Passage
Matthew 2.20-21
20. Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that 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. (ASV)Book: Matthew · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
18. A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not. 19. But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
20. Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that 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.
- But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee, 23. and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene. (Matthew 2:18-23, ASV)
WEB
18. “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn’t be comforted, because they are no more.” 19. But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
20. “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child’s life are dead.” 21. He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
- But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee, 23. and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.” (Matthew 2:18-23, WEB)
KJV
18. In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. 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.
- But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: 23. And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. (Matthew 2:18-23, KJV)
YLT
18. 'A voice in Ramah was heard, lamentation and weeping and much mourning, Rachel weeping [for] her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not.' 19. And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,
20. saying, 'Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died, those seeking the life of the child.' 21. And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,
- and having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee, 23. and coming, he dwelt in a city named Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophets, that 'A Nazarene he shall be called.' (Matthew 2:18-23, YLT)
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Theological reading
Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.
Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.
- G5590 - psyche, psyche, Strong's G5590
- G1453 - egeiro, egeiro, Strong's G1453
- G3004 - lego, lego, Strong's G3004
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Why these four translations
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The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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