Micah 5:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMicah 5:2 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 →
וְאַתָּ֞ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
בֵּֽית
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
לֶ֣חֶם
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
אֶפְרָ֗תָה
ʼEphrâth
H672
Ephrath
צָעִיר֙
tsâʻîyr
H6810
little
לִֽהְיוֹת֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְּאַלְפֵ֣י
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
מִמְּךָ֙
min
H4480
from
לִ֣י
יֵצֵ֔א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
לִֽהְי֥וֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מוֹשֵׁ֖ל
mâshal
H4910
to rule
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וּמוֹצָאֹתָ֥יו
môwtsâʼâh
H4163
origin
מִקֶּ֖דֶם
qedem
H6924
east
מִימֵ֥י
yôwm
H3117
day
עוֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Being small among the clans of Judah, Out of you one will come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; Whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, small to be among the clans of Judah, from you will come out for me to be a ruler in Israel, and his goings out from aforetime, from the days of eternity.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).