Mic 5:5 | NET2full | STEP | He will give us peace . Should the Assyrians try to invade our land and attempt to set foot in our fortresses , we will send against them seven shepherd-rulers , make that eight commanders .

‏ Micah 5:5

5 He will give us peace. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and this one will be peace”; ASV “and this man shall be our peace” (cf. Eph 2:14).}
Should the Assyrians try to invade our land
and attempt to set foot in our fortresses, ^{▼▼tc Some prefer to read “in our land,” emending the text to בְּאַדְמָתֵנוּ (beʾadmatenu).}
we will send ^{▼▼tn Heb “raise up.”} against them seven ^{▼▼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.} shepherd-rulers, ^{▼▼tn Heb “shepherds.”}
make that eight commanders. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and eight leaders of men.”}