Parallel MIC 5:2

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OEB  ⇔ ‘Bethlehem in Ephrathah,
 ⇔ small among the tribes of Judah,
 ⇔ from you will come a king
 ⇔ who will rule for me over Israel,
 ⇔ whose family line goes back to the distant past.’

CSB Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are small among the clans of Judah; one will come from you to be ruler over Israel for me. His origin is from antiquity, from ancient times.

NLT But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf.

NIV “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”

CEV Bethlehem Ephrath, you are one of the smallest towns in the nation of Judah. But the LORD will choose one of your people to rule the nation--someone whose family goes back to ancient times.

ESV But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.

NASB “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.”

LSB But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from everlasting, From the ancient days.”

WEBBE But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
 ⇔ being small amongst 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(2-4)But you, Bethlehem, David’s country,
  the runt of the litter—
From you will come the leader
  who will shepherd-rule Israel.
He’ll be no upstart, no pretender.
  His family tree is ancient and distinguished.
Meanwhile, Israel will be in foster homes
  until the birth pangs are over and the child is born,
And the scattered brothers come back
  home to the family of Israel.
He will stand tall in his shepherd-rule by God’s strength,
  centered in the majesty of God-Revealed.
And the people will have a good and safe home,
  for the whole world will hold him in respect—
  Peacemaker of the world!

NET As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
 ⇔ seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah –
 ⇔ from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf,
 ⇔ one whose origins are in the distant past.

LSV “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 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.

T4T But you people of [APO] Bethlehem in Ephrathah district need to know that
 ⇔ even though your town is a very small one among all the towns in Judah,
 ⇔ someone who will rule Israel will be born in your town.
 ⇔ He will be someone whose family has existed a very long time ago [DOU].

LEB   • But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah,
 •  from you one will go out for me,
  •  to be ruler in Israel;
 •  and his origins are from of old,
  •  from ancient days.

NRSV But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days.

NKJV “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.”

NAB But you, Bethlehem-Ephrathah least among the clans of Judah, From you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; Whose origin is from of old, from ancient times.

BBE And you, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, the least among the families of Judah, out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose going out has been purposed from time past, from the eternal days.

Moff No Moff MIC book available

JPS (5-1) 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 ancient days.

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT 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.

Drby (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.)

RV 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.
   (But thou/you, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Yudah, out of thee/you shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting. )

SLT And thou, house of bread, of Ephratah, for being small among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall come forth to me he being ruler in Israel; and his goings forth from of old from the days of eternity.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
   (But thou/you, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou/you be little among the thousands of Yudah, yet out of thee/you shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. )

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KJB-1611 [fn]But thou Beth-leem Ephratah, though thou bee little among the thousands of Iudah, yet out of thee shall he come foorth vnto mee, that is to be ruler in Israel: whose goings foorth haue bene from of old, from euerlasting.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

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Bshps And thou Bethlehem Ephrata art little among the thousandes of Iuda, out of thee shal he come foorth vnto me which shalbe the gouernour in Israel, whose out going hath ben from the beginning, and from euerlasting.
   (And thou/you Bethlehem Ephrata art little among the thousands of Yudah, out of thee/you shall he come forth unto me which shall be the governor in Israel, whose out going hath/has been from the beginning, and from everlasting.)

Gnva And thou Beth-leem Ephrathah art litle to bee among the thousandes of Iudah, yet out of thee shall he come forth vnto me, that shalbe the ruler in Israel: whose goings forth haue bene from the beginning and from euerlasting.
   (And thou/you Beth-lehem Ephrathah art little to be among the thousands of Yudah, yet out of thee/you shall he come forth unto me, that shall be the ruler in Israel: whose goings forth have been from the beginning and from everlasting. )

Cvdl And thou Bethleem Ephrata, art litle amonge the thousandes off Iuda, Out off the shal come one vnto me, which shall be ye gouernoure i Israel: whose outgoinge hath bene from the begynnynge, and from euerlastinge.
   (And thou/you Beth-lehem Ephrata, art little among the thousands off Yudah, Out off the shall come one unto me, which shall be ye/you_all governor 1 Israel: whose outgoing hath/has been from the beginning, and from everlasting.)

Wycl And thou, Bethleem Effrata, art litil in the thousyndis of Juda; he that is the lordli gouernour in Israel, schal go out of thee to me; and the goyng out of hym is fro bigynnyng, fro daies of euerlastyngnesse.
   (And thou/you, Beth-lehem Effrata, art little in the thousands of Yudah; he that is the lordli governor in Israel, shall go out of thee/you to me; and the going out of him is from beginning, from days of everlastingness.)

Luth Indes läßt er sie plagen bis auf die Zeit, daß die, so gebären soll, geboren habe. Da werden dann die übrigen seiner Brüder wiederkommen zu den Kindern Israel.
   (Indes lets he they/she/them plague(v) until on/in/to the time, that that, so gebären should, born have. So become then the remaining his brothers come_back to/for the children Israel.)

ClVg [Et tu, Bethlehem Ephrata, parvulus es in millibus Juda; ex te mihi egredietur qui sit dominator in Israël, et egressus ejus ab initio, a diebus æternitatis.
   ([And you(sg), Bethlehem Ephrata, little_one you_are in/into/on thousands Yuda; from you(sg) to_me egredietur who let_it_be ladytor in/into/on Israel, and going_out his away at_first/in_the_beginning, from days æternitatis. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT MIC book available