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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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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
But thou Bethlehem Beth-lehem Noun H1035 לֶ֣חֶם le·chem
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Ephratah Ephrath Noun H672 אֶפְרָ֗תָה ef·ra·tah
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[though] thou be little least Adjective H6810 צָעִיר֙ tza·'ir
among the thousands thousand Noun H505 בְּאַלְפֵ֣י be·'al·fei
of Judah Judah Noun H3063 יְהוּדָ֔ה ye·hu·dah,
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[yet] out of thee shall he come forth after Verb H3318 יֵצֵ֔א ye·tze,
unto me [that is] to be ruler reign Verb H4910 מֹושֵׁ֖ל mo·v·shel
in Israel Israel Noun H3478 בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל be·yis·ra·'el;
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whose goings forth sewer Noun H4163 וּמֹוצָאֹתָ֥יו u·mo·v·tza·'o·tav
[have been] from of old aforetime Noun H6924 מִקֶּ֖דֶם mik·ke·dem
the days age Noun H3117 מִימֵ֥י mi·mei
of eternity alway Noun H5769 עֹולָֽם׃ o·v·lam.

Locations

Bethlehem

BETHLEHEMbeth'-le-hem (bethlechem; Baithleem, or Bethleem, "house of David," or possibly "the house of Lakhmu," an Assyrian deity):I. Bethlehem Judah:Bethlehem Judah, or EPHRATH or EPHRATHAH (which see) is now Beit Lahm (Arabic = "house of meat"), a town of upward of 10,000 inhabitants, 5 miles South of Jerusalem and 2,350 ft. above sea level. It occupies an... View Details

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

Judah

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF(yehudhah):I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA1. The Natural Boundaries2. The Natural Divisions of Judah(1) The Maritime Plain(2) The Shephelah(3) The Hill Country of JudahII. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORYIII. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAHLITERATUREI. Geographical Data.Although the physical conformation of Western Palestine divides this l... View Details

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Ephratah

Ephratah [N] [H] fruitful.  The second wife of Caleb, the son of Hezron, mother of Hur, and grandmother of Caleb, who was one of those that were sent to spy the land ( 1 Chronicles 2:19  1 Chronicles 2:50 ).    The ancient name of Bethlehem in Judah ( Genesis 35:16  Genesis 35:19 ;  48:7 ). In  Ruth 1:2 it is called "Bethlehem-Judah,"... View Details

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King James Bible 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.
Hebrew Greek English But thou, "But as for you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be Ephrathah, Too little to be among the thousands clans of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come From you One will go forth unto me that is for Me to be ruler in Israel; whose Israel. His goings forth have been are from long ago, From the days of old, from everlasting.eternity."
New American Standard Bible 1995 But thou, "But as for you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be Ephrathah, Too little to be among the thousands clans of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come From you One will go forth unto me that is for Me to be ruler in Israel; whose Israel. His goings forth have been are from long ago, From the days of old, from everlasting.eternity."