They told him, “Bethlehem, Judah territory. The prophet Micah wrote it plainly: It’s you, Bethlehem, in Judah’s land, no longer bringing up the rear. From you will come the leader who will shepherd-rule my people, my Israel.”

They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet

“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote

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

They answered, “In the town of Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet wrote about this in the Scriptures

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

“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written

They replied to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what has been written by the prophet [Micah]

“He will be born in Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,” they told him. “Because the prophecy states

They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet