Footnotes

1. Micah 5:5 tn Heb “and this one will be peace”; ASV “and this man shall be our peace” (cf. Eph 2:14).
2. Micah 5:5 tc Some prefer to read “in our land,” emending the text to בְּאַדְמָתֵנוּ (b^eʾadmatenu).
3. Micah 5:5 tn Heb “raise up.”
4. Micah 5:5 sn The numbers seven and eight here symbolize completeness and emphasize that Israel will have more than enough military leadership and strength to withstand the Assyrian advance.
5. Micah 5:5 tn Heb “shepherds.”
6. Micah 5:5 tn Heb “and eight leaders of men.”