Mat 2:23 | TNotes | STEP | 2:23 “He will be called a Nazarene”: Matthew associates the name Nazareth with words in the prophets (see Isa 11:1 , where the Messiah is called a “Branch,” [Hebrew netser ]; and Judg 13:5 , where Samson is called a “Nazirite”).

bIsa 11:1►

cJudg 13:5►

‏ Matthew 2:23

2:23 ^a “He will be called a Nazarene”: Matthew associates the name Nazareth with words in the prophets (see Isa 11:1 ^b, where the Messiah is called a “Branch,” [Hebrew netser]; and Judg 13:5 ^c, where Samson is called a “Nazirite”).