Matthew 2:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 2:9 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 →
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἀκούσαντες
akoúō
G191
to hear
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
βασιλέως
basileús
G935
king
ἐπορεύθησαν
poreúomai
G4198
to go
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἰδοὺ
horáō
G3708
to see
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἀστὴρ
astḗr
G792
star
ὃν
hós
G3739
who
εἶδον
horáō
G3708
to see
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνατολῇ
anatolḗ
G395
east
προῆγεν
proágō
G4254
to lead forward
αὐτοὺς
autós
G846
he
ἕως
héōs
G2193
until
ἐλθὼν
érchomai
G2064
to come
ἐστάθη
hístēmi
G2476
to stand
ἐπάνω
epánō
G1883
above
οὗ
hoû
G3757
where
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
παιδίον
paidíon
G3813
small child
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World English Bible Public Domain
They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.
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King James Version Public Domain
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they, having heard the king, went, and behold, the star that they saw in the east was going before them until, having come, it stood over where the young child was.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).