Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.Matthew 2:16 in the real world
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In what words
- διετήςdietḗsof two years (in age)
- θυμόωthymóōto put in a passion, i.e. enrage
- ἀκριβόωakribóōto be exact, i.e. ascertain
- μάγοςmágosa Magian, i.e. Oriental scientist; by implication, a magician
- ὅριονhóriona boundary-line, i.e. (by implication) a frontier (region)
- ΒηθλεέμBēthleémBethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine
- κάτωkátōdownwards
- ἐμπαίζωempaízōto jeer at, i.e. deride
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- Herodium, Masada and the Herodian building programmeConfirmed by the groundHerod the Great's reign is visible in stone across Judaea, on the scale the sources describe.