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The Ruler from Bethlehem

[a]“As for you, Bethlehem of Ephrathah,
    even though you remain least among the clans[b] of Judah,
nevertheless, the one who rules in Israel for me
    will emerge from you.
His existence has been[c] from antiquity,
    even from eternity.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:2 5:2 is 5:1 in MT, 5:3 is 5:2 in MT, and so throughout the chapter
  2. Micah 5:2 Or thousands
  3. Micah 5:2 The Heb. lacks has been

“But you, Bethlehem(A) Ephrathah,(B)
    though you are small among the clans[a] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler(C) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,(D)
    from ancient times.”(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:2 Or rulers