And having gathered together all the chief priests and scribes of the people—the religious authorities and experts in Scripture—he began enquiring and demanding from them where the Christ, the Messiah, was prophesied to be born.
When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.
NMVSo he gathered all the chief priests and Torah-teachers (Scribes) of the people and inquired from them if they knew where Ha-Moshiach [Messiah] [The Messiah] would be born.
OJBAnd assembling all the Rashei Hakohanim and Sofrim of the people, he inquired of them the place where Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was to be born.
TCENTSo he assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, and inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
T4TThen Herod gathered together all the ruling priests and men who taught the people the Jewish laws and he asked them where the prophets had predicted that the Messiah was to be born.