Matthew 2:2-6 “Where is the one who was born to be king of the Jews? For we saw a star signifying his birth while we were still in the east, and have come here to worship him.”

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ² “Where is the one who was born to be king of the Jews? For we saw a star [signifying his birth while we were still] in the east, and have come here to worship him.” ³ And when King Herod heard this, he and the entire city of Jerusalem were [very] upset. ⁴ So, he gathered all the leading priests and experts in the law of Moses from among the people and asked them where the Christ [child] was to be born. ⁵ They replied to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what was written by the prophet [Micah 5:2], ⁶ ‘And you, Bethlehem in the country of Judah, are not among the least [towns in furnishing] rulers for Judah, for you will produce a leader who will become shepherd of my [i.e., God’s] people Israel.’”