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But thou, Beth-lehem 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. (KJV)

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וְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.Tahand you

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 1

בֵּֽית\־beit-O Beth-

Lemma: בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) · Strong's: H1035G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Bethlehem

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Judges 12:8, Judges 12:10, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1035G; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 2

לֶ֣חֶםLe.chem-lehem

Lemma: בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) · Strong's: H1035G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Bethlehem

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Judges 12:8, Judges 12:10, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1035G; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 3

אֶפְרָ֗תָה'ef.Ra.tahEphrathah

Lemma: אֶפְרָ֫תָה (eph.ra.tah) · Strong's: H0672G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Ephrathah

Used 4 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 2:19, 1 Chronicles 2:50, 1 Chronicles 4:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0672G; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 4

צָעִיר֙tza.'Ir[are] insignificant

Lemma: צָעִיר (tsa.ir) · Strong's: H6810

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: little

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 19:31, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 29:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6810; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 5

לִֽהְיוֹת֙lih.yOtto be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 6

בְּאַלְפֵ֣יbe.'al.Feiamong [the] families of

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)

Meaning: thousand: clan

Used 10 times. Also: Numbers 1:16, Numbers 10:4, Joshua 22:14, Joshua 22:21, Joshua 22:30, Judges 6:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505H; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 7

יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudah

Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Judah

Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 8

מִמְּךָ֙mi.me.Khafrom you

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 9

יֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'someone will go out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318M

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to come out: produce

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318M; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 10

לִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.Yotto be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 11

מוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.Shelruler

Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4910

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to rule

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 45:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4910; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 12

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'Elover Israel

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 13

וּמוֹצָאֹתָ֥יוu.mo.tza.'o.Tavand origins his

Lemma: מוֹצָאָה (mo.tsa.ah) · Strong's: H4163

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: going forth

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4163; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 14

מִקֶּ֖דֶםmi.Ke.dem[are] from antiquity

Lemma: קֶ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: front: old

Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:15, Deuteronomy 33:27, 2 Kings 19:25, Nehemiah 12:46, Job 29:2, Psalms 44:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6924H; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 15

מִימֵ֥יmi.Meifrom days of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 16

עוֹלָֽם\׃o.Lamantiquity

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: forever: antiquity

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Deuteronomy 32:7, Joshua 24:2, 1 Samuel 27:8, Job 22:15, Psalms 24:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769J; TAHOT Micah 5:2 word 17

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But you	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
Bethlehem	→	בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם H1035G Bethlehem
Ephrathah	→	אֶפְרָ֫תָה H0672G Ephrathah
who are	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
small	→	צָעִיר H6810 little
among the clans	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505H thousand: clan
of Judah	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah
out of you	→	מִן־ H4480A from
will come forth	→	יָצָא H3318M to come out: produce
for Me	→
One to be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
ruler	→	מָשַׁל H4910 to rule
over Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
One whose origins	→	מוֹצָאָה H4163 going forth
are of old	→	קֶ֫דֶם H6924H front: old
from the days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
of eternity	→	עוֹלָם H5769J forever: antiquity

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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