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King James Version

Matthew 2:12

And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Heathen;   Jesus, the Christ;   Magi;   Wisdom;   Wise Men;   Scofield Reference Index - Kingdom;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dreams;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Egypt;   Obedience to God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Herod;   Magi or Wise Men;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Dream;   Edom;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Foreigner;   Jerusalem;   Magic;   Sleep;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hutchinsonians;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Divination;   Dream;   Herod the Great;   Jesus;   Magic;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Archaeology and Biblical Study;   Bethlehem;   Epiphany;   Fall;   Antiochus IV;   Matthew, the Gospel of;   Midrash;   Wisdom and Wise Men;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Herod;   Interpretation;   Jesus Christ;   Magi;   Magic, Divination, and Sorcery;   Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Admonition;   Birth of Christ;   Dates (2);   Dream;   Dream (2);   Flight;   Infancy;   Magi ;   Night (2);   Star (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Dreams;   Herod the Great;   Herod, Family of;   Magi ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Herodians;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Bethlehem;   Dream;   Gospel;   Magi;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ma'gi;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Eclipse;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Augury;   Dream;   Innocents, Massacre of the;   Zoroastrianism;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
But God warned the wise men in a dream not to go back to Herod. So they went home to their own country a different way.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And after they were warned of God in a dreame that they shuld not go ageyne to Herod they retourned into their awne countre another waye.
International Standard Version
Having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they left for their own country by a different road.Matthew 1:20;">[xr]
New American Standard Bible
And after being warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.
New Century Version
But God warned the wise men in a dream not to go back to Herod, so they returned to their own country by a different way.
Update Bible Version
And being warned [of God] in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Webster's Bible Translation
And being warned by God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Amplified Bible
And having been warned [by God] in a dream not to go back to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.
English Standard Version
And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
World English Bible
Being warned in a dream that they shouldn't return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And being warned of God in a dream, not to return to Herod, they went back into their own country another way.
Weymouth's New Testament
But being forbidden by God in a dream to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by a different route.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei hadden take an aunswere in sleep, that thei schulden not turne ayen to Eroude, thei turneden ayen bi anothir weie in to her cuntrey.
English Revised Version
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Berean Standard Bible
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
Contemporary English Version
Later they were warned in a dream not to return to Herod, and they went back home by another road.
American Standard Version
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Bible in Basic English
And it was made clear to them by God in a dream that they were not to go back to Herod; so they went into their country by another way.
Complete Jewish Bible
But they had been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, so they took another route back to their own country.
Darby Translation
And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Etheridge Translation
And it was shown to them in a dream, that they should not return unto Herodes; so, by another way, they went unto their place.
Murdock Translation
And it was shown them in a dream, that they should not return to Herod. And by another way, they returned to their country.
King James Version (1611)
And being warned of God in a dreame, that they should not returne to Herode, they departed into their owne countrey another way.
New Living Translation
When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod.
New Life Bible
Then God spoke to them in a dream. He told them not to go back to Herod. So they went to their own country by another road.
New Revised Standard
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And after they were warned of God in a dreame, that they should not go againe to Herod, ther returned into their countrey another way.
George Lamsa Translation
And they saw in a dream not to return to Herod, so they departed to their own country by another way.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, being instructed by dream, not to return unto Herod, by another way, retired they unto their own country.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And having received an answer in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back another way into their country.
Revised Standard Version
And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And after they were warned of God in a dreame, that they shoulde not go agayne to Herode, they returned into their owne countrey another way.
Good News Translation
Then they returned to their country by another road, since God had warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod.
Christian Standard Bible®
And being warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route.
Hebrew Names Version
Being warned in a dream that they shouldn't return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.
Lexham English Bible
And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by another route.
Literal Translation
And having been warned by a dream not to return to Herod, they went back into their own country by another way.
Young's Literal Translation
and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And after they were warned of God in a dreame, that they shuld not go ageine to Herod, they returned into their awne countre another waye.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but being divinely warn'd in a dream, not to go back to Herod, they returned into their own country another way.
THE MESSAGE
In a dream, they were warned not to report back to Herod. So they worked out another route, left the territory without being seen, and returned to their own country.
New English Translation
After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country.
New King James Version
Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.
Simplified Cowboy Version
They rode off at first light, but they didn't return to old Herod. An angel had told them to take another trail and strike a long trot back to where they'd come from.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.
Legacy Standard Bible
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi departed for their own country by another way.

Contextual Overview

9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. 12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

warned: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 27:19, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 31:24, Job 33:15-17, Daniel 2:19

they departed: Exodus 1:17, Acts 4:19, Acts 5:29, 1 Corinthians 3:19

Reciprocal: Genesis 20:3 - a dream Genesis 28:12 - he dreamed Numbers 12:6 - a dream 1 Kings 21:11 - did as Jezebel 2 Kings 6:10 - warned him Job 12:21 - poureth

Cross-References

Exodus 28:20
And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
Exodus 39:13
And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.
Numbers 11:7
And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.
Job 28:16
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Ezekiel 28:13
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Being warned of God in a dream,.... It is likely they made a short stay at Bethlehem, might lodge there a night; at least laid themselves down a while to take some refreshment in sleep, after they had paid their respects to him that was born king of the Jews, and performed the whole business they came about; when in a dream they received a divine oracle, were admonished and counselled by God,

that they should not return to Herod: which would have been going back again, and out of their way; there being a nearer one from Bethlehem to their own country, than to go by Jerusalem, though Herod had charged them to return to him. Whether they had promised him they would, is not certain; it is probable they might; however, they thought it most advisable to hearken to the divine oracle; wherefore,

they departed into their own country another way. What became of these persons afterwards, and whether they were spiritually and savingly enlightened into the knowledge of Christ; what a report they made of him when they came into their own country, and the success thereof, we have no account of, either in sacred or profane history.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Warned of God - This was done, doubtless, because, if they had given Herod precise information where he was, it would have been easy for him to send forth and kill him. And from this we learn that God will watch over those whom He loves; that He knows how to foil the purposes of the wicked, and to deliver His own out of the hands of those who would destroy them.

In a dream - See the note at Matthew 1:20.


 
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