Isaiah 7:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 7:20 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 →
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֡וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יְגַלַּ֣ח
gâlach
H1548
to shave
אֲדֹנָי֩
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
בְּתַ֨עַר
taʻar
H8593
razor
הַשְּׂכִירָ֜ה
sᵉkîyrâh
H7917
hired laborer
בְּעֶבְרֵ֤י
ʻêber
H5676
side
נָהָר֙
nâhâr
H5104
stream
בְּמֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אַשּׁ֔וּר
ʼAshshûwr
H804
Assyria
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָרֹ֖אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וְשַׂ֣עַר
sêʻâr
H8181
hair
הָרַגְלָ֑יִם
regel
H7272
foot
וְגַ֥ם
gam
H1571
also
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַזָּקָ֖ן
zâqân
H2206
beard
תִּסְפֶּֽה
çâphâh
H5595
to sweep away
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World English Bible Public Domain
In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard.
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King James Version Public Domain
In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In that day the Lord will shave with a razor hired from beyond the River, with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet, and it will also take away the beard.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).