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Matthew 2:1

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

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Τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeNowδέconjunction — “Now”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.NowἸησοῦiēsouwhen JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “when Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.when Jesusγεννηθέντοςgennēthentoswas bornγεννάω (gennaō)verb, aorist passive participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “was born”, a single actionG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.was bornἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΒηθλέεμbēthleemBethlehemΒηθλέεμnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Bethlehem”, the to- or for-formG965Bethlehem, a town of Judea.Bethlehemτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰουδαίαςioudaiasof JudaeaἸουδαία (ioudaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Judaea”, the of-formG2449Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem.of Judaeaἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἡμέραιςhēmeraisdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “days”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.the daysἩρῴδουhērōdouof HerodἩρῴδης (hērōdēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Herod”, the of-formG2264Herod; four persons are called by this name: Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Herod Agrippa, and Herod Agrippa the younger.of Herodτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλέωςbasileōskingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “king”, the of-formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.the kingἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdμάγοιmagoiwise menμάγος (magos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “wise men”, the subject formG3097a sorcerer, a magician, a wizard.wise menἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἀνατολῶνanatolōneastἀνατολή (anatolē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “east”, the of-formG395(a) rising of the sun, hence (b) (sing. and plur.) the quarter whence the sun rises, the East.the eastπαρεγένοντοparegenontoto comeπαραγίνομαι (paraginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to come”, a single actionG3854(a) I come on the scene, appear, come, (b) with words expressing destination: I present myself at, arrive at, reach.This verse uses “come”.εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toἹεροσόλυμαhierosolumaJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαnoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2414the Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem.Jerusalem

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,

World English Bible

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

Darby Translation

Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, behold magi from the east arrived at Jerusalem, saying,

Douay-Rheims

When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.

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World English Bible

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