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}

Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. {glorious: Heb. glory}

The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him {shall} the gathering of the people {be}.

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it {is} a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry {land};

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. {shine...: or, be enlightened; for thy light cometh}

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. {finish: or, restrain} {make an...: or, seal up} {prophecy: Heb. prophet}

And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. {the shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds}

And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife {was} of the daughters of Aaron, and her name {was} Elisabeth.

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

When Herod the king had heard {these things}, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. {substance: or, cattle} {household: or, husbandry} {men: Heb. sons}

And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. {glorious: Heb. glory}

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife {was} of the daughters of Aaron, and her name {was} Elisabeth.

And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who {was} a Levite, and he sojourned there.

And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

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. {rule: or, feed}

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. {the shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds}

Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house; {toward...: or, in this place}

And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but {there was} none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

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

I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.

Now David {was} the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name {was} Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men {for} an old man in the days of Saul.

Moreover concerning a stranger, that {is} not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;

Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.

Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so {was} the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. {a little...: Heb. a little piece of ground}

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.