Micah 5 is the fifth chapter of the Book of Micah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] This book ostensibly contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Micah, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.[3][4]
Micah 5 | |
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Book | Book of Micah |
Category | Nevi'im |
Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 33 |
The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 15 verses in English Bibles, but only 14 verses in Hebrew Bible (Masoretic Text) using a different verse numbering (see below).
There are some differences in verse numbering of this chapter in English Bibles and Hebrew texts:[5]
English | Hebrew |
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5:1 | 4:14 |
5:2–15 | 5:1–14 |
This article generally follows the common numbering in Christian English Bible versions, with notes to the numbering in Hebrew Bible versions.
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century),[a] Codex Leningradensis (1008).[7]
Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, including 4Q81 (4QXIIf; 175‑50 BCE) with extant verses 1–2;[8][9][10] 4Q82 (4QXIIg; 25 BCE) with extant verses 6–7(8);[9][10][11] and Wadi Murabba'at Minor Prophets (Mur88; MurXIIProph; 75-100 CE) with extant verses 1–2, 6–15.[9][12]
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century).[13][b] Some fragments containing parts of this chapter in Greek were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, Naḥal Ḥever 8Ḥev1 (8ḤevXIIgr); late 1st century BCE) with extant verses 1-6(7).[9][15]
Now gather yourself in troops,
O daughter of troops;
He has laid siege against us;
They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.[16]
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.[18]