¹⁵ And I will put enmity
    between you and the woman,
    and between your offspring^[a](A) and hers;^(B)
he will crush^[b] your head,^(C)
    and you will strike his heel.”

² “But you, Bethlehem^(A) Ephrathah,^(B)
    though you are small among the clans^[a] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler^(C) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,^(D)
    from ancient times.”^(E)

³ I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;^(A)
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.^(B)”^[a]