Matthew 2:5

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And they said to him, `In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,

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  • Gen 35:19 : 19 and Rachel dieth, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which `is' Bethlehem,
  • Josh 19:15 : 15 and Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-Lehem; twelve cities and their villages.
  • Ruth 1:1 : 1 And it cometh to pass, in the days of the judging of the judges, that there is a famine in the land, and there goeth a man from Beth-Lehem-Judah to sojourn in the fields of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
  • Ruth 1:19 : 19 and they go both of them till their coming in to Beth-Lehem; and it cometh to pass at their coming in to Beth-Lehem, that all the city is moved at them, and they say, `Is this Naomi?'
  • Ruth 2:4 : 4 And lo, Boaz hath come from Beth-Lehem, and saith to the reapers, `Jehovah `is' with you;' and they say to him, `Jehovah doth bless thee.'
  • Ruth 4:11 : 11 And all the people who `are' in the gate say -- also the elders -- `Witnesses! Jehovah make the woman who is coming in unto thy house as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and do thou virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the Name in Beth-Lehem;
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I send thee unto Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons for Myself a king.
  • John 7:42 : 42 Did not the Writing say, that out of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem -- the village where David was -- the Christ doth come?'

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    6And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.'

    7Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

    8and having sent them to Beth-Lehem, he said, `Having gone -- inquire ye exactly for the child, and whenever ye may have found, bring me back word, that I also having come may bow to him.'

    9And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it stood over where the child was.

  • Matt 2:1-4
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    1And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,

    2saying, `Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.'

    3And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

    4and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

  • John 7:41-42
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    41others said, `This is the Christ;' and others said, `Why, out of Galilee doth the Christ come?

    42Did not the Writing say, that out of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem -- the village where David was -- the Christ doth come?'

  • Mic 5:2-3
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    2And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth -- to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth `are' of old, From the days of antiquity.

    3Therefore he doth give them out till the time She who bringeth forth hath brought forth, And the remnant of his brethren return to the sons of Israel.

  • Matt 1:22-23
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    22And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

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    3and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city,

    4and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,

    5to enroll himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.

    6And it came to pass, in their being there, the days were fulfilled for her bringing forth,

    7and she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the guest-chamber.

    8And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock,

  • Matt 2:20-23
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    20saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died -- those seeking the life of the child.'

    21And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,

    22and having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee,

    23and coming, he dwelt in a city named Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophets, that `A Nazarene he shall be called.'

  • Luke 2:15-18
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    15And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, `We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.'

    16And they came, having hasted, and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger,

    17and having seen, they made known abroad concerning the saying spoken to them concerning the child.

    18And all who heard, did wonder concerning the things spoken by the shepherds unto them;

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    17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

  • Matt 2:15
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    15and he was there till the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, `Out of Egypt I did call My Son.'

  • Matt 4:14
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    14that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

  • Luke 2:11-13
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    11because there was born to you to-day a Saviour -- who is Christ the Lord -- in the city of David,

    12and this `is' to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.'

    13And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

  • Matt 21:4
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    4And all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying,

  • Luke 2:20
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    20and the shepherds turned back, glorifying and praising God, for all those things they heard and saw, as it was spoken unto them.

  • Luke 1:32
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    32he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

  • Mark 1:2
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    2As it hath been written in the prophets, `Lo, I send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee,' --

  • Matt 12:17
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    17that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

  • John 7:52
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    52They answered and said to him, `Art thou also out of Galilee? search and see, that a prophet out of Galilee hath not risen;'

  • Luke 2:39
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    39And when they finished all things, according to the Law of the Lord, they turned back to Galilee, to their city Nazareth;

  • Luke 4:17
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    17and there was given over to him a roll of Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded the roll, he found the place where it hath been written:

  • Matt 21:11
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    11And the multitudes said, `This is Jesus the prophet, who `is' from Nazareth of Galilee.'

  • Jer 41:17
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    17and they go and abide in the habitations of Chimham, that `are' near Beth-Lehem, to go to enter Egypt,

  • Matt 11:10
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    10for this is he of whom it hath been written, Lo, I do send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Matt 2:12
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    12and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.

  • Judg 19:18
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    18And he saith unto him, `We are passing over from Beth-Lehem-Judah unto the sides of the hill-country of Ephraim -- thence I `am', and I go unto Beth-Lehem-Judah; and to the house of Jehovah I am going, and there is no man gathering me into the house,

  • Luke 1:26
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    26And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which `is' Nazareth,

  • Luke 2:32
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    32a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'

  • John 1:45
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    45Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, `Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the prophets, we have found, Jesus the son of Joseph, who `is' from Nazareth;'