Micah

Micah 5:2

²But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,

who are small among the clans^a of Judah,

out of you will come forth for Me

One to be ruler over Israel^b—

One whose origins are of old,

from the days of eternity.

Footnotes

a 5:2 Or thousands
b 5:2 Cited in Matthew 2:6|MAT 2:6

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But you	וְאַתָּ֞ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
Bethlehem	לֶ֣חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1035 Beth-Lechem
Ephrathah	אֶפְרָ֗תָה	’ep̄·rā·ṯāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H672 Ephrath, Bethlehem
who are	לִֽהְיוֹת֙	lih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
small	צָעִיר֙	ṣā·‘îr	Adjective - masculine singular	H6810 little, insignificant, young
among the clans	בְּאַלְפֵ֣י	bə·’al·p̄ê	Preposition-b; Number - masculine plural construct	H505 thousand
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
out of you	מִמְּךָ֙	mim·mə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
will come forth	יֵצֵ֔א	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
for Me	לִ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
One to be	לִֽהְי֥וֹת	lih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
ruler	מוֹשֵׁ֖ל	mō·wō·šêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
over Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
One whose origins	וּמוֹצָאֹתָ֥יו	ū·mō·w·ṣā·’ō·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4163 family descent, sewer
are of old	מִקֶּ֖דֶם	miq·qe·ḏem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
from the days	מִימֵ֥י	mî·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of eternity	עוֹלָֽם׃	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

Cross-references

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Matthew 2:6 · John 7:42 · Isaiah 9:6–7 · Luke 1:31–33 · Genesis 49:10 · Psalm 90:2 · Isaiah 11:1 · Zechariah 9:9 · Colossians 1:17 · Ezekiel 17:22–24 · 1 Samuel 17:12 · John 1:1–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.