Matthew 2:20
Good News Translation
and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and go back to the land of Israel, because those who tried to kill the child are dead."

New Revised Standard Version
“Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.”

Contemporary English Version
The angel said, "Get up and take the child and his mother back to Israel. The people who wanted to kill him are now dead."

New American Bible
and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For they are dead that sought the life of the child.

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Saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For they are dead that sought the life of the child.

arise.

Matthew 2:13 And after they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and fly into Egypt: and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the child to destroy him.

Proverbs 3:5,6 In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps. . . .

for.

Exodus 4:19 And the Lord said to Moses, in Madian: Go, and return into Egypt; for they are all dead that sought thy life.

1 Kings 11:21,40 And when Adad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab, the general of the army, was dead, he said to Pharao: Let me depart, that I may go to my own country. . . .

1 Kings 12:1-3 And Roboam went to Sichem: for thither were all Israel come together to make him king. . . .

Context
The Return to Nazareth
19But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt, 20Saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For they are dead that sought the life of the child. 21Who arose, and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.…
Cross References
Matthew 2:19
But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt,

Matthew 2:21
Who arose, and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

Matthew 2:19
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