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NASB					Matt 2:7 ¶ Then⁵¹¹⁹ Herod²²⁶⁴ secretly²⁹⁷⁷ called²⁵⁶⁴ the magi³⁰⁹⁷ and determined^198b from them ¹the exact⁵⁵⁵⁰ time⁵⁵⁵⁰ ^Athe star⁷⁹² appeared⁵³¹⁶.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Matt 2:7 ¶ Then Herod secretly sent for the magi and learned from them ¹the [exact] time the star [had first] appeared.

NASB Translator's Notes:
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Lit the time of the appearing star

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
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Lit the time of the appearing star.

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Num 24:17 "I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near;
A star shall come forth from Jacob,
A scepter shall rise from Israel,
And shall crush through the forehead of Moab,
And tear down all the sons of Sheth.

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Greek Heb.

198b

akriboô; from 198a; to inquire with exactness:--determined(2).

792

astêr; from a prim. root ster-; a star:--star(11), stars(13).

2264

Hêrôdês; perh. from hêrôs (hero) and a patronymic suff.; perh. "son of a hero," Herod, the name of several kings of the Jews:--Herod(39), Herod's(4).

2564

kaleô; a prim. word; to call:--call(13), called(99), calling(2), calls(7), give(1), invite(2), invited(15), invited guests(1), invites(1), name given(1), named(2), so-called(1), summoned(2).

2977

lathra; from 2990; secretly:--secretly(4).

3097

magos; of Pers. or., cf. [7248]; a Magian, i.e. an (Oriental) astrologer, by impl. a magician:--magi(4), magician(2).

5119

tote; from the neut. of 3588 and 3753; then, at that time:--then(146), time(10).

5316

phainô; from a prim. root; to bring to light, to cause to appear:--appear(5), appeared(7), appears(1), became evident(1), become(1), flashes(1), noticed(2), seem(1), seen(2), shine(3), shines(1), shining(4), shown(1), visible(1).

5550

chronos; a prim. word; time:--age(1), all(1), delay(1), exact time(1), long(5), long ages(2), long*(1), period(2), time(30), times(5), while(5).

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