וְאַתָּ֞ה בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם אֶפְרָ֗תָה צָעִיר֙ לִֽהְיוֹת֙ בְּאַלְפֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מִמְּךָ֙ לִ֣י יֵצֵ֔א לִֽהְי֥וֹת מוֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמוֹצָאֹתָ֥יו מִקֶּ֖דֶם מִימֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃
Dan engkau, Betlehem Efrata, yang kecil untuk berada di antara kaum-kaum Yehuda, dari engkaulah akan tampil bagi-Ku seorang yang akan menjadi penguasa atas Israel, yang asal-usulnya dari masa lampau, sejak zaman dahulu kala.
Sha'arei Orah
I will hint at the matter further with the verse,336Micah 5:1 “His origins will be from preceding times-MiKedem-מקדם, from days of old.” That is, certainly “his origins-Motza’otav-מוצאותיו” are from “preceding times-MiKedem-מקדם.” For, it is from Preexistence-Kedem-קדם that the spreading of thought-Machshavah-מחשבה came forth, along with the revelation of the Sefirot. As long as the Sefirah of preexistence-Kedem-קדם shines its face and is revealed, all the Sefirot are in a state of bliss, tranquility, and joy, and all the worlds are in a desirable state.