Matthew 2:13

After they had gone, an ¹  angel of the Lord ²  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 ³  is going to look for the child to kill him.”

Ex 1:22; Ex 2:2,3; Jos 3:13,17; Jos 4:10,18; Job 33:15,17; Da 3:25,26; Mt 1:20; Mt 2:16; Mt 2:19; Mt 2:19,20; Mt 10:23; Ac 5:19; Ac 7:19; Ac 10:7,22; Ac 12:11; Ac 16:36; Heb 1:13,14; Re 12:4; Re 12:6,14

¹ 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).

² tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.

³ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Herod the Great was particularly ruthless regarding the succession to his throne.