Matthew 2:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 2:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ἀναχωρησάντων
anachōréō
G402
to return
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
ἰδοὺ
horáō
G3708
to see
ἄγγελος
ángelos
G32
angel
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
φαίνεται
phaínō
G5316
to shine
κατ’
katá
G2596
down
ὄναρ
ónar
G3677
dream
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰωσὴφ
Iōsḗph
G2501
Joseph
λέγων
légō
G3004
to say
ἐγερθεὶς
egeírō
G1453
to raise
παράλαβε
paralambánō
G3880
to receive
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
παιδίον
paidíon
G3813
small child
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
μητέρα
mḗtēr
G3384
mother
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
φεῦγε
pheúgō
G5343
to flee
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
Αἴγυπτον
Aígyptos
G125
Egypt
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἴσθι
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐκεῖ
ekeî
G1563
there
ἕως
héōs
G2193
until
ἂν
án
G302
if
εἴπω
légō
G3004
to say
σοι
sý
G4771
you
μέλλει
méllō
G3195
to be about
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
Ἡρώδης
Hērṓdēs
G2264
Herod
ζητεῖν
zētéō
G2212
to seek
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
παιδίον
paidíon
G3813
small child
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἀπολέσαι
apóllymi
G622
to destroy
αὐτό
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."
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King James Version Public Domain
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now they having departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph by means of a dream, saying, “Having gotten up, take the young child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is going to seek the young child to kill him.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).