וְאַתָּ֞ה בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם אֶפְרָ֗תָה צָעִיר֙ לִֽהְיוֹת֙ בְּאַלְפֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מִמְּךָ֙ לִ֣י יֵצֵ֔א לִֽהְי֥וֹת מוֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמוֹצָאֹתָ֥יו מִקֶּ֖דֶם מִימֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃
At ikaw, Bethlehem Efrata, na maliit upang mapabilang sa mga angkan ng Juda, mula sa iyo ay lalabas para sa Akin ang magiging pinuno sa Israel; at ang kanyang pinagmulan ay mula pa noong una, mula sa mga sinaunang araw.
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.