Matthew 2:19

And Herod having died, behold, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in Egypt in a dream, saying;

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

In Context

18A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children; and was not willing to be comforted, because they are not.

20Having arisen, take with you the young child and His mother, and depart into the land of Israel; for those seeking the life of the young child are dead.

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Cross References

Matthew 2:12And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by another way.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:17-19

The Slaughter of the Children. 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, 18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not… Read the whole commentary →

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