Matthew 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 2:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
συναγαγὼν
synágō
G4863
to gather together
πάντας
pâs
G3956
all
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
ἀρχιερεῖς
archiereús
G749
high priest
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
γραμματεῖς
grammateús
G1122
scribe
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
λαοῦ
laós
G2992
people
ἐπυνθάνετο
pynthánomai
G4441
to ask
παρ’
pará
G3844
from
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
ποῦ
poû
G4226
somewhere
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Χριστὸς
Christós
G5547
Christ
γεννᾶται
gennáō
G1080
to beget
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World English Bible Public Domain
Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And having brought together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them, “Where is the Christ being born?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).