Matthew 2:20

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — An angel of the Lord addresses Joseph in a dream immediately following Herod’s death, commanding him to depart Egypt.

The words — ἐγερθεὶς (egertheis) translates literally as “having arisen,” and παράλαβε (paralabe) functions as a direct imperative meaning “do take,” framing the command as an urgent physical action.

The thread — The angel’s report that “those seeking the Child’s life are now dead” parallels Exodus 4:19, where God instructs Moses to return to Egypt because his pursuers have died.

Why it lands — The text states that the threat to the Child’s life has ended, which requires Joseph to act immediately on divine instruction rather than remain in hiding.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Exodus 4:19 Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.”
1 Kings 12:1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
Matthew 2:13 When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
1 Kings 11:21 When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.”
1 Kings 11:40 Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;