Discovery BoxMatthew 2:12-13 
Context2:12 After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, 1 they went back by another route to their own country.
2:13 After they had gone, an 2 angel of the Lord 3 appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod 4 is going to look for the child to kill him.”
Matthew 2:19
Context2:19 After Herod 5 had died, an 6 angel of the Lord 7 appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt
1 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.
2 tn Grk “behold, an angel.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
3 tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.
4 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Herod the Great was particularly ruthless regarding the succession to his throne.
5 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. When Herod the Great died in 4
6 tn Grk “behold, an angel.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
7 tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.
