MATTHEW 2:5

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,”

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Matthew 2:5 Translation & Meaning

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And δὲ But, and, etc And
they οἱ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) they
said εἶπον To speak or say (by word or writing) said
unto him, αὐτῷ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons unto him
In Ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc In
Bethlehem Βηθλεὲμ Bethleem (i.e., Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine Bethlehem
of Judaea: Ἰουδαίας· The Judaean land (i.e., Judaea), a region of Palestine Judaea
for γὰρ Properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) for
thus οὕτως In this way (referring to what precedes or follows) thus
it is written γέγραπται To "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe written
by διὰ Through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) by
the τοῦ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
prophet, προφήτου· A foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet prophet

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  • 3  When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

  • 4  And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

  • 5  And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

  • 6  And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

  • 7  Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.




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