Matthew 2:20

and 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.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.

In Context

19But when king Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

21And Joseph arose, and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel.

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Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:20-23

Christ's Return from Egypt. 19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life. 21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God… Read the whole commentary →

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