Matthew 2:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 2:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
σύ
sý
G4771
you
Βηθλέεμ
Bēthleém
G965
Bethlehem
γῆ
gē
G1093
earth
Ἰούδα
Ioudá
G2448
Judah
οὐδαμῶς
oudamōs
G3760
by no means
ἐλαχίστη
eláchistos
G1646
least
εἶ
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἡγεμόσιν
hēgemṓn
G2232
ruler
Ἰούδα
Ioudá
G2448
Judah
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
σοῦ
sý
G4771
you
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἐξελεύσεται
exérchomai
G1831
to come forth
ἡγούμενος
hēgéomai
G2233
to govern
ὅστις
hóstis
G3748
whoever
ποιμανεῖ
poimaínō
G4165
to shepherd
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
λαόν
laós
G2992
people
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
Ἰσραήλ
Israḗl
G2474
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
'You Bethlehem, land of Judah, Are in no way least among the princes of Judah: For out of you shall come forth a governor, Who shall shepherd my people, Israel.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the leaders of Judah, for from you will come out a ruling one who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).