Matthew 2:22

2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus ¹  was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, ²  he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.

Matthew 27:19

27:19 As ³  he was sitting on the judgment seat, ⁴  his wife sent a message ⁵  to him: ⁶  “Have nothing to do with that innocent man; ⁷  I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream ⁸  about him today.”

[2:22]  ¹ sn Archelaus took after his father Herod the Great in terms of cruelty and ruthlessness, so Joseph was afraid to go there. After further direction in a dream, he went instead to Galilee.

[2:22]  ² sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

[27:19]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:19]  ⁴ tn Or “the judge’s seat.”

[27:19]  ⁵ tn The word “message” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[27:19]  ⁶ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγουσα (legousa) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[27:19]  ⁷ tn The Greek particle γάρ (gar, “for”) has not been translated here.

[27:19]  ⁸ tn Or “suffered greatly in a dream.” See the discussion on the construction κατ᾿ ὄναρ (kat’ onar) in BDAG 710 s.v. ὄναρ.