Micah 5.2, 4
Septuagint

kai su Beqleem oikoV Efraqa, oligostoV ei tou einai en ciliasin  Iouda: 
ek sou moi exeleusetai, 
tou einai eiV arconta
tou Israhl ...
kai poimanei to poimanion autou

New Testament - Matthew 2.6

kai su Beqleem, gh Iouda,
oudamwV elacisth ei en toiV hgemosin  Iouda: ek sou gar exeleusetai hgoumenoV,
ostiV poimanei ton laon mou
ton  Israhl
 

Septuagint

And thou, Bethleem, house of Ephratha, art few in number to be reckoned among the thousands of Juda; yet out of thee shall one come forth to me, to be a ruler of Israel ... and feed his flock

New Testament

And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah:  For out of thee shall come forth a governor, Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel

Masoretic Text

But thou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel ... and shall feed his flock

Comments:  Plainly, a very loose quotation.  The LXX and MT are in good agreement.

Codex Alexandrinus is slightly closer to the NT with the reading “shall one come forth a governor.”

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