God & Savior

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.’”
Matthew 2:6
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

καὶ σὺ βηθλέεμ γῆ Ἰούδα, οὐδαμῶς ἐλαχίστη εἶ ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα· ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ἡγούμενος ὅστις ποιμανεῖ τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραήλ.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. σὺsu“you yourself”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  3. βηθλέεμbēthleem“Bethlehem”
    Noun, vocative, singular, feminine · from Βηθλεέμ · “Bethlehem” · Strong's G0965
  4. γῆgē“land”
    Noun, vocative, singular, feminine · “earth” · Strong's G1093H
  5. Ἰούδα,Iouda“of Judah,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰουδά · “Judea” · Strong's G2448
  6. οὐδαμῶςoudamōs“by no means”
    Adverb, nominative · “by no means” · Strong's G3760
  7. ἐλαχίστηelachistē“least”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἐλάχιστος · “least” · Strong's G1646
  8. εἶei“are”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  9. ἐνen“among”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  10. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ἡγεμόσινhēgemosin“rulers”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἡγεμών · “ruler” · Strong's G2232
  12. Ἰούδα·Iouda“of Judah;”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰουδά · “Judea” · Strong's G2448
  13. ἐκek“out”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  14. σοῦsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  15. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  16. ἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetai“will go forth”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
  17. ἡγούμενοςhēgoumenos“[One] leading”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἡγέομαι · “to govern” · Strong's G2233
  18. ὅστιςhostis“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “who/which” · Strong's G3748
  19. ποιμανεῖpoimanei“will shepherd”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιμαίνω · “to shepherd” · Strong's G4165
  20. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. λαόνlaon“people”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
  22. μουmou“of Mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  23. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. Ἰσραήλ.Israēl“Israel.’”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἰσραήλ · “Israel” · Strong's G2474
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)