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Matthew 2:20

Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
Matthew 2:20 · King James Version

In other versions

  • Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

    ASV

  • Saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: because they who were attempting to take the young child's life are dead.

    BBE

  • Arise, take to [thee] the little child and its mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they who sought the life of the little child are dead.

    DBY

  • "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead."

    WEB

  • saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died -- those seeking the life of the child.'

    YLT

  • Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

    ENG

  • Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead who sought the young child's life.

    WBT

  • “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”

    BSB

In context

18In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

19But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

20Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

21And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

22But 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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