455 B
455 B
he had been mocked by the learned men
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the learned men had tricked him"
He sent and killed all the male children
Herod did not kill the children himself. Alternate translation: "He sent soldiers to kill all the baby boys"
according to the time that he had determined exactly from the learned men
based on what he discovered from the learned men about exactly when the star had appeared