Matthew 2:14
KJV
When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
NIV
So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt,
Modern renderings like ‘left for’ or ‘set out for’ Egypt trivialize the obedience and urgency of Joseph’s response, diminishing the gravity of God’s direct intervention to fulfill prophecy (see Hosea 11:1). This weakens the typological connection of Christ, the true Israel, being called out of Egypt.
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