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Parallel MIC 5:2

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BI Mic 5:2 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance to us=vital(All still tentative.)

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.[ref]


5:2: Mat 2:6; Yhn 7:42.

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

UHB1 וְ⁠אַתָּ֞ה בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם אֶפְרָ֗תָה צָעִיר֙ לִֽ⁠הְיוֹת֙ בְּ⁠אַלְפֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מִמְּ⁠ךָ֙ לִ֣⁠י יֵצֵ֔א לִֽ⁠הְי֥וֹת מוֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּ⁠מוֹצָאֹתָ֥י⁠ו מִ⁠קֶּ֖דֶם מִ⁠ימֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃
   (1 və⁠ʼattāh bēyt-leḩem ʼefrātāh ʦāˊīr li⁠həyōt bə⁠ʼalfēy yəhūdāh mimmə⁠kā li⁠y yēʦēʼ li⁠həyōt mōshēl bə⁠yisrāʼēl ū⁠mōʦāʼotāy⁠v mi⁠qqedem mi⁠ymēy ˊōlām.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXΔιατοῦτο δώσει αὐτοὺς ἕως καιροῦ τικτούσης, τέξεται, καὶ οἱ ἐπίλοιποι τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιστρέψουσιν ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ.
   (Diatouto dōsei autous heōs kairou tiktousaʸs, texetai, kai hoi epiloipoi tōn adelfōn autōn epistrepsousin epi tous huious Israaʸl. )

BrTrTherefore shall he appoint them to wait till the time of her that travails: she shall bring forth, and then the remnant of their brethren shall return to the children of Israel.

ULTBut you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
 ⇔ even though you are small among the clans of Judah,
 ⇔ out of you one will come to me
 ⇔ to rule in Israel,
 ⇔ whose beginning is from ancient times,
 ⇔ from everlasting.

USTBut you people of Bethlehem in the district of Ephrathah,
 ⇔ 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 existed a very long time ago.

BSB But you, vvv Bethlehem Ephrathah,
 ⇔  who are small among the clans[fn] of Judah,
 ⇔  out of you will come forth for Me
 ⇔  One to be ruler over Israel[fn]
 ⇔  One whose origins are of old,
 ⇔  from the days of eternity.


5:2 Or thousands

5:2 Cited in Matthew 2:6

MSB But you, vvv Bethlehem Ephrathah,
 ⇔  who are small among the clans[fn] of Judah,
 ⇔  out of you will come forth for Me
 ⇔  One to be ruler over Israel[fn]
 ⇔  One whose origins are of old,
 ⇔  from the days of eternity.


5:2 Or thousands

5:2 Cited in Matthew 2:6


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.”

WEBBEBut 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!

NETAs 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.”

FBVBut 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.

T4TBut 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].

LEBNo LEB MIC book available

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.

BBEAnd 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.

MoffNo 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.

ASVBut 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.

DRAAND 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.

YLTAnd 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.)

RVBut 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. )

SLTAnd 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.

WbstrBut 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-1769But 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. )


5.2 everlasting: Heb. the days of eternity

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))


5:2 Hebr. the dayes of eternitie.

BshpsNo Bshps MIC book available

GnvaAnd 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. )

CvdlNo Cvdl MIC book available

WyclNo Wycl MIC book available

LuthNo Luth MIC book available

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-GNTNo RP-GNT MIC book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

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.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

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.

BI Mic 5:2 ©