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19 But de when Herod hērōdēs died teleutaō, · ho an angel angelos of the Lord kyrios appeared phainō in kata a dream onar to ho Joseph Iōsēph in en Egypt Aigyptos, 20 saying legō, “ Rise egeirō, take paralambanō the ho child paidion and kai · ho his autos mother mētēr, and kai go poreuō to eis the land of Israel Israēl, for gar those ho who were seeking zēteō the ho child’ s paidion life psychē · ho are dead thnēskō.” 21 · ho So de Joseph got egeirō up , took paralambanō the ho child paidion and kai · ho his autos mother mētēr, and kai went eiserchomai into eis the land of Israel Israēl. 22 But de when he heard akouō that hoti Archelaus Archelaos was reigning basileuō over · ho Judea Ioudaia in place anti of · ho his autos father patēr Herod hērōdēs, he was afraid phobeomai to go aperchomai there ekei, and de being warned chrēmatizō in kata a dream onar he went anachōreō into eis the ho region meros of ho Galilee Galilaia. 23 And kai he went erchomai and settled katoikeō in eis a town polis called legō Nazareth Nazaret, that hopōs what ho was spoken legō by dia the ho prophets prophētēs might be fulfilled plēroō: “ He will be called kaleō a Nazarene Nazōraios.”

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The Return to Nazareth

19 But after Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. 20 “Get up,” he said. “Take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill[a] the child are dead.”

21 So Joseph[b] got up, took the child and his mother, and went into the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, after having been warned in a dream. So he left for the region of Galilee 23 and settled in a town called Nazareth in order to fulfill what was said by the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 2:20 Lit. were seeking the life of
  2. Matthew 2:21 Lit. he
  3. Matthew 2:23 The Gk. Nazoraios may be a word play between Heb. netser, meaning branch (cf. Isa 11:1), and the name Nazareth.