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בֵּית לֶחֶם (Bêyth Lechem) n-pr-loc (bayth leh'-khem)
Source: from H1004 and
Meaning: Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine
KJV: Bethlehem.
Appears in a total of 39 verses:
JDG 12:8
OET-LV: 8 and_he_judged after_him DOM Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) ʼIⱱʦān from leḩem. (JDG_12:8)
OET-RV: 8 Then after him, Ibtsan of Bethlehem led Yisrael. (JDG 12:8)
SA1 17:12
OET-LV: 12 and_Dāvid was_a_son_of a_man an_ʼEfrātī the_this from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_his/its_name was_Yishay/(Jesse) and_to/for_him/it eight sons and_the_man in_the_days_of Shāʼūl he_was_old he_had_gone among_men. (SA1_17:12)
OET-RV: 12 Now David was the son of Yishay (from the Efrat clan, he lived in Bethlehem in Yehudah) who had eight sons, and by Sha’ul’s time, was quite old compared to other men. (SA1 17:12)
RUT 1:1
OET-LV: 1 And_he/it_was in_the_days_of the_judging of_the_judges and_he/it_was a_famine on_the_earth and_he/it_went a_man from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to_sojourn in_the_region(s)_of Mōʼāⱱ he and_his/its_woman/wife and_the_two_of sons_of_his. (RUT_1:1)
OET-RV: 1 Back in the time when the tribal leaders ruled Yisrael (Israel), there was a drought which caused a shortage of food, so a man from the town of Beyt-Lehem (Bethlehem) in the Yehudah (Judah) region went to live in the country of Moab for a while, taking his wife and their two sons. (RUT 1:1)
CH1 11:26
OET-LV: 26 and_the_mighty_men_of (the)_strength(s) were_ˊAsāh- ʼēl the_brother_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) ʼElḩānān the_son_of Dōdō from lehem. (CH1_11:26)
OET-RV: 26 These are the names of the powerful warriors: Asahel (Yoav’s brother), Elhanan (Dodo’s son from Beyt-Lehem), (CH1 11:26)
GEN 48:7
OET-LV: 7 And_I when_I_came from_Paddan she_died on_me Rāḩēl in_land of_Kənaˊan/(Canaan) on_journey at_yet a_distance_of land to_go ʼEfrātāh and_I_buried_her there on_the_journey_of ʼEfrāt that is_Bēyt- leḩem. (GEN_48:7)
OET-RV: 7 As for me, when I was coming into Canaan from Paddan, Rahel died beside on the way when we were still quite some distance from Efrath, and I buried her there beside the road of Efrath (which is Bethlehem).” (GEN 48:7)
SA1 17:15
OET-LV: 15 and_Dāvid was_going and_was_returning from_under Shāʼūl to_shepherd DOM the_flock_of his/its_father Bēyt- leḩem. (SA1_17:15)
OET-RV: 15 David went back and forth between Sha’ul’s camp and looking after his father’s flock at Bethlehem. (SA1 17:15)
JDG 12:10
OET-LV: 10 And_ ʼIⱱʦān _he/it_died and_he_was_buried in_house_of leḩem. (JDG_12:10)
OET-RV: 10 and when he died, he was buried in Bethlehem. (JDG 12:10)
SA1 16:4
OET-LV: 4 And_ Shəmūʼēl/(Samuel) _he/it_made DOM that_which YHWH he_said and_he_came Bēyt- leḩem and_they_trembled the_elders_of the_city to_meet_him and_he/it_said peace is_your_coming. (SA1_16:4)
OET-RV: 4 So Shemuel did what Yahweh had told him, and went to Bethlehem. The town elders trembled when they met him, and asked, “Do you come in peace?” (SA1 16:4)
CH2 11:6
OET-LV: 6 And_he/it_built DOM Bēyt- leḩem and_DOM ˊĒyţām and_DOM Təqōˊa. (CH2_11:6)
OET-RV: 6 Beyt-Lehem, Eytam, Tekoa, (CH2 11:6)
SA2 23:16
OET-LV: 16 And_they_broke_through the_three_of the_powerful/mighty(pl) in_the_camp_of the_Fəlishtiy and_they_drew water from_the_well_of Bēyt- leḩem which was_at_gate and_they_carried_them and_they_brought_them to Dāvid and_not he_was_willing to_drink_them and_he_poured_out DOM_them to/for_YHWH. (SA2_23:16)
OET-RV: 16 So the three powerful warriors broke through the Philistine camp and got water from the Beyt-Lehem well near the gate. They carried it back to David, but he wouldn’t drink it—pouring it out instead as an offering to Yahweh, (SA2 23:16)
JDG 19:2
OET-LV: 2 And_she_was_angry on/upon/above_him/it concubine_of_his and_she_went from_with_him to the_house_of her_father_of_of to Bēyt- leḩem Yəhūdāh and_it_became there days four months. (JDG_19:2)
OET-RV: 2 However, she started sleeping around, and then she left him and went to her father’s house in Bethlehem where she ended up staying for four months. (JDG 19:2)
JDG 17:7
OET-LV: 7 and_he/it_was a_young_man from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah) from_the_tribe_of Yəhūdāh and_he was_a_Lēviyyiy and_he was_sojourning there. (JDG_17:7)
OET-RV: 7 Now there was a young Levite man from the family of Yehudah who’d been staying in Bethlehem (in Yehudah). (JDG 17:7)
SA1 20:6
OET-LV: 6 If actually_(miss) he_will_miss_me I_will_show_you(ms) and_you_will_say urgently_(ask) he_asked_for_himself from_me Dāvid to_run Bēyt- leḩem city_of_his if/because the_sacrifice_of the_days is_there to/from_all/each/any/every the_clan. (SA1_20:6)
OET-RV: 6 If your father misses me, then tell him, ‘David begged me to let him go to his home in Bethlehem, to join his clan for their yearly sacrifice.’ (SA1 20:6)
JOS 19:15
OET-LV: 15 And_Kattah and_Nahₐlāl and_Shimrōn and_Idalah and leḩem cities two_plus ten and_their_of_villages. (JOS_19:15)
OET-RV: 15 It included the cities of Kattat, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—a total of twelve cities as well as their surrounding villages. (JOS 19:15)
RUT 1:19
OET-LV: 19 And_they_went the_two_of_of_them until they_came Bēyt- leḩem and_he/it_was just_as_they_came Bēyt- leḩem and_ all_of _it_was_stirred the_city on_them and_they(f)_said is_this Nāˊₒmī. (RUT_1:19)
OET-RV: 19 So the two of them travelled on until they reached Beyt-Lehem (Bethlehem). When they entered Beyt-Lehem, the whole town was curious about them, and the women began asking, “Is that Naomi?” (RUT 1:19)
RUT 4:11
OET-LV: 11 And_ all_of _they_said the_people which was_at_gate and_the_elders we_are_witnesses YHWH may_he_make DOM the_woman who_is_about_to_come into house_of_your like_Rāḩēl and_like_Lēʼāh who they_built the_two_of_of_them DOM the_house_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_make wealth in_ʼEfrātāh and_proclaim a_name in_house_of leḩem. (RUT_4:11)
OET-RV: 11 All the respected men, and the others who were sitting at the town gate, agreed, and they said, “Yes, we are your. We pray that Yahweh will allow this woman who will be coming into your home, to be like Rachel and Leah, the two who gave birth to our ancestors and started our people, Yisrael. May you become great in the clan of Efratah and famous here in Beyt-Lehem! (RUT 4:11)
RUT 1:2
OET-LV: 2 And_name_of the_man was_ʼElīmelek and_name_of his/its_wife/woman was_Nāˊₒmī and_name_of the_two_of sons_of_his was_Maḩlōn and_Kilion ʼEfrātī from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh and_they_came the_region(s)_of Mōʼāⱱ and_they_were there. (RUT_1:2)
OET-RV: 2 The man’s name was Elimelek and he was married to Naomi, and their sons’ names were Mahlon and Kilion. (They were part of the clan of Efratah from Beyt-Lehem in Yehudah.) They travelled to the Moab countryside and lived there. (RUT 1:2)
MIC 5:1
OET-LV: 5 and_you(ms) Oh_Bēyt- leḩem ʼEfrātāh are_insignificant to_be among_the_families_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) from_you to_me someone_will_go_out to_be ruler over_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_his_of_origins from_east from_days_of antiquity. (MIC_5:1)
OET-RV: 5 Now come together in battle ranks, daughter of soldiers.
⇔ A siege has been set up against us.
⇔ They strike Yisrael’s judge on the cheek with a rod. (MIC 5:1)
GEN 35:19
OET-LV: 19 And_ Rāḩēl _she_died and_she_was_buried on_the_way_of ʼEfrātāh that is_Bēyt- leḩem. (GEN_35:19)
OET-RV: 19 Thus Rahel died and was buried on the path to Efrath (which is now called Bethlehem). (GEN 35:19)
RUT 1:22
OET-LV: 22 And_ Nāˊₒmī _she_returned and_Rūt the_Mōʼāⱱite_woman daughter-in-law_of_her with_her/it who_she_returned from_the_region(s)_of Mōʼāⱱ and_they they_came Bēyt- leḩem at_the_beginning_of the_harvest_of barley(s). (RUT_1:22)
OET-RV: 22 And so Naomi had returned to Yisrael (Israel), along with her daughter-in-law, Ruth the Moabitess, and they arrived there in Beyt-Lehem at the start of the barley harvest. (RUT 1:22)
JDG 17:9
OET-LV: 9 And_he/it_said to_him/it Mīkāh from_where do_you_come and_he/it_said to_him/it am_a_Lēviyyiy I from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh and_I am_going to_sojourn in_where I_will_find. (JDG_17:9)
OET-RV: 9 “Where have you come from?” Micah asked him.
¶ “I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Yehudah,” he replied, “and I’m trying to find a good place to stay a while.” (JDG 17:9)
SA2 23:24
OET-LV: 24 ˊAsāh- ʼēl the_brother_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) was_among_thirty ʼElḩānān the_son_of Dōdō Bēyt- leḩem. (SA2_23:24)
OET-RV: 24 The following were among ‘The Thirty’:
CH1 4:4
OET-LV: 4 And_Pənūʼēl was_the_father_of Gədor and_ˊĒzer was_the_father_of Ḩūshāh these were_the_descendants_of Ḩūr the_firstborn_of ʼEfrāt the_father_of Bēyt- lehem. (CH1_4:4)
OET-RV: 4 Hur was the first son born to his mother Efratah, and he founded Beyt-Lehem city. Hur had these descendants: Penuel and Ezer. Penuel started the clans that lived in Gedor city, and Ezer started the clans that lived in Hushah city. (CH1 4:4)
EZR 2:21
OET-LV: 21 the_descendants_of Bēyt- leḩem one_hundred twenty and_three. (EZR_2:21)
OET-RV: 21 And from these towns: • 123 from Bethlehem, (EZR 2:21)
SA1 20:28
OET-LV: 28 And_ Yōnātān _he_answered DOM Shāʼūl urgently_(ask) Dāvid he_asked_for_himself from_with_me to Bēyt- leḩem. (SA1_20:28)
OET-RV: 28 “David begged me to let him go to Bethlehem,” Yonatan answered. (SA1 20:28)
SA2 23:14
OET-LV: 14 And_Dāvid then was_in_stronghold and_a_garrison_of Fəlishtiy then was_Bēyt- leḩem. (SA2_23:14)
OET-RV: 14 At the time, David was in the fortress, and there was another Philistine unit in Beyt-Lehem. (SA2 23:14)
SA2 2:32
OET-LV: 32 And_people_lifted_up DOM ˊAsāhʼēl and_they_buried_him in_the_tomb_of his/its_father which was_Bēyt- leḩem and_ all_of _they_went the_night Yōʼāⱱ and_his_of_men and_it_became_light to/for_them at_Ḩeⱱrōn. (SA2_2:32)
OET-RV: 32 They retrieved Asah-El’s body and buried it in his father’s tomb in Beyt-Lehem. Then they walked all night and got back to Hebron at first light. (SA2 2:32)
JDG 19:18
OET-LV: 18 And_he/it_said to_him/it are_passing we from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to the_remotest_parts_of the_hill_country_of ʼEfrayim from_there I and_I_went to Bēyt- leḩem Yəhūdāh and_DOM the_house_of YHWH I am_going and_there_was_not anyone who_was_receiving me to_the_house. (JDG_19:18)
OET-RV: 18 “We’re passing through from Bethlehem in Yehudah,” the Levite replied. “Going to the remote parts of the Efrayimite hill country where I’m from. I went to Bethlehem, and I’m going to Shiloh where Yahweh’s house is. However, no one here has invited us into their home. (JDG 19:18)
CH1 11:17
OET-LV: 17 And_he_desired Dāvid and_he_said who will_he_give_me_to_drink water from_the_well_of Bēyt- lehem which is_at_gate. (CH1_11:17)
OET-RV: 17 and David was thirsty and asked, “Who’ll get me water to drink from the well by the Beyt-Lehem gate?” (CH1 11:17)
CH1 11:16
OET-LV: 16 And_Dāvid then was_in_stronghold and_a_garrison_of Fəlishtiy then in_house_of lehem. (CH1_11:16)
OET-RV: 16 David was in that stronghold then, and the Philistine garrison was in Beyt-Lehem, (CH1 11:16)
JDG 17:8
OET-LV: 8 And_he/it_went the_man from_the_city from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh to_sojourn in_where he_will_find and_he_came the_hill_country_of ʼEfrayim to the_house_of Mīkāh for_doing its_road/course. (JDG_17:8)
OET-RV: 8 He left Bethlehem to find another place to say, and on his way, he ended up arriving at Micah’s place in the Efrayimite hill country. (JDG 17:8)
JDG 19:1
OET-LV: 19 and_he/it_was in_the_days the_those and_a_king there_was_not in_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_he/it_was a_man a_Lēviyyiy sojourning in_the_the_remotest_parts_of the_hill_country_of ʼEfrayim and_he/it_took to_him/it a_woman a_concubine from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah). (JDG_19:1)
OET-RV: 19 In those days when there was no king over Yisrael, there was a Levite man who was staying in the remotest parts of the hill country of Efrayim. He took a slave-wife for himself from Bethlehem in Yehudah. (JDG 19:1)
CH1 2:54
OET-LV: 54 the_sons_of Salmāʼ were_Bēyt- lehem and_the_Nəţofātī[s] ˊAţrōt_Bēyt- Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) ˊAţrōt_Bēyt- and_(the)_half_of the_Mānaḩatite[s] the_Zorite[s]. (CH1_2:54)
OET-RV: 54 Salma’s descendants were the people of Beyt-Lehem, the Netofatites, the clan of Atrot-Beyt-Yoav, and half of the Manahatites, who were also Zorites. (CH1 2:54)
CH1 11:18
OET-LV: 18 And_they_broke_through the_three in_the_camp_of the_Fəlishtiy and_they_drew water from_the_well_of Bēyt- lehem which was_at_gate and_they_carried_them and_they_brought_them to Dāvid and_not Dāvid he_was_willing to_drink_them and_he_poured_out DOM_them to/for_YHWH. (CH1_11:18)
OET-RV: 18 So those three broke through the Philistine camp, and they drew water from the well at the Beyt-Lehem gate, and they brought it back to David. But David wasn’t willing to drink it, and he poured it out on the ground as an offering to Yahweh. (CH1 11:18)
JER 41:17
OET-LV: 17 And_they_went and_they_lived at_Geruth_of mmm which is_beside Bēyt- leḩem to_go to_go Miʦrayim/(Egypt). (JER_41:17)
OET-RV: 17 ◙ (JER 41:17)
RUT 2:4
OET-LV: 4 And_see/lo/see Boˊaz was_coming from food/grain/bread and_he/it_said to_harvesters YHWH be_with_you(pl) and_they_said to_him/it may_he_bless_you YHWH. (RUT_2:4)
OET-RV: 4 Just then, Boaz arrived from the town and greeted the harvesters, “May Yahweh be with you,” to which they replied, “May Yahweh bless you also.” (RUT 2:4)
CH1 2:51
OET-LV: 51 Salmāʼ the_father_of Bēyt- lehem Ḩārēf the_father_of Bēyt- Gādēr. (CH1_2:51)
OET-RV: 51 Salma (founder of Beyt-Lehem), and Haref (founder of Beyt-Gader). (CH1 2:51)
NEH 7:26
OET-LV: 26 the_men_of Bēyt- leḩem and_Nəţofāh one_hundred eighty and_eight. (NEH_7:26)
OET-RV: 26 Other men from these towns: • 188 from Beyt-Lehem and Netofah, (NEH 7:26)
SA2 23:15
OET-LV: 15 And_ Dāvid _he_desired and_he_said who will_he_give_me_to_drink water from_the_well_of Bēyt- leḩem which is_at_gate. (SA2_23:15)
OET-RV: 15 David was thirsty one day and asked, “Who’ll get me a drink of water from the Beyt-Lehem well by the gate?” (SA2 23:15)
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