¹⁷ and bring· them ·near, one to^▵ the other^* one to thee, into one piece of wood, and they shall be one in thy hand.

^{2 1} But thou^◦, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among^◦ the thousands of Judah, yet from thee shall He go·​·out to Me to be ruler in Israel; and His goings·​·out have been from ancient times, from the days of eternity.