Mat 2:13 | NETfull | STEP | After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.”

Matthew 2:13

The Escape to Egypt

13 After they had gone, an ^{▼▼ Grk “behold, an angel.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).} angel of the Lord ^{▼▼ Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.} appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod ^{▼▼ See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Herod the Great was particularly ruthless regarding the succession to his throne.} is going to look for the child to kill him.”