1 And יהושע having been born in Bĕyth Leḥem of Yehuḏah in the days of Herodes the sovereign, see, Magi from the East came to Yerushalayim,
2 saying, “Where is He who has been born Sovereign of the Yehuḏim? For we saw His star in the East and have come to do reverence to Him.”
3 And Herodes the sovereign, having heard, was troubled, and all Yerushalayim with him.
4 And having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.
5 And they said to him, “In Bĕyth Leḥem of Yehuḏah, for thus it has been written by the prophet,
6 ‘But you, Bĕyth Leḥem, in the land of Yehuḏah, you are by no means least among the rulers of Yehuḏah, for out of you shall come a Ruler who shall shepherd My people Yisra’ĕl.’ ”
7 Then Herodes, having called the Magi secretly, learned exactly from them what time the star appeared.