17 I see him, but not now;
I look at him, but not near;
A star shall appear from Jacob,
(A)A scepter shall rise from Israel,
(B)And shall smash the [a]forehead of Moab,
And overcome all the sons of Sheth.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:17 Lit corners

The Visit of the Magi

Now after Jesus was (A)born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of (B)Herod the king, behold, [a]magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born (C)King of the Jews? For we saw (D)His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 2:1 A caste of educated men specializing in astronomy, astrology, and natural science

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