New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 2:12-22

12And having beenwarnedχρηματισθέντεςchrēmatisthentesG5537by Godin a dreamὄναρonarG3677not to returnἀνακάμψαιanakampsaiG344to HerodἩρῴδην,HērōdēnG2264,the magi leftἀνεχώρησανanechōrēsanG402for their own countryχώρανchōranG5561by anotherἄλληςallēsG243wayὁδοῦhodouG3598.

13NowδὲdeG1161when they had goneἈναχωρησάντωνAnachōrēsantōnG402,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316to JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501in a dreamὄναρonarG3677and saidλέγων·legōnG3004, “GetἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up! TakeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813and His motherμητέραmēteraG3384and fleeφεῦγεpheugeG5343to EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,and remainἴσθιisthiG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I tellG3004you; for HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264is goingμέλλειmelleiG3195to searchζητεῖνzēteinG2212for the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813to destroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622Him.”

14SoδὲdeG1161Joseph gotἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up and tookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813and His motherμητέραmēteraG3384while it was still nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,and leftἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402for EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125.

15HeremainedἦνēnG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the deathτελευτῆςteleutēsG5054of HerodἩρῴδου,HērōdouG2264. This wasto fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatG3588had been spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004by the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962throughδιὰdiaG1223the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396: “Out of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125I calledἐκάλεσαekalesaG2564My SonυἱόνhuionG5207.”

16ThenΤότεToteG5119when HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264sawG3708that he had been trickedἐνεπαίχθηenepaichthēG1702bythe magiμάγωνmagōnG3097,he became veryλίαν,lianG3029enragedἐθυμώθηethumōthēG2373,and sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649andslewἀνεῖλενaneilenG337allπάνταςpantasG3956the maleG3816childrenG3816who were in BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965and allπᾶσινpasinG3956its vicinityὁρίοιςhorioisG3725,from twoG1332yearsG1332oldG1332and underG2736,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the timeχρόνονchrononG5550whichὃνhonG3739he had determinedἠκρίβωσενēkribōsenG198from the magiμάγων.¶magōnG3097.

17ThenΤότεToteG5119whatG3588had been spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004throughδιὰdiaG1223JeremiahἸερεμίουIeremiouG2408the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396was fulfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137:

18“A voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456was heardἠκούσθη,ēkousthēG191in RamahῬαμὰRhamaG4471,WeepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and greatπολύς,polusG4183mourningὀδυρμὸςodurmosG3602,RachelῬαχὴλRhachēlG4478weepingG2805for her childrenτέκναteknaG5043;And she refusedοὐκ ἤθελενouk ēthelenG3756 G2309to be comfortedπαρακληθῆναιparaklēthēnaiG3870,BecauseὅτιhotiG3754they were noοὐκoukG3756more.”

19But when HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264diedΤελευτήσαντοςTeleutēsantosG5053,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316in a dreamὄναρonarG3677to JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,and saidG3004,

20“GetἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up, takeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813and His motherμητέραmēteraG3384,and goπορεύουporeuouG4198into the landγῆνgēnG1093of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474;for thoseG3588who soughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212the Child’sπαιδίου.¶paidiouG3813lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590are deadτεθνήκασινtethnēkasinG2348.”

21SoδὲdeG1161Joseph gotἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up, tookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813and His motherμητέραmēteraG3384,and cameεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525into the landγῆνgēnG1093of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

22But when he heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191that ArchelausἈρχέλαοςArchelaosG745was reigningβασιλεύειbasileueiG936over JudeaG2453in placeἀντὶantiG473of his fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,he was afraidἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399to goἀπελθεῖν.apeltheinG565thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.ThenG1161after beingwarnedχρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheisG5537by Godin a dreamὄναρonarG3677,he leftἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402for the regionsμέρηmerēG3313of GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056,

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