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. {everlasting: Heb. the days of eternity}

And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet {there was} but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same {is} Bethlehem.

And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire {shall be} to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. {to thy...: or, subject to thy husband}

And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. {a little...: Heb. a little piece of ground}

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which {is} Bethlehem.

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

And the name of the man {was} Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. {continued: Heb. were}

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

And all the people that {were} in the gate, and the elders, said, {We are} witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem: {do thou...: or, get thee riches, or, power} {be famous: Heb. proclaim thy name}

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two {sons}:

The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:

And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet {there was} but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same {is} Bethlehem.

And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name {was} Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up {his} hand against the king.

And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. {a little...: Heb. a little piece of ground}

As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin {shall have} a {portion}. {A portion: Heb. one portion}

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so {Abraham} begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac {begat} Jacob; and Jacob {begat} the twelve patriarchs.

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

And they said, Thy servants {are} twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest {is} this day with our father, and one {is} not.

The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.

Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire {shall be} to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. {to thy...: or, subject to thy husband}

Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;