NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For before the childna`ar (nah'-ar) babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man). shall 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 the land 'adamah (ad-aw-maw') soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land. that thou abhorrest quwts (koots) to be (causatively, make) disgusted or anxious -- abhor, be distressed, be grieved, loathe, vex, be weary. shall be paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) forsaken `azab (aw-zab') to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely. of both shnayim (shen-ah'-yim) two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two. her kings melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "For before the boy will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned. International Standard Version However, before the youth knows enough to reject what's wrong and choose what's right, the land whose two kings you dread will be devastated." NET Bible Here is why this will be so: Before the child knows how to reject evil and choose what is right, the land whose two kings you fear will be desolate. GOD'S WORD® Translation Indeed, before the boy knows how to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings who terrify you will be deserted. King James 2000 Bible For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that you dread shall be forsaken by both her kings. Links Isaiah 7:16Isaiah 7:16 NIV Isaiah 7:16 NLT Isaiah 7:16 ESV Isaiah 7:16 NASB Isaiah 7:16 KJV |