Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, New Living Translation That night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother, English Standard Version And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt Berean Standard Bible So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, Berean Literal Bible And having arisen, he took the Child and His mother by night and withdrew into Egypt, King James Bible When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: New King James Version When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, New American Standard Bible So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. NASB 1995 So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. NASB 1977 And he arose and took the Child and His mother by night, and departed for Egypt; Legacy Standard Bible So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and departed for Egypt. Amplified Bible So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. Christian Standard Bible So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and escaped to Egypt. Holman Christian Standard Bible So he got up, took the child and His mother during the night, and escaped to Egypt. American Standard Version And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; Contemporary English Version That night, Joseph got up and took his wife and the child to Egypt, English Revised Version And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; GOD'S WORD® Translation Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left for Egypt that night. Good News Translation Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left during the night for Egypt, International Standard Version So Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left at night for Egypt. Majority Standard Bible So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, NET Bible Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt. New Heart English Bible And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt, Webster's Bible Translation When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: Weymouth New Testament So Joseph roused himself and took the babe and His mother by night and departed into Egypt. World English Bible He arose and took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he, having risen, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, Berean Literal Bible And having arisen, he took the Child and His mother by night and withdrew into Egypt, Young's Literal Translation And he, having risen, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, Smith's Literal Translation And having risen, he took to himself the young child and his mother by night, and turned back in Egypt: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt: and he was there until the death of Herod: Catholic Public Domain Version And getting up, he took the boy and his mother by night, and withdrew into Egypt. New American Bible Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. New Revised Standard Version Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Joseph rose up, took the infant boy and his mother in the night, and escaped to Egypt. Aramaic Bible in Plain English So Yoseph arose, took The Boy and his mother in the night, and fled to Egypt. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt, Godbey New Testament And having arisen, he took with him the young child and His mother by night and departed into Egypt; Haweis New Testament So rising up, he took the babe and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt, Mace New Testament took the infant and his mother by night, and fled into Egypt: Weymouth New Testament So Joseph roused himself and took the babe and His mother by night and departed into Egypt. Worrell New Testament And, arising, he took the Child and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt, Worsley New Testament And he arose and took the child and his mother by night, and went away into Egypt: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Flight to Egypt13When 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.” 14 So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, 15where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”… Cross References Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. Exodus 4:19-20 Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.” / So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand. Numbers 24:8 God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows. Genesis 46:3-4 “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. / I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.” Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. Jeremiah 31:15 This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” Revelation 12:5-6 And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne. / And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days. Acts 7:14-15 Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all. / So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. Luke 2:4-7 So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David. / He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child. / While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born. ... Matthew 2:15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” 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.” Exodus 1:22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.” Exodus 2:1-2 Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, / and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months. 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. Isaiah 19:1 This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them. Treasury of Scripture When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: Matthew 2:20,21 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 1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: Acts 26:21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me. Jump to Previous Arisen Babe Child Departed Egypt Joseph Little Mother Night Risen Rose Roused Withdrew YoungJump to Next Arisen Babe Child Departed Egypt Joseph Little Mother Night Risen Rose Roused Withdrew YoungMatthew 2 1. The wise men from the east enquire after Jesus;3. at which Herod is alarmed. 9. They are directed by a star to Bethlehem, worship him, and offer their presents. 13. Joseph flees into Egypt with Jesus and his mother. 16. Herod slays the children; 20. himself dies. 23. Jesus is brought back again into Galilee to Nazareth. So he got up This phrase indicates immediate obedience and action. The Greek word used here is "ἐγερθείς" (egerthéis), which means to rise or to awaken. This suggests a sense of urgency and readiness to follow God's command without hesitation. In the context of Joseph's life, it reflects his righteousness and faithfulness, as he consistently responds to divine instructions with promptness. This is a model for believers, emphasizing the importance of being attentive and responsive to God's guidance. took the Child and His mother by night and withdrew to Egypt And departed into Egypt.--The brevity with which this is told is, to a certain extent, an argument for the non-mythical character of the narrative of which it forms a part. The legends of the Apocryphal Gospels, embodied in many forms of poetry and art, show how easily, in later times, the fabulous element crystallised round the Gospel nucleus of fact. The idols of Egypt bowed or fell down before the divine child; a well sprung up under the palm-tree that gave the traveller shelter. They were attacked by robbers, and owed their preservation to the pity of Dismas, one of the band, who was afterwards the penitent thief of the crucifixion. How far the journey extended we cannot tell. It would have been enough for Joseph's object to pass the so-called River of Egypt, which separated that country from the region under Herod's sovereignty. Verse 14. - When he arose, he took; Revised Version, and he arose and took. The ἐγερθείς here, as in ver. 13, precludes delay. The young Child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt. As St. Paul in after years was able to connect himself with fellow-craftsmen, and thus maintain himself (Acts 18:3), so might Joseph reasonably expect to be able to do in Egypt, and the more so since the connexion there between those who worked at the same trade seems to have been even closer than elsewhere, for in the great synagogue at Alexandria they sat together, "so that if a stranger came he could join himself to his fellow-craftsmen and, through their means, obtain his livelihood" (Talm. Jeremiah, 'Suecah,' 5:1, p. 55, d). Jewish reference to our Lord's stay in Egypt are to be found in the blasphemous tables of his having brought thence his knowledge of magic (cf. Laible, in 'Nathanael,' 1890, p. 79).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Soδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. he got up, ἐγερθεὶς (egertheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1453: (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse. took παρέλαβεν (parelaben) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3880: From para and lambano; to receive near, i.e. Associate with oneself; by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Child παιδίον (paidion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3813: Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. mother μητέρα (mētera) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3384: A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'. by night, νυκτὸς (nyktos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. withdrew ἀνεχώρησεν (anechōrēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 402: From ana and choreo; to retire. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Egypt, Αἴγυπτον (Aigypton) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 125: Egypt. Of uncertain derivation. 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