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Matthew 2:12-14
Legacy Standard Bible
Matthew 2:12-14
Legacy Standard Bible
12 And having been (A)warned (B)in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi departed for their own country by another way.
The Flight to Egypt
13 Now when they had departed, behold, an (C)angel of the [a]Lord *(D)appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”
14 So [b]Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and departed for Egypt.
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- Matthew 2:13 In OT, Yahweh, cf. 2 Kin 1:3
- Matthew 2:14 Lit he
Matthew 2:12-14
New International Version
Matthew 2:12-14
New International Version
12 And having been warned(A) in a dream(B) not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
The Escape to Egypt
13 When they had gone, an angel(C) of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream.(D) “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”(E)
14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt,
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