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Source language
Original Greek   
Τότε Ἡρῴδης λάθρᾳ καλέσας τοὺς μάγους ἠκρίβωσεν παρʼ αὐτῶν τὸν χρόνον τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος,
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
Tote Erodes lathra kalesas tous magous ekribosen par' auton ton khronon tou phainomenou asteros,

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
tunc Herodes clam vocatis magis diligenter didicit ab eis tempus stellae quae apparuit eis

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
New King James Version   
Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared.
21st Century King James Version   
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And then Herodus secretly called The Magi and learned from them at what time the star had appeared to them.
Darby Bible Translation   
Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Then Herod, privately calling the wise men, learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them;
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Then Herod privily called the wise men, and learned of them carefully what time the star appeared.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.
God's Word   
Then Herod secretly called the wise men and found out from them exactly when the star had appeared.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and asked them the exact time the star appeared.
International Standard Version   
Then Herod secretly called together the wise men, found out from them the time the star had appeared,
NET Bible   
Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.
New American Standard Bible   
Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.
New International Version   
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.
New Living Translation   
Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Weymouth New Testament   
Thereupon Herod sent privately for the Magi and ascertained from them the exact time of the star's appearing.
The World English Bible   
Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Then Herod secretly told the wise men to come to meet with him. They told him the time that the star had appeared.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,
New Life Version   
Then Herod had a secret meeting with the men who learned things from stars. He asked them about what time the star had been seen.
Revised Geneva Translation   
Then Herod secretly called the wise men and carefully inquired of them the time that the star had appeared.
The Voice Bible   
Herod called the wise men to him, demanding to know the exact time the special star had appeared to them.
Living Bible   
Then Herod sent a private message to the astrologers, asking them to come to see him; at this meeting he found out from them the exact time when they first saw the star. Then he told them,
New Catholic Bible   
Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men, and he ascertained from them the exact time of the star’s appearance,
Legacy Standard Bible   
Then Herod secretly called the magi and carefully determined from them the time the star appeared.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Then Herod, calling the wise men unto him secretly, understood of them with diligence the time of the appearing of the star;
Christian Standard Bible   
Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and asked them the exact time the star appeared.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Then Herod sent for the wise men [astrologers] secretly, and accurately to the last point ascertained from them the time of the appearing of the star [that is, how long the star had made itself visible since its rising in the east].
New Century Version   
Then Herod had a secret meeting with the wise men and learned from them the exact time they first saw the star.
The Message   
Herod then arranged a secret meeting with the scholars from the East. Pretending to be as devout as they were, he got them to tell him exactly when the birth-announcement star appeared. Then he told them the prophecy about Bethlehem, and said, “Go find this child. Leave no stone unturned. As soon as you find him, send word and I’ll join you at once in your worship.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Then Herod secretly summoned the Wise Men and found out from them exactly when the star had appeared.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Then Herod secretly called for the magi and found out from them exactly what · time the star · had appeared.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared.
New Matthew Bible   
Then Herod privately called the wise men and carefully enquired of them when the star had appeared,
Good News Translation®   
So Herod called the visitors from the East to a secret meeting and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.
Wycliffe Bible   
Then Herod called privily the astrologers [the kings], and learned busily of them [busily learned of them] the time of the star that appeared to them.
New Testament for Everyone   
Then Herod called the wise men to him in secret. He found out from them precisely when the star had appeared.
Contemporary English Version   
Herod secretly called in the wise men and asked them when they had first seen the star.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star appeared;
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then Herod invited the wise men to meet him privately and found out from them the exact time when the star appeared. Then he sent them off to Bethlehem saying, “When you get there, search for this little child with the utmost care. And when you have found him come back and tell me—so that I may go and worship him too.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Then Herod secretly called for the magi and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Then Herod secretly called for the magi and found out from them the time when the star had first appeared.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Then Herod secretly sent for the magi and learned from them the [exact] time the star [had first] appeared.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance.
New American Standard Bible   
Then Herod secretly called for the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.
The Expanded Bible   
Then Herod ·had a secret meeting with [privately summoned] the ·wise men [astrologers; magi; v. 1] and ·learned [inquired] from them the exact time ·they first saw the star [the star appeared].
Tree of Life Version   
Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star had appeared.
Revised Standard Version   
Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star appeared;
New International Reader's Version   
Then Herod secretly called for the Wise Men. He found out from them exactly when the star had appeared.
BRG Bible   
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Herod summoned the Magi to meet with him privately and asked them exactly when the star had appeared.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Then Herod called the wise men to talk with them secretly. He found out from them what time they saw the star.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Then Herod secretly summoned the chachamim and ascertained from them the exact date of the manifestation of the KOCHAV.
Names of God Bible   
Then Herod secretly called the wise men and found out from them exactly when the star had appeared.
Modern English Version   
Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, carefully inquired of them what time the star appeared.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Then Herod had a private meeting with the wise men from the east. He learned from them the exact time they first saw the star.
International Children’s Bible   
Then Herod had a secret meeting with the wise men from the east. He learned from them the exact time they first saw the star.
Lexham English Bible   
Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and determined precisely from them the time when the star appeared.
New International Version - UK   
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
Then Herod, having called the magi secretly, learned-accurately from them the time of the appearing of the star.