Matthew 2:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Herod, realizing that he had been deceived by the magi, became furious. He sent orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had determined from the magi.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Τότε Ἡρώδης, ἰδὼν ὅτι ἐνεπαίχθη ὑπὸ τῶν μάγων, ἐθυμώθη λίαν, καὶ ἀποστείλας, ἀνεῖλεν πάντας τοὺς παῖδας τοὺς ἐν Βηθλεὲμ, καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς ὁρίοις αὐτῆς, ἀπὸ διετοῦς καὶ κατωτέρω, κατὰ τὸν χρόνον ὃν ἠκρίβωσεν παρὰ τῶν μάγων.

Transliteration

Then Hērōdēs, idōn hoti enepaichthē hypo tōn magōn, ethymōthē lian, and aposteilas, aneilen pantas tous paidas tous in Bēthleem, and in all the horiois autēs, from dietous and katōterō, according to the chronon which ēkribōsen para tōn magōn.

Grammar Details

• *Hērōdēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - Herod
• *idōn*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having seen
• *hoti*: conjunction - that
• *enepaichthē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was mocked
• *hypo*: preposition + genitive - by
• *tōn magōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of the magi
• *ethymōthē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was enraged
• *lian*: adverb - exceedingly
• *aposteilas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent
• *aneilen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - killed
• *pantas*: accusative, masculine, plural - all
• *tous paidas*: accusative, masculine, plural - the children
• *tous*: accusative, masculine, plural - the ones
• *Bēthleem*: dative, feminine, singular - Bethlehem
• *horiois*: dative, neuter, plural - borders/regions
• *autēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of it
• *dietous*: genitive, neuter, singular - two years old
• *katōterō*: comparative adverb - under/below
• *kata*: preposition + accusative - according to
• *chronon*: accusative, masculine, singular - time
• *hon*: relative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - which
• *ēkribōsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - determined exactly
• *para*: preposition + genitive - from

Word Meanings

• *enepaichthē*: was mocked/was deceived/was tricked
• *ethymōthē*: was enraged/became furious/was angry
• *aneilen*: killed/put to death/destroyed
• *paidas*: children/boys/male children
• *horiois*: borders/regions/territories
• *dietous*: two years old/two year period

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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 inquired of the wise men.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent forth and killed all the children that were in Bethlehem and in all its coasts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then Herod perceavynge yt he was moocked of the wyse men was excedynge wroth and sent forth and slue all the chyldren that were in Bethleem and in all the costes there of as many as were two yere olde and vnder accordynge to the tyme which he had diligetly searched oute of the wyse men.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then Herod perceauynge yt he was disceaued of the wyse men, was excedynge wroth, and sent forth, and slue all the chyldren that were in Bethleem, and in all the coastes there of, as many as were two yere olde and vnder, accordynge to the tyme which he had diligently searched out of the wyse men.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked of the Wisemen, was exceeding wroth, and sent foorth, and slew all the male children that were in Beth-leem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two yeere old and vnder, according to the time which he had diligently searched out of the Wisemen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then Herode, when he sawe that he was mocked of the wyse men, was excedyng wroth, and sent foorth, and slew all the chyldren that were in Bethlehe, and in all the coastes, as many as were two yere olde, or vnder, according to the tyme, which he had diligently searched out, of the wyse men.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 16:10 : 10 Then Delilah said to Samson, 'You have made a fool of me and lied to me. Now tell me how you can be tied up.'
• Isa 59:7 : 7 Their feet run to do evil, and they are quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; ruin and destruction are in their paths.
• Dan 3:13 : 13 Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave orders to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So these men were brought before the king.
• Dan 3:19-20 : 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He ordered that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual. 20 And he commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace.
• Hos 10:14 : 14 the roar of battle will rise against your people, and all your fortresses will be devastated—as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel on the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces with their children.
• Rev 17:6 : 6 I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I was utterly amazed.
• 2 Kgs 8:12 : 12 Hazael asked, "Why is my lord weeping?" Elisha answered, "Because I know the harm you will do to the people of Israel. You will set their fortresses on fire, you will kill their young men with the sword, you will dash their little ones to pieces, and you will rip open their pregnant women."
• Job 12:4 : 4 "I have become a laughingstock to my friends, I who called on God and He answered me, a righteous and blameless man is a laughingstock!"
• Prov 27:3-4 : 3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. 4 Wrath is cruel and anger is a flood, but who can stand before jealousy?
• Prov 28:15 : 15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over helpless people.
• Prov 28:17 : 17 A man burdened with the guilt of bloodshed will flee to the pit; let no one support him.
• Isa 26:21 : 21 See, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; it will conceal its slain no longer.
• Gen 39:14 : 14 she called her household servants and said to them, "Look, this Hebrew man has been brought to us to mock us! He came to me to lie with me, but I screamed loudly.
• Gen 39:17 : 17 Then she told him this story: "That Hebrew servant you brought to us came to mock me.
• Gen 49:7 : 7 'Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury, so cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.'
• Num 22:29 : 29 Balaam answered the donkey, 'You have made a fool of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now.'
• Num 24:10 : 10 Then Balak's anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. He said to Balaam, 'I summoned you to curse my enemies, but instead, you have blessed them three times!'