⁹After^* they listened to the king, they went out, and behold, the star which they had seen at its rising^c led them until it came and^* stood above the place where the child was.

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Footnotes

*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“listened to”) which is understood as temporal
cOr, “when it rose”; traditionally rendered “in the east” by many English versions
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

After hearing the king, they went on their way. And there it was—the star they had seen at its rising. It led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was.

NLTNew Living Translation

After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was.

KJV 1900King James Version

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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