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OET (OET-LV) [fn] for_so/thus/hence give_up_them until a_time when_one_who_is_about_to_give_birth she_has_given_birth and_rest_of brothers_of_his return with the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).
5:2 Note: KJB: Mic.5.3
OET (OET-RV) But you, Beyt-Lekem (Bethlehem) Efratah,
⇔ even though you’re insignificant among Yehudah’s (Judah’s) clans,
⇔ out of you, one will come to me to rule in Yisrael,
⇔ whose beginning is from ancient times—
⇔ ≈from everlasting.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe
(Occurrence 0) But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah
(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence give_~_up,them until time in_labour given_birth and,rest_of brothers_of,his return, on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in sons_of Yisrael )
Yahweh speaks to the people of Judah, and especially to the people of Bethlehem, as if he were speaking to the town of Bethlehem itself.
Note 2 topic: translate-names
(Occurrence 0) Ephrathah
(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence give_~_up,them until time in_labour given_birth and,rest_of brothers_of,his return, on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in sons_of Yisrael )
This is either the name of the area in which Bethlehem was situated or it is just another name for Bethlehem or it distinguishes this Bethlehem from another. Bethlehem is about six miles south of Jerusalem. It was the hometown of King David. Translators may add this footnote: “The name ‘Ephrathah’ means ‘to be fruitful.’”
(Occurrence 0) even though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come
(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence give_~_up,them until time in_labour given_birth and,rest_of brothers_of,his return, on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in sons_of Yisrael )
Alternate translation: “even though other clans in Judah have more people in them, it is one of your people who will come”
(Occurrence 0) will come to me
(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence give_~_up,them until time in_labour given_birth and,rest_of brothers_of,his return, on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in sons_of Yisrael )
Here “me” refers to Yahweh.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
(Occurrence 0) whose beginning is from ancient times, from everlasting
(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence give_~_up,them until time in_labour given_birth and,rest_of brothers_of,his return, on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in sons_of Yisrael )
This refers to the ruler descending from the ancient family of King David. The phrases “from ancient times” and “from everlasting” mean basically the same thing and emphasize how old this family line is.
5:2 Ephrathah was the ancient name of Bethlehem (Gen 35:16; Ruth 4:11), David’s birthplace. In the future, an even more significant ruler than David would arise from there (Matt 2:5-6; John 7:42). The future king’s activities would stretch from the distant past (Hebrew qedem; cp. Deut 33:27; Prov 8:22-23; Isa 37:26) into a still future time, suggesting a divine-human being.
OET (OET-LV) [fn] for_so/thus/hence give_up_them until a_time when_one_who_is_about_to_give_birth she_has_given_birth and_rest_of brothers_of_his return with the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).
5:2 Note: KJB: Mic.5.3
OET (OET-RV) But you, Beyt-Lekem (Bethlehem) Efratah,
⇔ even though you’re insignificant among Yehudah’s (Judah’s) clans,
⇔ out of you, one will come to me to rule in Yisrael,
⇔ whose beginning is from ancient times—
⇔ ≈from everlasting.
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 Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.