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<a href="/lsb/matthew/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and departed for Egypt. <a href="/amp/matthew/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. <a href="/csb/matthew/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and escaped to Egypt. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So he got up, took the child and His mother during the night, and escaped to Egypt. <a href="/asv/matthew/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; <a href="/cev/matthew/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> That night, Joseph got up and took his wife and the child to Egypt, <a href="/erv/matthew/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; <a href="/gwt/matthew/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left for Egypt that night. <a href="/gnt/matthew/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left during the night for Egypt, <a href="/isv/matthew/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> So Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left at night for Egypt. <a href="/msb/matthew/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, <a href="/net/matthew/2.htm">NET Bible</a> Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt. <a href="/nheb/matthew/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt, <a href="/wbt/matthew/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: <a href="/wey/matthew/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So Joseph roused himself and took the babe and His mother by night and departed into Egypt. <a href="/web/matthew/2.htm">World English Bible</a> He arose and took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he, having risen, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, <a href="/blb/matthew/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having arisen, he took the Child and His mother by night and withdrew into Egypt, <a href="/ylt/matthew/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he, having risen, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, <a href="/slt/matthew/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having risen, he took to himself the young child and his mother by night, and turned back in Egypt:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Who arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt: and he was there until the death of Herod: <a href="/cpdv/matthew/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And getting up, he took the boy and his mother by night, and withdrew into Egypt. <a href="/nabre/matthew/2.htm">New American Bible</a> Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then Joseph rose up, took the infant boy and his mother in the night, and escaped to Egypt. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> So Yoseph arose, took The Boy and his mother in the night, and fled to Egypt.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt, <a href="/godbey/matthew/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And having arisen, he took with him the young child and His mother by night and departed into Egypt; <a href="/haweis/matthew/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> So rising up, he took the babe and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt, <a href="/mace/matthew/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> took the infant and his mother by night, and fled into Egypt: <a href="/wey/matthew/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So Joseph roused himself and took the babe and His mother by night and departed into Egypt. <a href="/worrell/matthew/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, arising, he took the Child and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt, <a href="/worsley/matthew/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And he arose and took the child and his mother by night, and went away into Egypt: <a href="/parallel/matthew/2-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=358" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/2.htm">The Flight to Egypt</a> 13When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” 14<a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">So</a> <a href="/greek/1453.htm" title="1453: egertheis (V-APP-NMS) -- (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.">he got up,</a> <a href="/greek/3880.htm" title="3880: parelaben (V-AIA-3S) -- From para and lambano; to receive near, i.e. Associate with oneself; by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn.">took</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3813.htm" title="3813: paidion (N-ANS) -- Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian.">Child</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3384.htm" title="3384: mētera (N-AFS) -- A mother. Apparently a primary word; a mother.">mother</a> <a href="/greek/3571.htm" title="3571: nyktos (N-GFS) -- The night, night-time. A primary word; night.">by night,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/402.htm" title="402: anechōrēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- From ana and choreo; to retire.">withdrew</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/125.htm" title="125: Aigypton (N-AFS) -- Egypt. Of uncertain derivation.">Egypt,</a> 15where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hosea/11-1.htm">Hosea 11:1</a> When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. <a href="/exodus/4-19.htm">Exodus 4:19-20</a> Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.” / So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand. <a href="/numbers/24-8.htm">Numbers 24:8</a> God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows. <a href="/genesis/46-3.htm">Genesis 46:3-4</a> “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. / I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.” <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a> Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. <a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Jeremiah 31:15</a> This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” <a href="/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5-6</a> And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne. / And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days. <a href="/acts/7-14.htm">Acts 7:14-15</a> Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all. / So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. <a href="/luke/2-4.htm">Luke 2:4-7</a> So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David. / He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child. / While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born. ... <a href="/matthew/2-15.htm">Matthew 2:15</a> where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13</a> When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” <a href="/exodus/1-22.htm">Exodus 1:22</a> Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.” <a href="/exodus/2-1.htm">Exodus 2:1-2</a> Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, / and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months. <a href="/1_kings/11-40.htm">1 Kings 11:40</a> Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon. <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1</a> This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:<a href="/matthew/2-20.htm">Matthew 2:20,21</a> Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life… <a href="/matthew/1-24.htm">Matthew 1:24</a> Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:<a href="/acts/26-21.htm">Acts 26:21</a> For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/2-8.htm">Arisen</a> <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Babe</a> <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Child</a> <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">Little</a> <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-7.htm">Night</a> <a href="/matthew/1-24.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-7.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-1.htm">Roused</a> <a href="/matthew/2-12.htm">Withdrew</a> <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/4-16.htm">Arisen</a> <a href="/luke/1-41.htm">Babe</a> <a href="/matthew/2-20.htm">Child</a> <a href="/matthew/4-12.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/matthew/2-15.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/matthew/2-19.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/matthew/2-21.htm">Little</a> <a href="/matthew/2-20.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/matthew/13-25.htm">Night</a> <a href="/matthew/2-20.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/matthew/2-21.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/matthew/2-21.htm">Roused</a> <a href="/matthew/2-22.htm">Withdrew</a> <a href="/matthew/2-20.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 2</div>1. <a href="/matthew/2-1.htm">The wise men from the east enquire after Jesus;</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/2-3.htm">at which Herod is alarmed.</a> 9. <a href="/matthew/2-9.htm">They are directed by a star to Bethlehem, worship him, and offer their presents.</a> 13. <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Joseph flees into Egypt with Jesus and his mother.</a> 16. <a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Herod slays the children;</a> 20. <a href="/matthew/2-20.htm">himself dies.</a> 23. <a href="/matthew/2-23.htm">Jesus is brought back again into Galilee to Nazareth.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So he got up This phrase indicates immediate obedience and action. Joseph's response to the angel's warning in a dream (<a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13</a>) demonstrates his faithfulness and readiness to protect Jesus. This reflects the biblical theme of prompt obedience to God's commands, as seen in figures like Abraham (<a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Genesis 22:3</a>).took the Child and His mother Joseph's role as the protector and guardian of Jesus and Mary is emphasized here. The order of "the Child and His mother" highlights Jesus' centrality. This mirrors the care and protection God provides for His people, as seen in the Exodus narrative where God leads and protects Israel.by night Traveling by night suggests urgency and the need for secrecy, likely to avoid detection by Herod's forces. This reflects the perilous circumstances surrounding Jesus' early life and the fulfillment of God's plan despite human opposition. Night travel also symbolizes the spiritual darkness from which Jesus, the Light of the World, would deliver humanity.and withdrew to Egypt Egypt serves as a place of refuge, echoing the Old Testament narrative of Joseph, who also found refuge in Egypt (Genesis 37-50). This move fulfills the prophecy in <a href="/hosea/11.htm">Hosea 11:1</a>, "Out of Egypt I called My Son," drawing a parallel between Israel's exodus and Jesus' return from Egypt. Egypt's historical role as a place of both refuge and bondage adds depth to the narrative, highlighting God's sovereignty in using all circumstances for His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a> The earthly father of Jesus, who is obedient to God's guidance through dreams. His actions demonstrate faith and responsibility. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_child.htm">The Child (Jesus)</a> The central figure of the New Testament, whose early life fulfills Old Testament prophecies and demonstrates God's protective plan. 3. <a href="/topical/m/mary.htm">Mary</a> The mother of Jesus, who accompanies Joseph and Jesus to Egypt, showing her role in God's plan and her faithfulness. 4. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> A place of refuge for the Holy Family, symbolizing both a place of safety and a historical place of bondage for the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_flight_to_egypt.htm">The Flight to Egypt</a> An event that fulfills prophecy and demonstrates God's provision and protection over Jesus' life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_divine_guidance.htm">Obedience to Divine Guidance</a> Joseph's immediate response to God's direction is a model of obedience. We should be attentive and responsive to God's leading in our lives. <a href="/topical/g/god's_protection_and_provision.htm">God's Protection and Provision</a> Just as God provided a way for Jesus' safety, He provides for us in times of need. Trust in His provision even when the path is unclear. <a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> The events of Jesus' early life fulfill Old Testament prophecies, affirming the reliability of Scripture. We can trust in the promises of God as revealed in the Bible. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Joseph's actions demonstrate faith that is active and practical. Our faith should lead us to take steps that align with God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_family_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Family in God's Plan</a> The Holy Family's journey emphasizes the importance of family unity and support in fulfilling God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 2</a> <a href="/q/was_jesus_ever_considered_a_refugee.htm">Was Jesus ever considered a refugee?</a> <a href="/q/joseph's_age_at_marriage_to_mary.htm">Was Jesus ever considered a refugee?</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_flee_to_egypt_or_return_to_galilee.htm">Was baby Jesus' life threatened in Jerusalem, prompting Joseph to flee to Egypt (Matthew 2:13-23), or did the family calmly present him at the temple and return to Galilee (Luke 2:21-40)?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_jews_fleeing_to_egypt_then.htm">In Matthew 2:13-15, is there any historical or archeological evidence supporting a Jewish refugee community fleeing to Egypt at that time?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) He took the young child and his mother.--The form adopted here, as in the preceding verse, is significantly reverential. In a narrative of common life the natural expression would have been "his wife and the young child."And departed into Egypt.--The brevity with which this is told is, to a certain extent, an argument for the non-mythical character of the narrative of which it forms a part. The legends of the Apocryphal Gospels, embodied in many forms of poetry and art, show how easily, in later times, the fabulous element crystallised round the Gospel nucleus of fact. The idols of Egypt bowed or fell down before the divine child; a well sprung up under the palm-tree that gave the traveller shelter. They were attacked by robbers, and owed their preservation to the pity of Dismas, one of the band, who was afterwards the penitent thief of the crucifixion. How far the journey extended we cannot tell. It would have been enough for Joseph's object to pass the so-called River of Egypt, which separated that country from the region under Herod's sovereignty.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - When he arose, he took; Revised Version, and he arose and took. The ἐγερθείς here, as in ver. 13, precludes delay. The young Child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt. As St. Paul in after years was able to connect himself with fellow-craftsmen, and thus maintain himself (<a href="/acts/18-3.htm">Acts 18:3</a>), so might Joseph reasonably expect to be able to do in Egypt, and the more so since the connexion there between those who worked at the same trade seems to have been even closer than elsewhere, for in the great synagogue at Alexandria they sat together, "so that if a stranger came he could join himself to his fellow-craftsmen and, through their means, obtain his livelihood" (Talm. Jeremiah, 'Suecah,' 5:1, p. 55, d). Jewish reference to our Lord's stay in Egypt are to be found in the blasphemous tables of his having brought thence his knowledge of magic (cf. Laible, in 'Nathanael,' 1890, p. 79). <a href="/commentaries/matthew/2-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>So δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. he got up, ἐγερθεὶς (egertheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1453.htm">Strong's 1453: </a> (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse. took παρέλαβεν (parelaben) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3880.htm">Strong's 3880: </a> From para and lambano; to receive near, i.e. Associate with oneself; by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Child παιδίον (paidion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3813.htm">Strong's 3813: </a> Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. mother μητέρα (mētera) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'. by night, νυκτὸς (nyktos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3571.htm">Strong's 3571: </a> The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. withdrew ἀνεχώρησεν (anechōrēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_402.htm">Strong's 402: </a> From ana and choreo; to retire. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Egypt, Αἴγυπτον (Aigypton) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_125.htm">Strong's 125: </a> Egypt. 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