king, they went forth. And lo! the star, that they saw in the east, went before hem, till it came, and stood above, where the child was.)

Luth Als sie nun den König gehört hatten, zogen sie hin. Und siehe, der Stern, den sie im Morgenland gesehen hatten, ging vor ihnen hin, bis daß er kam und stund oben über, da das Kindlein war.
(As they/she/them now the king heard had, pulled they/she/them there/therefore. And see/look, the/of_the star, the they/she/them in_the orient/east seen had, went before/in_front_of to_them there/therefore, until that he came and stood above/overhead above, there the little_child was.)

ClVg Qui cum audissent regem, abierunt, et ecce stella, quam viderant in oriente, antecedebat eos, usque dum veniens staret supra, ubi erat puer.[fn]
(Who when/with they_would_hear the_king, they_are_gone, and behold star, how they_had_seen in/into/on east, preceded them, until while coming would_stand above, where was child.)

SR-GNT Οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες τοῦ βασιλέως, ἐπορεύθησαν, καὶ ἰδοὺ, ὁ ἀστὴρ, ὃν εἶδον ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ, προῆγεν αὐτούς ἕως ἐλθὼν ἐστάθη ἐπάνω οὗ ἦν τὸ παιδίον. ‡

UGNT οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες τοῦ βασιλέως, ἐπορεύθησαν; καὶ ἰδοὺ, ὁ ἀστὴρ, ὃν εἶδον ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ, προῆγεν αὐτούς ἕως ἐλθὼν ἐστάθη ἐπάνω οὗ ἦν τὸ παιδίον.

SBL-GNT οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες τοῦ βασιλέως ἐπορεύθησαν, καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ ἀστὴρ ὃν εἶδον ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ προῆγεν αὐτούς, ἕως ἐλθὼν ⸀ἐστάθη ἐπάνω οὗ ἦν τὸ παιδίον.

RP-GNT Οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες τοῦ βασιλέως ἐπορεύθησαν· καὶ ἰδού, ὁ ἀστήρ, ὃν εἶδον ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ, προῆγεν αὐτούς, ἕως ἐλθὼν ἔστη ἐπάνω οὗ ἦν τὸ παιδίον.

TC-GNT οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες τοῦ βασιλέως ἐπορεύθησαν· καὶ ἰδού, ὁ ἀστήρ, ὃν εἶδον ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ, προῆγεν αὐτούς, ἕως ἐλθὼν [fn]ἔστη ἐπάνω οὗ ἦν τὸ παιδίον.