1
Now
gather thyself in
troops, O
daughter of
troops: he hath
laid siege against us: they shall
smite the
judge of
Israel with a
rod upon the
cheek.
.Wnyel'[ ~'f rw{c'm d.Wd.G -t;b yid.d{G.tiT h'T;[ ? lea'r.fIy jep{v tea yix.L;h -l;[ .WK;y j,beV;B
2
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*.
tw{y.hil ryi['c h't'r.p,a ~,x,l -tyeB h'T;a.w ? levw{m tw{y.hil aecey yil '$.Mim h'd.Wh.y yep.l;a.B ? ~'lw{[ yemyim ~,d,Qim wy't{a'cw{m.W lea'r.fIy.B
3
Therefore will he give them
up, until the
time that she which
travaileth hath brought
forth: then the
remnant of his
brethren shall
return unto the
children of
Israel.
r,t,y.w h'd'l'y h'delw{y te[ -d;[ ~en.TIy !ek'l ? lea'r.fIy yen.B -l;[ !.Wb.Wv.y wy'x,a
4
And he shall
stand and
feed in the
strength of the
LORD, in the
majesty of the
name of the
LORD his
God; and they shall
abide: for now shall he be
great unto the
ends of the
earth.
~ev !w{a.giB h'wh.y z{[.B h'['r.w d;m'[.w ? #,r'a -yes.p;a -d;[ l;D.gIy h'T;[ -yiK .Wb'v'y.w wy'h{l/a h'wh.y