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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְאַתָּ֞הH859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
2בֵּֽיתH0
3לֶ֣חֶםH1035But thou Bethlehembeth-lechem, a place in palestine
4אֶפְרָ֗תָהH672Ephratahephrath, another name for bethlehem
5צָעִיר֙H6810though thou be littlelittle; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble
6לִֽהְיוֹת֙H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
7בְּאַלְפֵ֣יH505among the thousandshence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
8יְהוּדָ֔הH3063of Judahjehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
9מִמְּךָ֙H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
10לִ֣יH0
11יֵצֵ֔אH3318yet out of thee shall he come forthto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
12לִֽהְי֥וֹתH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
13מוֹשֵׁ֖לH4910unto me that is to be rulerto rule
14בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478in Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
15וּמוֹצָאֹתָ֥יוH4163whose goings fortha family descent; also a sewer
16מִקֶּ֖דֶםH6924have been from of oldthe front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
17מִימֵ֥יH3117from everlastinga 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
18עוֹלָֽם׃H5769properly, 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...

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