Isaiah 7:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He will eatיֹאכֵ֑ל
(yo·chel;)
398: to eata prim. root
curdsחֶמְאָ֥ה
(chem·'ah)
2529: curdfrom an unused word
and honeyוּדְבַ֖שׁ
(u·de·vash)
1706: honeyfrom an unused word
at the time He knowsלְדַעְתֹּ֛ו
(le·da'·tov)
3045: to knowa prim. root
[enough] to refuseמָאֹ֥וס
(ma·'o·vs)
3988a: to rejecta prim. root
evilבָּרָ֖ע
(ba·ra)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
and chooseוּבָחֹ֥ור
(u·va·cho·vr)
977: to choosea prim. root
good.בַּטֹּֽוב׃
(bat·to·vv.)
2896b: a good thing, benefit, welfarefrom tob


















KJV Lexicon
Butter
chem'ah  (khem-aw')
curdled milk or cheese -- butter.
and honey
dbash  (deb-ash')
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup -- honey(-comb).
shall he eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
that he may know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
to refuse
ma'ac  (maw-as')
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
the evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
and choose
bachar  (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
the good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He will eat curds and honey at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good.

King James Bible
Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good, he will be eating butter and honey.

International Standard Version
He'll eat cheese and honey, when he knows enough to reject what's wrong and choose what's right.

NET Bible
He will eat sour milk and honey, which will help him know how to reject evil and choose what is right.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He will eat cheese and honey until he knows how to reject evil and choose good.

King James 2000 Bible
Curds and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
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