Micah 5:2
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Micah 5:2
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Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
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But thou, Bethlehem 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.
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Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
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Verse Text
But thou, BethlehemH1035 EphratahH672, though thou be littleH6810 among the thousandsH505 of JudahH3063, yet out of thee shall he come forthH3318 unto me that is to be rulerH4910 in IsraelH3478; whose goings forthH4163 have been from of oldH6924, from everlastingH3117 H5769.
וְאַתָּה בֵּית־לֶחֶם אֶפְרָתָה צָעִיר לִהְיֹות בְּאַלְפֵי יְהוּדָה מִמְּךָ לִי יֵצֵא לִהְיֹות מֹושֵׁל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וּמֹוצָאֹתָיו מִקֶּדֶם מִימֵי עֹולָם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וְ/אַתָּ֞ה |
ve./'a.Tah | H859 | HC/Pp2ms | and/ you |
בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם |
beit-Le.chem | H1035 | HNp | O Beth-lehem |
אֶפְרָ֗תָה |
'ef.Ra.tah | H672 | HNp | Ephrathah |
צָעִיר֙ |
tza.'Ir | H6810 | HAamsa | (are) insignificant |
לִֽ/הְיוֹת֙ |
li/h.yOt | H1961 | HR/Vqc | to/ be |
בְּ/אַלְפֵ֣י |
be./'al.Fei | H505 | HR/Acbpc | among/ (the) families of |
יְהוּדָ֔ה |
ye.hu.Dah | H3063 | HNp | Judah |
מִמְּ/ךָ֙ |
mi.me./Kha | H4480 | HR/Sp2ms | from/ you |
לִ֣/י |
l/i | HR/Sp1cs | for (the)/ me | |
יֵצֵ֔א |
ye.Tze' | H3318 | HVqi3ms | someone will go out |
לִֽ/הְי֥וֹת |
li/h.Yot | H1961 | HR/Vqc | to/ be |
מוֹשֵׁ֖ל |
mo.Shel | H4910 | HVqrmsa | ruler |
בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל |
be./Yis.ra.'El | H3478 | HR/Np | over/ Israel |
וּ/מוֹצָאֹתָ֥י/ו |
u./mo.tza.'o.Ta/v | H4163 | HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms | and/ origins/ his |
מִ/קֶּ֖דֶם |
mi./Ke.dem | H6924 | HR/Ncmsa | (are) from/ antiquity |
מִ/ימֵ֥י |
mi./Mei | H3117 | HR/Ncmpc | from/ days of |
עוֹלָֽם |
o.Lam | H5769 | HNcmsa | antiquity |
- H505 — אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, eh'-lef): prop, the same as אֶלֶף (ʼeleph) H504; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
- H672 — אֶפְרָת (ʼEphrâth, ef-rawth'): or אֶפְרָתָה (ʼEphrâthâh); from פָּרָה (pârâh) H6509; fruitfulness; Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem; once (Psalm 132:6) perhaps for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman; Ephrath, Ephratah.
- H1035 — בֵּית לֶחֶם (Bêyth Lechem, bayth leh'-khem): from בַּיִת (bayith) H1004 and לֶחֶם (lechem) H3899; house of bread; Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine; Bethlehem.
- H3063 — יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh, yeh-hoo-daw'): from יָדָה (yâdâh) H3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory; Judah.
- H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
- H3318 — יָצָא (yâtsâʼ, yaw-tsaw'): a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter.
- H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה (sârâh) H8280 and אֵל (ʼêl) H410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
- H4163 — מוֹצָאָה (môwtsâʼâh, mo-tsaw-aw'): feminine of מוֹצָא (môwtsâʼ) H4161; (marg.; compare צוֹאָה (tsôwʼâh) H6675); a family descent; also a sewer; draught house; going forth.
- H4910 — מָשַׁל (mâshal, maw-shal'): a primitive root; to rule; (have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.
- H5769 — עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm, o-lawm'): or עֹלָם (ʻôlâm); from עָלַם (ʻâlam) H5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always; alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare נֶצַח (netsach) H5331, עַד (ʻad) H5703.
- H6810 — צָעִיר (tsâʻîyr, tsaw-eer'): or צָעוֹר (tsâʻôwr); from צָעַר (tsâʻar) H6819; little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble; least, little (one), small (one), [phrase] young(-er, -est).
- H6924 — קֶדֶם (qedem, keh'-dem): or קֵדְמָה (qêdᵉmâh); from קָדַם (qâdam) H6923; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward); aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare קִדְמָה (qidmâh) H6926.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ (ʼattâ); or אַת (ʼath); feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי (ʼattîy); plural masculine אַתֶּם (ʼattem); feminine אַתֶּן (ʼatten); or אַתֵּנָה (ʼattênâh); or אַתֵּנָּה (ʼattênnâh); a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי (minnîy); or מִנֵּי (minnêy); (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן (mên) H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
Verse Cross-References
- among — 1 Samuel 10:19, 1 Samuel 23:23
- But thou — Matthew 2:6, John 7:42
- Ephratah — Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, 1 Samuel 17:12, 1 Chronicles 2:50-51, 1 Chronicles 2:54, 1 Chronicles 4:4, Psalms 132:6
- that is — Genesis 49:10, 1 Chronicles 5:2, Isaiah 9:6-7, Jeremiah 13:5-6, Ezekiel 34:23-24, Ezekiel 37:22-25, Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 28:18, Luke 1:31-33, Luke 23:2, Luke 23:38, John 19:14-22, Revelation 19:16
- thousands — Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Deuteronomy 1:15, 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 17:18
- whose — Psalms 90:2, Psalms 102:25-27, Proverbs 8:22, John 1:1-3, Colossians 1:17, Hebrews 13:8, 1 John 1:1, Revelation 1:11-18, Revelation 2:8, Revelation 21:6
- yet — Isaiah 11:1, Isaiah 53:2, Ezekiel 17:22-24, Amos 9:11, Luke 2:4-7, 1 Corinthians 1:27-28
Reciprocal references (58): Genesis 35:16, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 24:19, Deuteronomy 33:7, Deuteronomy 33:27, Joshua 22:21, Judges 6:15, Judges 12:8, Judges 17:7, 1 Chronicles 2:19, 1 Chronicles 11:2, 1 Chronicles 15:25, 1 Chronicles 27:1, Psalms 23:1, Psalms 28:9, Psalms 55:19, Psalms 78:71, Psalms 93:2, Proverbs 8:23, Isaiah 43:13, Isaiah 55:4, Isaiah 57:15, Jeremiah 23:4, Jeremiah 30:21, Jeremiah 33:14, Ezekiel 21:27, Ezekiel 37:24, Daniel 7:9, Daniel 9:25, Habakkuk 1:12, Zechariah 12:8, Zechariah 13:7, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 11:3, Matthew 21:5, Luke 2:6, Luke 7:19, Luke 24:27, John 1:15, John 1:45, John 1:49, John 7:27, John 8:58, Acts 1:6, Acts 2:30, Acts 10:36, Acts 13:32, Acts 26:6, Romans 9:5, Romans 16:26, Galatians 4:4, Colossians 1:20, 1 Timothy 1:17, 1 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 5:5, Hebrews 7:14, 1 Peter 1:20, Revelation 1:4
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