Matthew 2:14

2:14 Then he got up, took the child and his mother during ¹  the night, and went to Egypt.

Matthew 2:19

The Return to Nazareth

2:19 After Herod ²  had died, an ³  angel of the Lord ⁴  appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

Matthew 2:15

2:15 He stayed there until Herod ⁵  died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: “I called my Son out of Egypt.” ⁶ 

Matthew 2:13

The Escape to Egypt

2:13 After they had gone, an ⁷  angel of the Lord ⁸  appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod ⁹  is going to look for the child to kill him.”

[2:14]  ¹ tn The feminine singular genitive noun νυκτός (nuktos, “night”) indicates the time during which the action of the main verb takes place (ExSyn 124).

[2:19]  ² sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. When Herod the Great died in 4 b.c., his kingdom was divided up among his three sons: Archelaus, who ruled over Judea (where Bethlehem was located, v. 22); Philip, who became tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis (cf. Luke 3:1); and Antipas, who became tetrarch of Galilee.

[2:19]  ³ tn Grk “behold, an angel.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[2:19]  ⁴ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.

[2:15]  ³ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

[2:15]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Hos 11:1.

[2:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “behold, an angel.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[2:13]  ⁵ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.

[2:13]  ⁶ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Herod the Great was particularly ruthless regarding the succession to his throne.