The Nugget:
Micah 5:2 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.
The Challenge:
You have provided an interesting list of Bible verses to consider. To label them as “translation errors” is hardly warranted.
This example is rather ironic:
8. Micah 5:2 – “But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel…” The translation of this prophecy affects Christian understanding of Jesus’ birthplace and his messianic role.
It is ironic because in the New Testament record this verse is quoted by the scribes and Pharisees who understood from this very Scripture where the Messiah must be born (see Matthew 2:6 and John 7:52). That is hardly a Christian understanding at the time because there were no Christians yet when this happened, so the interpretation is originally Jewish.
Furthermore, when the whole verse (Micah 5:2) is cited, it reveals that the Person of the Messiah has existed for eternity past, which proves His Deity: “whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”
Mic 5:2 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.
A study of the cross references given most extensively in my book The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and my expansion of that resource in digital form titled The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury will confirm the teaching of this verse.
I just now did a search of my Real Bible Study site and discovered I have discussed Micah 5:2 there only once and that very briefly at the following link:
I will now remedy that and write a new post which includes the cross references for Micah 5:2 from my digital resource, The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury, so that everyone who wishes can access them freely.
Dig Deeper by Studying the Cross References from The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury for Micah 5:2 which are as follows:
Micah 5:2
But thou. >Mat 2:6, >Joh 7:42.
Bethlehem. T1888, +Jos 19:15. Jdg 12:8; %Jdg 17:7, $Mat 2:1; $Mat 2:6, $Luk 2:4, 5, 6, Joh 7:42, Heb 7:14.
Ephratah. Gen 35:16; Gen 35:19; +Gen 48:7, Ephrath. Jos 12:9 note. +Rth 1:2; Rth 4:11, 1Sa 17:12, +1Ch 2:50; +1Ch 2:51; +1Ch 2:54; 1Ch 4:4, Psa 132:6.
little. Jdg 6:15, 1Co 1:27, 28, 29.
among. 1Sa 10:19; 1Sa 23:23.
thousands. +Exo 18:21; +Exo 18:25 <rp. Num 1:16, Deut 1:15, +Jos 22:21, Jdg 6:15; Jdg 12:6 mg, note. Jdg 15:15 note. 1Sa 6:19 note. 1Sa 8:12; 1Sa 10:19; 1Sa 17:18; 1Sa 23:23, 1Ki 20:30 note. 1Ch 12:20; 1Ch 15:25; 1Ch 27:1.
of Judah. Deut 33:7, +1Ch 5:2, %+Psa 60:7, $Mat 2:6, $Heb 7:14, $Rev 5:5.
yet. Isa 11:1; Isa 53:2, Eze 17:22, 23, 24, *Amos 9:11, Luk 2:4, 5, 6, 7, 1Co 1:27, 28.
out of thee. Num 24:19, Isa 11:1, Joh 7:27.
shall he. Psa 23:1; Psa 78:71, Jer 23:4, Zec 13:7, Act 13:32; Act 26:6, Heb 5:5.
come forth. Jer 33:14, Eze 21:27, Dan 9:25, %*Zec 9:9; Zec 12:8, Mat 11:3; Mat 21:5, Luk 2:6; Luk 7:19; +**Luk 24:27, Joh 1:45, Gal 4:4, =1Th 4:16.
that is. +*Gen 49:10, 1Ch 5:2, +*Isa 9:6; +*Isa 9:7, +*Jer 23:5; +*Jer 23:6, Eze 34:23, 24; Eze 37:22, 23, 24, 25, *Zec 9:9, Mat 28:18, +**Luk 1:31, 32, 33; Luk 23:2; Luk 23:38, Joh 19:14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 1Ti 3:16, Rev 19:16.
ruler. 1Ch 11:2, Psa 28:9, Isa 55:4, Jer 30:9; Jer 30:21, Eze 37:24, **Joh 1:49, +*Act 2:30; =Act 7:35; +*Act 10:36, *Rom 9:5, Col 1:20, 1Ti 1:17.
in Israel. +*Act 1:6.
whose goings forth. +Gen 22:15 note. *Psa 90:2; Psa 102:25, 26, 27, *Pro 8:22; *Pro 8:23, +*Joh 1:1-3; **Joh 8:58, *Col 1:17, +*Heb 13:8, *1Jn 1:1; *1Jn 1:2, *Rev 1:11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18; Rev 2:8; Rev 21:6.
from. *Psa 55:19; Psa 93:2, Isa 43:13, Dan 7:9, Joh 1:15; +*Joh 8:58.
of old. Heb. kedem, +S# H6924. Always used of the past; rendered (1) ever, Pro 8:23, (2) eternal, Deut 33:27, (3) everlasting, **Hab 1:12, (4) old, Neh 12:46, Psa 44:1; Psa 55:19; Psa 68:33; Psa 74:2; Psa 77:5; Psa 77:11; Psa 78:2; Psa 119:152; Psa 143:5, Jer 46:26, Lam 1:7; Lam 2:17, Mic 7:20, (5) ancient, Deut 33:15, 2Ki 19:25, Isa 19:11; Isa 23:7; Isa 37:26; Isa 45:21; Isa 46:10; Isa 51:9, (6) past, Job 29:2, (7) aforetime, Jer 30:20, (8) before, Psa 139:5, Pro 8:22.
from. T76-3, Psa 72:17. Pro 8:22, 23, 24, +*Joh 1:1; +*Joh 1:2; +*Joh 8:35; +*Joh 8:58; *Joh 17:5, *1Jn 1:1; *1Jn 1:2, +*Rev 1:8; +*Rev 1:17.
everlasting. or, the days of eternity. Heb. olam, +Gen 17:7. FS22D4B, +Dan 7:9. Mic 7:14, Deut 33:27, **Psa 90:2; Psa 93:2, *Pro 8:22; *Pro 8:23, Isa 57:15, Hab 1:12, *Joh 1:1; *Joh 1:2; **Joh 6:54 note. Rom 16:26, Php 2:6, 1Pe 1:20, Rev 1:4.
Symbol Explanation:
* clear verse
**important reference, don’t miss
+ find more here
> verse quoted in the Bible at this reference
= Bible type: a person, action, rite, institution that prefigures a NT truth
or Italicized or indicates an alternative translation provided by KJV translators
FS Figure of speech reference
T Topic Number Index reference
<rp Reference to Pentateuch
S# Strong Number as given in the lexicons at the back of Strong’s Concordance
$ Fulfilled Prophecy
mg margin reading