AphDiatess1990 6:29 :ܥܠ ܡܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܗܘܬ܂ ܟܕ ܩܪܝܒ ܗܘܐ ܡܪܢ ܠܡܬܝܠܕܘ : why did the first census occur when our Lord was about to be born? See the entire entry for maḵtəḇānū, maḵtəḇānūṯā n.f. scripture, text