# General Information: Matthew quotes the prophet Hosea to show that the Christ would spend time in Egypt. # He remained Mary and Jesus were with Joseph. Alternate translation: "They remained" # until the death of Herod This phrase shows how long they stayed in Egypt. It does not say that Herod died at this point in the story. # what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying "what the Lord had said through the prophet; he said" or "what the Lord had told the prophet to say; he said" # Out of Egypt I have called my Son "I have called my Son out of Egypt"