11 translations · Hebrew
Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.
Micah 5:2 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.
- KJV King James Version
- But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel — One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- “And you, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, || Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From you He comes forth to Me—to be ruler in Israel, || And His comings forth [are] of old, || From the days of antiquity.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But from you, Bethlehem Ephrathah (though you are only a small place in Judah), will come a ruler of Israel to do my will. His existence is from the ages of eternity past.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth — to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth [are] of old, From the days of antiquity.
- DBY Darby Translation
- (And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me [who is] to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.)
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou art little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- AND THOU, BETHLEHEM Ephrata, art a little one among the thousands of Juda: out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be the ruler in Israel: and his going forth is from the beginning, from the days of eternity.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַתָּ֞ה | wə·’at·tāh | But you | H859 אַתָּ֫ה you(m.s.) |
| בֵּֽית־ | bêṯ- | — | H1035 |
| לֶ֣חֶם | le·ḥem | Bethlehem | H1035 בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם Bethlehem |
| אֶפְרָ֗תָה | ’ep̄·rā·ṯāh | Ephrathah | H672 אֶפְרָ֫תָה Ephrathah |
| צָעִיר֙ | ṣā·‘îr | small | H6810 צָעִיר little |
| לִֽהְיוֹת֙ | lih·yō·wṯ | who are | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| בְּאַלְפֵ֣י | bə·’al·p̄ê | among the clans | H505 אֶ֫לֶף thousand |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | of Judah | H3063 יְהוּדָה Judah |
| מִמְּךָ֙ | mim·mə·ḵā | out of you | H4480 מִן־ from |
| לִ֣י | lî | for Me | H9005 ל to/for |
| יֵצֵ֔א | yê·ṣê | will come forth | H3318 יָצָא to come out: come |
| לִֽהְי֥וֹת | lih·yō·wṯ | One to be | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| מוֹשֵׁ֖ל | mō·wō·šêl | ruler | H4910 מָשַׁל to rule |
| בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | over Israel | H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל Israel |
| וּמוֹצָאֹתָ֥יו | ū·mō·w·ṣā·’ō·ṯāw | One whose origins | H4163 מוֹצָאָה going forth |
| מִקֶּ֖דֶם | miq·qe·ḏem | are of old | H6924 קֶ֫דֶם East |
| מִימֵ֥י | mî·mê | from the days | H3117 יוֹם day |
| עוֹלָֽם׃ | ‘ō·w·lām | of eternity | H5769 עוֹלָם forever: enduring |
Related verses
- Matthew 2:6
‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come a governor, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’”
- John 7:42
Hasn’t the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”
- Isaiah 9:6–7
For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.
- Luke 1:31–33
Behold, you will conceive in your womb, and give birth to a son, and will call his name ‘Jesus.’ He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”
- Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.
- Psalm 90:2
Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
- Isaiah 11:1
A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.
- Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Colossians 1:17
He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
- 1 Samuel 17:12
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons. The man was an elderly old man in the days of Saul.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.
3 Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.
4 He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of Yahweh, in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God: and they will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth.
Read all of Micah 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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