Matthew 2:6 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 2:6

‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come forth a governor, Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.

KJV

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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Commentary

8 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

(in Mich. v. 2.) The following is the sense of the prophecy. Thou, Bethlehem, of the land of Judah, or Ephrata, (which is added to distinguish it from another Bethlehem in Galilee,) though thou art a small village among the thousand cities of Judah, yet out of thee shall be born Christ, who shall be the Ruler of Israel, who according to the flesh is of the seed of David, but was born of Me before the worlds; and therefore it is written, His goings forth are of old. In the beginning was the Word.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Tertullian

An Answer to the Jews (220)

For thus it is written in the prophet: "And thou, Bethlehem, are not the least in the leaders of Judah: for out of thee shall issue a Leader who shall feed my People lsrµl." But if hitherto he has not been born, what "leader" was it who was thus announced as to proceed from the tribe of Judah, out of Bethlehem? For it behoves him to proceed from the tribe of Judah and from Bethlehem.

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And thou Bethlehem in the land of Juda,.... This prophecy, which the chief priests and scribes produced, as pointing at the place of Christ's birth, is owned by both ancient and later Jews (y) to be a prophecy of the Messiah. The difference between Micah and Matthew is easily reconciled. Bethlehem is called by Micah, Bethlehem Ephratah, and by Matthew, Bethlehem in the land of Judah, and both were one and the same place.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

When this and several other quotations from the Old Testament are compared with the original, it plainly appears, the apostles did not always think it necessary exactly to transcribe the passages they cited, but contented themselves with giving the general sense, though with some diversity of language.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda - To distinguish it from Bethlehem, in the tribe of Zebulon. Jos 19:15. See on Mat 2:1 (note). Art not the least - In Mic 5:2, it is read, Though thou be little - צעיר להיות tsdir lehayoth, little to be. Houbigant, struck with the oddness of the construction of the Hebrew, by dividing the last word, and making a small change in two of the letters, makes the prophet agree with the evangelist, צעיר לא היית ,tsilegna tsdir lo hayita, thou art not the least.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

Modern Voices1 voice

G.K. Chesterton

1874–1936

The Everlasting Man, Part II Ch. 1 "The God in the Cave" (1925)

That truth that is tradition has wisely remembered them almost as unknown quantities, as mysterious as their mysterious and melodious names: Melchior, Caspar, Balthazar.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
σὺ	su	you yourself	G4771 →
βηθλέεμ	bēthleem	Bethlehem	G965 →
γῆ	gē	land	G1093 →
Ἰούδα,	Iouda	of Judah,	G2448 →
οὐδαμῶς	oudamōs	by no means	G3760 →
ἐλαχίστη	elachistē	least	G1646 →
εἶ	ei	are	G1510 →
ἐν	en	among	G1722 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
ἡγεμόσιν	hēgemosin	rulers	G2232 →
Ἰούδα·	Iouda	of Judah;	G2448 →
ἐκ	ek	out	G1537 →
σοῦ	sou	of you	G4771 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἐξελεύσεται	exeleusetai	will go forth	G1831 →
ἡγούμενος	hēgoumenos	[One] leading	G2233 →
ὅστις	hostis	who	G3748 →
ποιμανεῖ	poimanei	will shepherd	G4165 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
λαόν	laon	people	G2992 →
μου	mou	of Mine	G3165 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰσραήλ.¶	Israēl	Israel.’	G2474 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
leads to
- John 7:42
  Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
- Isaiah 9:6–7
  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…
- Luke 1:31–33
  Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
Through
John 7:42
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
leads to
- Micah 5:2
  But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
- Matthew 2:5
  “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
Through
Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
leads to
- Numbers 24:17
  I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and…
- Luke 1:32–33
  He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Isaiah 9:6
  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…