Study it in the app“And sending them to Bethlehem, he said, “Go and inquire precisely about the child; and when you find him, report to me, so that I too may come and bow down before him.””
AndκαὶsendingπέμψαςthemαὐτοὺςtoεἰςBethlehem,Βηθλέεμhe said,εἶπεν“GoΠορευθέντεςand inquireἐξετάσατεpreciselyἀκριβῶςaboutπερὶthe child;τοῦ παιδίουandδὲwhenἐπὰνyou find him,εὕρητεreportἀπαγγείλατέto me,μοιso thatὅπωςI tooκἀγὼmay comeἐλθὼνand bow down beforeπροσκυνήσωhim.”αὐτῷ
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsas” appearsBethlehem
See it on the mapWhere else “Bēthleem” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearsgo
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “Poreuthentes” appearsquestion, inquire
Inquire, examine carefully.
Where else “exetasate” appearscarefully, accurately
Carefully, accurately, exactly.
Where else “akribōs” appearschild
A child of few years, boy or girl.
Where else “paidiou” appearswhen, as soon as
"When", "as soon as".
Where else “epan” appearsfind
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurēte” appearsreport, tell
Report, announce, tell what happened.
Where else “apangeilate” appearsand I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthōn” appearsbow down
To bow to the ground before someone.
Where else “proskynēsō” appearsBethlehem
Today: Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm), West Bank
A town in Judea, about 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Jerusalem.
Rachel died near it (Gen 35:19), Naomi and Ruth lived there (Ruth 1:1), and David was born there. Micah said a ruler would come from it, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2; Matt 2:1).
7Then Herod secretly called the magi and learned precisely from them the time when the star appeared.
8 · This verse (above)
9And they, having heard the king, went on their way; and look, the star that they had seen at its rising was going ahead of them until it came and stopped over where the child was.
1. What it says
What did the magi do when they found the child with Mary his mother (v. 11)?
2. What it means
Why was King Herod troubled, and all Jerusalem with him, when he heard about this child (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
Joseph obeyed even at night and without understanding everything (v. 14). What simple step of obedience is yours today?
