Isaiah 7:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
In that dayבַּיֹּ֣ום
(bai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
the Lordאֲדֹנָי֩
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
will shaveיְגַלַּ֣ח
(ye·gal·lach)
1548: to be bald, shave, shave offa prim. root
with a razor,בְּתַ֨עַר
(be·ta·'ar)
8593: a razor, sheathfrom arah
hiredהַשְּׂכִירָ֜ה
(has·se·chi·rah)
7917a:  fem. of sakir, q.v.
from regions beyondבְּעֶבְרֵ֤י
(be·'ev·rei)
5676: region across or beyond, sidefrom abar
the Euphratesנָהָר֙
(na·har)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar
([that is], with the kingבְּמֶ֣לֶךְ
(be·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Assyria),אַשּׁ֔וּר
(a·shur,)
804b: the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr.of uncertain derivation
the headהָרֹ֖אשׁ
(ha·rosh)
7218: heada prim. root
and the hairוְשַׂ֣עַר
(ve·sa·'ar)
8181: hairfrom an unused word
of the legs;הָרַגְלָ֑יִם
(ha·rag·la·yim;)
7272: footof uncertain derivation
and it will alsoוְגַ֥ם
(ve·gam)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
removeתִּסְפֶּֽה׃
(tis·peh.)
5595: to sweep or snatch away, catch upa prim. root
the beard.הַזָּקָ֖ן
(haz·za·kan)
2206: beard, chinfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
In the same day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
shall the Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
shave
galach  (gaw-lakh')
to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste -- poll, shave (off).
with a razor
ta`ar  (tah'-ar)
a knife or razor (as making bare): also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty) -- (pen-)knife, razor, scabbard, shave, sheath.
that is hired
skiyrah  (sek-ee-raw')
a hiring -- that is hired.
namely by them beyond
`eber  (ay'-ber)
a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
the river
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
by the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Assyria
'Ashshuwr  (ash-shoor')
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
the head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
and the hair
se`ar  (say-awr')
hair (as if tossed or bristling) -- hair(-y), rough.
of the feet
regel  (reh'-gel)
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphem. the pudenda -- be able to endure, according as, after, coming, follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), great toe, haunt, journey, leg, piss, possession, time.
and it shall also consume
caphah  (saw-faw')
to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)
the beard
zaqan  (zaw-kawn')
the beard (as indicating age) -- beard.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
In that day the Lord will shave with a razor, hired from regions beyond the Euphrates (that is, with the king of Assyria), the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard.

King James Bible
In the same day shall the Lord shave with a rasor 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River--the king of Assyria--to shave the head, the hair on the legs, and to remove the beard as well.

International Standard Version
At that time, the LORD will hire a barber to come from beyond the Euphrates River—that is, the king of Assyria—and he will shave your heads, your leg hair, and your beards, too.

NET Bible
At that time the sovereign master will use a razor hired from the banks of the Euphrates River, the king of Assyria, to shave the head and the pubic hair; it will also shave off the beard.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"On that day the Lord will hire the king of Assyria from beyond the Euphrates River to be a razor to shave the hair on your head, the hair on your legs, and even your beard.

King James 2000 Bible
In the same day shall the Lord shave with a hired razor, 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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