Matthew

Matthew 2:6

⁶‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,

are by no means least among the rulers of Judah,

for out of you will come a ruler

who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’^b”

Footnotes

b 2:6 Micah 5:2|MIC 5:2; see also 2 Samuel 5:2.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
you	σύ	sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
Bethlehem	Βηθλέεμ	Bēthleem	Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular	G965 Bethlehem
land	γῆ	gē	Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
of Judah	Ἰούδα	Iouda	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2448 Judah, Judas, Jude
are	εἶ	ei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
by no means	οὐδαμῶς	oudamōs	Adverb	G3760 by no means
least	ἐλαχίστη	elachistē	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular - Superlative	G1646 least, smallest, very little
among	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
rulers	ἡγεμόσιν	hēgemosin	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G2232 a governor
of Judah	Ἰούδα	Iouda	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2448 Judah, Judas, Jude
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
out	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
of you	σοῦ	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
will come	ἐξελεύσεται	exeleusetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
a ruler	ἡγούμενος	hēgoumenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2233 I lead, think
who	ὅστις	hostis	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
will be the shepherd	ποιμανεῖ	poimanei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4165 I shepherd, tend
of My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
people	λαόν	laon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd
Israel	Ἰσραήλ	Israēl	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2474 Israel

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 34:23–25 · Micah 5:2 · John 7:42 · Isaiah 9:6–7 · Genesis 49:10 · Revelation 11:15 · Matthew 28:18 · Isaiah 40:11 · Revelation 2:27 · 2 Samuel 5:2 · Colossians 1:18 · Ezekiel 37:24–26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.