Matthew 2:4

and gather[ing] all the chief-consecrateds[i.e. chief priests] and scribes of{the people}, he-has-been-ascertaining beside of{same} where the Anointed is-being-begotten.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Moreover, hear[ing], the king Herod is-disturbed and all Jerusalem alongside of{same},

5Moreover, the[plural] say to{same}, "In Bethlehem of{the Judea}, for the-same-ly it-has-been-written through of{the prophet},

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Cross References

Matthew 7:29for he-has-been-being teaching same as having authority and not as the scribes.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:2-9

The Wise Men Come to Jerusalem. 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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