Hebrew Interlinear
Micah 5:2 Interlinear
“ 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 ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְאַתָּ֞ה | H859 | thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | |
| 2 | בֵּֽית | H0 | ||
| 3 | לֶ֣חֶם | H1035 | But thou Bethlehem | beth-lechem, a place in palestine |
| 4 | אֶפְרָ֗תָה | H672 | Ephratah | ephrath, another name for bethlehem |
| 5 | צָעִיר֙ | H6810 | though thou be little | little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble |
| 6 | לִֽהְיוֹת֙ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 7 | בְּאַלְפֵ֣י | H505 | among the thousands | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand |
| 8 | יְהוּדָ֔ה | H3063 | of Judah | jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory |
| 9 | מִמְּךָ֙ | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 10 | לִ֣י | H0 | ||
| 11 | יֵצֵ֔א | H3318 | yet out of thee shall he come forth | to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim |
| 12 | לִֽהְי֥וֹת | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 13 | מוֹשֵׁ֖ל | H4910 | unto me that is to be ruler | to rule |
| 14 | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | H3478 | in Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 15 | וּמוֹצָאֹתָ֥יו | H4163 | whose goings forth | a family descent; also a sewer |
| 16 | מִקֶּ֖דֶם | H6924 | have been from of old | the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward) |
| 17 | מִימֵ֥י | H3117 | from everlasting | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 18 | עוֹלָֽם׃ | H5769 | properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial |
Verse Context
Micah 5:1 Now gather O daughter of troops siege he hath laid...
Micah 5:2 (current) 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
Micah 5:3 Therefore will he give them up until the time hath brought forth hath brought forth...