Matthew 2:7,9
Matthew 2:7-8 The Message (MSG)
Herod then arranged a secret meeting with the scholars from the East. Pretending to be as devout as they were, he got them to tell him exactly when the birth-announcement star appeared. Then he told them the prophecy about Bethlehem, and said, “Go find this child. Leave no stone unturned. As soon as you find him, send word and I’ll join you at once in your worship.”
Matthew 2:9-10 The Message (MSG)
Instructed by the king, they set off. Then the star appeared again, the same star they had seen in the eastern skies. It led them on until it hovered over the place of the child. They could hardly contain themselves: They were in the right place! They had arrived at the right time!
Matthew 2:7 King James Version (KJV)
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Matthew 2:9 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Matthew 2:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.
Matthew 2:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was.
Matthew 2:7 New Century Version (NCV)
Then Herod had a secret meeting with the wise men and learned from them the exact time they first saw the star.
Matthew 2:9 New Century Version (NCV)
After the wise men heard the king, they left. The star that they had seen in the east went before them until it stopped above the place where the child was.
Matthew 2:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared.
Matthew 2:9 American Standard Version (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.
Matthew 2:7 New International Version (NIV)
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.
Matthew 2:9 New International Version (NIV)
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.
Matthew 2:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared.
Matthew 2:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was.
Matthew 2:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then Herod secretly sent for the magi and learned from them the [exact] time the star [had first] appeared.
Matthew 2:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
After hearing the king, they went their way; and behold, the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them [continually leading the way] until it came and stood over the place where the young Child was.
Matthew 2:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared.
Matthew 2:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was.
Matthew 2:7 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Then Herod secretly summoned the spiritual priests from the East to ascertain the exact time the star first appeared.
Matthew 2:9 The Passion Translation (TPT)
And on their way to Bethlehem, the same star they had seen in the East suddenly reappeared! Amazed, they watched as it went ahead of them and stopped directly over the place where the child was.