Matius 2:12

2:12 After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, ¹  they went back by another route to their own country.

Matius 2:19

The Return to Nazareth

2:19 After Herod ²  had died, an ³  angel of the Lord ⁴  appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

Matius 2:22

2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus ⁵  was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, ⁶  he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.

Matius 27:19

27:19 As ⁷  he was sitting on the judgment seat, ⁸  his wife sent a message ⁹  to him: ¹⁰  “Have nothing to do with that innocent man; ¹¹  I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream ¹²  about him today.”

[2:12]  ¹ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

[2:19]  ² sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. When Herod the Great died in 4 b.c., his kingdom was divided up among his three sons: Archelaus, who ruled over Judea (where Bethlehem was located, v. 22); Philip, who became tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis (cf. Luke 3:1); and Antipas, who became tetrarch of Galilee.

[2:19]  ³ 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).

[2:19]  ⁴ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.

[2:22]  ⁵ sn Archelaus took after his father Herod the Great in terms of cruelty and ruthlessness, so Joseph was afraid to go there. After further direction in a dream, he went instead to Galilee.

[2:22]  ⁶ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

[27:19]  ⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:19]  ⁸ tn Or “the judge’s seat.”

[27:19]  sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and usually furnished with a seat. It was used by officials in addressing an assembly or making official pronouncements, often of a judicial nature.

[27:19]  ⁹ tn The word “message” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[27:19]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγουσα (legousa) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[27:19]  ¹¹ tn The Greek particle γάρ (gar, “for”) has not been translated here.

[27:19]  ¹² tn Or “suffered greatly in a dream.” See the discussion on the construction κατ᾿ ὄναρ (kat’ onar) in BDAG 710 s.v. ὄναρ.