Isaiah 9:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 9:6 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 →
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
יֶ֣לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
יֻלַּד
yâlad
H3205
to bear
לָ֗נוּ
בֵּ֚ן
bên
H1121
son
נִתַּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָ֔נוּ
וַתְּהִ֥י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַמִּשְׂרָ֖ה
misrâh
H4951
rule
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שִׁכְמ֑וֹ
shᵉkem
H7926
shoulder
וַיִּקְרָ֨א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שְׁמ֜וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
פֶּ֠לֶא
peleʼ
H6382
wonder
יוֹעֵץ֙
yâʻats
H3289
to counsel
אֵ֣ל
ʼêl
H410
God
גִּבּ֔וֹר
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
אֲבִי
ʼâb
H1
father
עַ֖ד
ʻad
H5703
perpetuity
שַׂר
sar
H8269
prince
שָׁלֽוֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
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World English Bible Public Domain
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be on his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
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King James Version Public Domain
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us, and the dominion will be on his shoulder. And one will call his name Wonder of a Counselor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).