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OET (OET-LV) And you Baʸthleʼem, land of_Youda/(Yəhūdāh), are by_no_means least among the rulers of_Youda, because/for out_of of_you will_be_coming_out a_leading one, who will_be_shepherding the people of_me, the Israaʸl/(Yisrāʼēl).
OET (OET-RV) ‘You Bethlehem in the land of Yudah,
⇔ are not the most insignificant of the leaders of Yudah.
⇔ For a leader will come from you
⇔ who will guide my people Israel.’ ”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
καὶ σύ Βηθλέεμ, γῆ Ἰούδα, οὐδαμῶς ἐλαχίστη εἶ ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα; ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ἡγούμενος, ὅστις ποιμανεῖ τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραήλ.
and you Bethlehem land ˱of˲_Judah by_no_means least are among the rulers ˱of˲_Judah (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ σύ Βηθλέεμ γῆ Ἰούδα οὐδαμῶς ἐλαχίστη εἶ ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα ἐξ σοῦ γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ἡγούμενος ὅστις ποιμανεῖ τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραήλ)
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. If you use the following alternate translation, you will need to delete the comma at the end of the previous verse and only use one quotation mark at the end of this verse. Alternate translation: [that you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the leaders of Judah, for from you will come out a ruling one who will shepherd God’s people Israel]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe
καὶ σύ Βηθλέεμ, γῆ Ἰούδα, οὐδαμῶς ἐλαχίστη εἶ ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα; ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ἡγούμενος, ὅστις ποιμανεῖ τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραήλ
and you Bethlehem land ˱of˲_Judah by_no_means least are among the rulers ˱of˲_Judah (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ σύ Βηθλέεμ γῆ Ἰούδα οὐδαμῶς ἐλαχίστη εἶ ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα ἐξ σοῦ γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ἡγούμενος ὅστις ποιμανεῖ τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραήλ)
Micah was speaking to Bethlehem as if it were a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could direct the speech to the people who live in Bethlehem, or you could refer to Bethlehem in the third person. Alternate translation: [And Bethlehem, land of Judah, is by no means least among the leaders of Judah, for from this town will come out a ruling one who will shepherd my people Israel]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular
σύ & σοῦ
you & ˱of˲_you
The word you is singular in this verse because Micah is speaking to Bethlehem.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes
οὐδαμῶς ἐλαχίστη
by_no_means least
The prophet Micah is using a figure of speech here that expresses a strongly positive meaning by using a negative phrase, by no means, together with an expression that is the opposite of the intended meaning, least. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the positive meaning. Alternate translation: [very great] or [important]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα
the rulers ˱of˲_Judah
Since Micah is speaking to Bethlehem as if it were a person, he refers to important towns in Judah as if they were leaders. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the leading towns of Judah] or [the great cities in Judah]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
ἐκ σοῦ & ἐξελεύσεται ἡγούμενος
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ σύ Βηθλέεμ γῆ Ἰούδα οὐδαμῶς ἐλαχίστη εἶ ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα ἐξ σοῦ γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ἡγούμενος ὅστις ποιμανεῖ τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραήλ)
Here Micah refers to a person from Bethlehem becoming a ruling one as if the person were coming out of Bethlehem. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a person from you will be a ruling one]
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ποιμανεῖ
/will_be/_shepherding
Here, the prophet Micah is speaking of leading and caring for the people as if it were shepherding. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will lead and care for]
2:6 Bethlehem, a small village, had a privileged status as the birthplace of King David. The religious leaders knew from the prophets (1:22) that the Messiah would be born there.
• King David had been a shepherd in his youth, and as king he became the shepherd of Israel (2 Sam 5:2). Micah 5:2-4 foresees the Messiah as a shepherd (cp. Ps 23:1).
OET (OET-LV) And you Baʸthleʼem, land of_Youda/(Yəhūdāh), are by_no_means least among the rulers of_Youda, because/for out_of of_you will_be_coming_out a_leading one, who will_be_shepherding the people of_me, the Israaʸl/(Yisrāʼēl).
OET (OET-RV) ‘You Bethlehem in the land of Yudah,
⇔ are not the most insignificant of the leaders of Yudah.
⇔ For a leader will come from you
⇔ who will guide my people Israel.’ ”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.