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ESV — Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:1; Matthew 2:5; Luke 2:4

1 qBut you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,

who are too little to be among the clans of rJudah,

from you shall come forth for me

one who is to be sruler in Israel,

twhose coming forth is ufrom of old,

from ancient days.

Footnotes

[1] 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew

The Visit of the Wise Men

Now hafter Jesus was born in iBethlehem of Judea jin the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men1 from kthe east came to Jerusalem,

Footnotes

[1] 2:1 Greek magi; also verses 7, 16

They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

And Joseph also went up pfrom Galilee, from the town of qNazareth, to Judea, to rthe city of David, which is called sBethlehem, tbecause he was of the house and lineage of David,