Isaiah 7:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 7:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֠י
kîy
H3588
that
בְּטֶ֨רֶם
ṭerem
H2962
before
יֵדַ֥ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
הַנַּ֛עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
מָאֹ֥ס
mâʼaç
H3988
to reject
בָּרָ֖ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
וּבָחֹ֣ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
בַּטּ֑וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
תֵּעָזֵ֤ב
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
הָאֲדָמָה֙
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַתָּ֣ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
קָ֔ץ
qûwts
H6973
to abhor
מִפְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
שְׁנֵ֥י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
מְלָכֶֽיהָ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
For before the child knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhor shall be forsaken.
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King James Version Public Domain
For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For before the boy knows to reject evil and to choose good, the land will be forsaken that you are dreading from the faces of the two kings of it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).