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# General Information:
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A new part of the story begins here and continues through the end of the chapter. The writer tells about Herod's attempt to kill the new King of the Jews.
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# Bethlehem of Judea
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"the town of Bethlehem in the province of Judea"
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# in the days of Herod the king
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"when Herod was king there"
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# Herod
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This refers to Herod the Great.
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# learned men
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"men who studied the stars"
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# from the east
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"from a country far east of Judea"
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# Where is he who was born King of the Jews?
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The men knew from studying the stars that the one who would become king had been born. They were trying to learn where he was. AT: "A baby who will become the king of the Jews has been born. Where is he?"
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# his star
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They were not saying that the baby was the rightful owner of the star. AT: "the star that tells about him" or "the star that is associated with his birth"
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# in the east
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"as it came up in the east" or "while we were in our country"
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# worship
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Possible meanings are 1) they intended to worship the baby as divine, or 2) they wanted to honor him as a human king. If your language has a word that includes both meanings, you should consider using it here.
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# he was troubled
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"he was worried." Herod was worried that this baby would replace him as king.
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# all Jerusalem
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Here "Jerusalem" refers to the people. Also, "all" means "many." Matthew is exaggerating to emphasize how many people were worried. AT: "many of the people in Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]]) |