Matthew 2:19–23 — Yosef’s family return to Nazaret

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Mat 2:19–23

2:19 Yosef’s family return to Nazaret

19 After King Herodes (Herod) died, one of Yahweh’s messengers appeared to Yosef (Joseph) in Mitsrayim (Egypt) in a dream 20 and said, “Get ready and take the child and his mother back to Yisrael (Israel), because the ones wanting to kill him have died.” 21 So Yosef packed up and took the child and his mother and went back to Yisrael.

22 However, when he heard that Arkelaos was now reigning over Yehudah (Judea) (instead of his father Herodes), and also having been warned in a dream, he left Yehudah and went north to the Galil area. 23 Once he got there, he settled into a town called Nazaret (Nazareth), and so what had been spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: “He’ll be called a person from Nazaret.”[fn][ref]

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19 But the Haʸrōdaʸs having _died, see, a_messenger of_the_master is _appearing in a_dream to_ the _Yōsaʸf in Aiguptos

20 saying:
Having _been _raised, take the little _child and the mother of _him, and be _going into the_land of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), because/for the ones seeking the life of _the little _child have _died.

21 And he having _been _raised, took the little _child and the mother of _him, and came _in into the_land of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl).

22 But having _heard that Arⱪelaos is _reigning the over _Youdaia instead _of Haʸrōdaʸs the father of _him, he _was _afraid to _go _away there, and having _been _warned in a_dream, he _withdrew into the districts of_ the _Galilaia/(Gālīl),

23 and having _come, he _dwelt into a_city being _called Nazaret, so _that the message may _be _fulfilled having _been _spoken through the prophets, he _will _be _being _called that A_from _Nazaret.

2:23 This is not a specific quote from the Hebrew Scriptures, but note that Matthew does say ‘the prophets’ (not ‘the prophet’). This could be: ¹A play on Hebrew ‘נצר’ from Yeshayah/Isaiah 11:1 where ‘branch/shoot’ (netser) is similar to ‘Natsaret’ (Nazaret/natsrat), ²a play on Shimshon (Samson) the ‘Nazirite’ (נְזִיר) from Heroes (Judges) 13:5,7, or ³just a slur on Yeshua being from insignificant Nazaret (Nazareth) as per Yohan (John) 1:46.

2:23: Mrk 1:24; Luk 2:39; Yhn 1:45.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section MAT 2:19

Yosef’s family return to Nazaret

Mat 2:19–23

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