Matthew 2:19

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 Rama, weeping and great lamentation; Rachel bemoaning her children, and unwilling to be comforted, because they are no more.

20and said to him: Arise, take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead who sought the life of the child.

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Cross References

Matthew 2:12And it was shown them in a dream, that they should not return to Herod. And by another way, they returned to their country.

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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