Matthew: Chapter 2, Verse 12

✍️ Greek Text (Base)

 καὶ χρηματισθέντες κατ’ ὄναρ μὴ ἀνακάμψαι πρὸς Ἡρῴδην, δι’ ἄλλης ὁδοῦ ἀνεχώρησαν εἰς τὴν χώραν αὐτῶν.


🧾 Vocabulary & Parsing Notes

  • ἐγένετο – aorist middle of γίνομαι; “it happened”
  • ἄγγελος – noun, masc., sing., nom.; can mean messenger or angel

📜 Translation Draft

  1. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, by another way they withdrew to their own country.

📚 Comparison Notes

  • NABRE: And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.
  • NJB: But they were given a warning in a dream not to go back to Herod, and returned to their own country by a different way.
  • KJV: And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

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