Matthew 2:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 2:22 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 →
ἀκούσας
akoúō
G191
to hear
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
Ἀρχέλαος
Archélaos
G745
Archelaus
βασιλεύει
basileúō
G936
to reign
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
Ἰουδαίας
Ioudaía
G2449
Judea
ἀντὶ
antí
G473
against
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
πατρὸς
patḗr
G3962
father
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
Ἡρῴδου
Hērṓdēs
G2264
Herod
ἐφοβήθη
phobéō
G5399
to fear
ἐκεῖ
ekeî
G1563
there
ἀπελθεῖν
apérchomai
G565
to depart
χρηματισθεὶς
chrēmatízō
G5537
to manage affairs
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
κατ’
katá
G2596
down
ὄναρ
ónar
G3677
dream
ἀνεχώρησεν
anachōréō
G402
to return
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
μέρη
méros
G3313
part
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
Γαλιλαίας
Galilaía
G1056
Galilee
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World English Bible Public Domain
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,
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King James Version Public Domain
But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But having heard that Archelaus is reigning over Judea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. But having been warned by means of a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).