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And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Bethlehem, 'house of bread,' Bethlehem, a city near Jer. N-VFS H965 βηθλέεμ Bethleem (bayth-leh-em')
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[in] the land the earth, land N-VFS H1093 γῇ ge (ghay)
not by no means Adv H3760 οὐδαμῶς oudamos (oo-dam-oce')
the least least (in size, amount, dignity, etc.) Adj-NFS-S H1646 ἐλαχίστη elachistos (el-akh'-is-tos)
among in, on, at, by, with Prep H1722 ἐν en (en)
a Governor, to lead, suppose V-PPM/P-NMS H2233 ἡγούμενος hegeomai (hayg-eh'-om-ahee)
shall come to go or come out of V-FIM-3S H1831 ἐξελεύσεται exerchomai (ex-er'-khom-ahee)
that whoever, anyone who RelPro-NMS H3748 ὅστις hostis (hos'-tis)
shall rule to act as a shepherd V-FIA-3S H4165 ποιμανεῖ poimaino (poy-mah'-ee-no)
people the people N-AMS H2992 λαόν laos (lah-os')
Israel. Israel, the name of the Jewish people and their land N-AMS H2474 Ἰσραήλ Israel (is-rah-ale')
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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

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King James Bible And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
Berean Bible And thou ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the Judah, are by no means least among the princes rulers of Juda: Judah, for out of thee shall you will come a Governor, that shall rule my forth One leading, who will shepherd My people Israel.’”
Hebrew Greek English And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.'AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY NO MEANS LEAST AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME FORTH A RULER WHO WILL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.'"
New American Standard Bible 1995 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.'AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY NO MEANS LEAST AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME FORTH A RULER WHO WILL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.'"