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Matthew 2:19

While Joseph was in Egypt, Herod died. An angel from the Lord came to Joseph in a dream

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Dream;   Egypt;   Jesus, the Christ;   Joseph;   Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dreams;   Joseph;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dreams;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Herod;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Edom;   Joseph the husband of mary;   Mary;   Nazareth;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Angel;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hutchinsonians;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Divination;   Dream;   Herod the Great;   Jesus;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dream;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Archaeology and Biblical Study;   Archangel;   Joseph;   Matthew, the Gospel of;   Nazareth, Nazarene;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Herod;   Interpretation;   Magi;   Magic, Divination, and Sorcery;   Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels;   Angels (2);   Children;   Dates (2);   Dream;   Dream (2);   Egypt;   Infancy;   Joseph (2);   Ministry;   Night (2);   Praise (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Dreams;   Herod the Great;   Herod, Family of;   Joseph ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Herod;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Bethlehem;   Egypt;   Gospel;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Angel;   Decease, in New Testament;   Dream;   Herod;   Joseph, Husband of Mary;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
King James Version (1611)
But when Herode was dead, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeareth in a dreame to Ioseph in Egypt,
King James Version
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
English Standard Version
But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
New American Standard Bible
But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,
New Century Version
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord spoke to Joseph in a dream while he was in Egypt.
Amplified Bible
But when Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And whe Herod was dead, behold, an Angel of the Lorde appeareth in a dreame to Ioseph in Egypt,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,
Legacy Standard Bible
But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
Contemporary English Version
After King Herod died, an angel from the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph while he was still in Egypt.
Complete Jewish Bible
After Herod's death, an angel of Adonai appeared in a dream to Yosef in Egypt
Darby Translation
But Herod having died, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
George Lamsa Translation
When King Herod died, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
Good News Translation
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt
Lexham English Bible
Now after Herod had died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Literal Translation
But Herod having expired, behold, an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph by a dream in Egypt,
American Standard Version
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
Bible in Basic English
But when Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord came in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Hebrew Names Version
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Yosef in Mitzrayim, saying,
International Standard Version
But after Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt
Etheridge Translation
BUT when Herodes, the king, was dead, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Jauseph in Metsreen,
Murdock Translation
But when king Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But when Herode was dead, beholde, an Angel of the Lorde appeared to Ioseph in a dreame, in Egipt, saying.
English Revised Version
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
World English Bible
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Weymouth's New Testament
But after Herod's death an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said to him,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But whanne Eroude was deed, loo! the aungel of the Lord apperide to Joseph in sleep in Egipt,
Update Bible Version
But when Herod was dead, look, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
New English Translation
After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt
New King James Version
Luke 2:39">[xr] Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
New Living Translation
When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
New Life Bible
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream while he was in Egypt.
New Revised Standard
When Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, when Herod was, dead, lo! a messenger of the Lord, appeareth by dream unto Joseph in Egypt;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt,
Revised Standard Version
But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
When Herode was deed: beholde an angell of ye Lorde appered in a dreame to Ioseph in Egypte
Young's Literal Translation
And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
When Herode was deed: beholde, an angell of the LORDE appered in a dreame to Ioseph in Egypte,
Mace New Testament (1729)
But after the death of Herod, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
THE MESSAGE
Later, when Herod died, God's angel appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt: "Up, take the child and his mother and return to Israel. All those out to murder the child are dead."
Simplified Cowboy Version
When Herod was dead, an angel once again came to Joseph in a dream and

Contextual Overview

19 While Joseph was in Egypt, Herod died. An angel from the Lord came to Joseph in a dream 20 and said, "Get up! Take the child with his mother and go to Israel. Those who were trying to kill the child are now dead." 21 So Joseph took the child and the mother and went to Israel. 22 But he heard that Archelaus was now king in Judea. Archelaus became king when his father Herod died. So Joseph was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he went away to the area of Galilee. 23 He went to a town called Nazareth and lived there. This gave full meaning to what God said through the prophets. God said the Messiah would be called a Nazarene.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Herod: Psalms 76:10, Isaiah 51:12, Daniel 8:25, Daniel 11:45

an: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 1:20, Psalms 139:7, Jeremiah 30:10, Ezekiel 11:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 28:12 - he dreamed Exodus 2:23 - the king Numbers 12:6 - a dream 1 Kings 3:5 - in a dream Matthew 2:15 - until Matthew 18:10 - their

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth."
Genesis 2:4
This is the story about the creation of the sky and the earth. This is what happened when the Lord God made the earth and the sky.
Genesis 2:8
Then the Lord God planted a garden in the East, in a place named Eden. He put the man he made in that garden.
Genesis 2:20
The man gave names to all the tame animals, to all the birds in the air, and to all the wild animals. He saw many animals and birds, but he could not find a companion that was right for him.
Genesis 2:22
The Lord God used the rib from the man to make a woman. Then he brought the woman to the man.
Genesis 2:23
And the man said, "Finally! One like me, with bones from my bones and a body from my body. She was taken out of a man, so I will call her ‘woman.'"
Genesis 6:20
Two of every kind of bird, animal, and creeping thing will come to you so that you might keep them alive.
Genesis 9:2
Every animal on earth, every bird in the air, every animal that crawls on the ground, and every fish in the sea will be afraid of you. All of them will be under your control.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But when Herod was dead,.... Who died, as before observed, a few months after this tragedy was acted; and, according to the w Jewish writers, on the seventh day of the month Cisleu, and which answers to the twenty fifth of our November: and was afterwards observed as a day of rejoicing by the Jews. The account which Josephus x, and from him Eusebius y, gives of his miserable death, is as follows; a burning fever seized him, with an intolerable itching all over his body, and continual pains of the colic; his feet swelled with a dropsy; he had an inflammation in the lower part of his belly: a putrefaction in his privy parts, which bred worms; a frequency and difficulty of breathing, and convulsions in all his members; he had a voracious appetite, a stinking breath, and his intestines abounded with ulcers; when he found that all means made use of were ineffectual, and that he must die, he attempted to lay violent hands upon himself, but was prevented, and soon after expired in a very miserable manner. Now some time after his death,

behold an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. It may be the same angel who appeared in the same manner, and ordered him to go into Egypt, with the young child and his mother; and who now brings him news of the death of Herod, and bids him return to the land of Israel; which shows the watchful providence of God, and the useful ministry of angels, concerned in the preservation of the infant Jesus.

w Megillah Taanith apud Van Till. de anno, &c. Christ. Nat. p. 122. x De Bello Judaic. l. 1. c. 33. sect. 5. 7. & Antiq. l. 17. c. 9. y Eccl. Hist. l. 1. c. 8. p. 25, 26.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Herod was dead - See the notes at Matthew 2:15. Herod left three sons, and the kingdom was at his death divided between them. To Archelaus was given Judea, Idumea, and Samaria; to Philip, Batanea and Trachonitis; to Antipas, Galilee and Perea.

Each of these was also called Herod, and these are the individuals who are so frequently referred to in the New Testament during the ministry. of the Saviour and the labors of the apostles. The above table will show at a glance the chief connections of this family, as far as they are mentioned in the sacred history.


 
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