Isaiah 7:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶם
(be·te·rem)
2962: not yet, ere, before thata prim. adverb
the boyהַנַּ֛עַר
(han·na·'ar)
5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainerof uncertain derivation
will knowיֵדַ֥ע
(ye·da)
3045: to knowa prim. root
[enough] to refuseמָאֹ֥ס
(ma·'os)
3988a: to rejecta prim. root
evilבָּרָ֖ע
(ba·ra)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
and chooseוּבָחֹ֣ר
(u·va·chor)
977: to choosea prim. root
good,בַּטֹּ֑וב
(bat·to·vv;)
2896b: a good thing, benefit, welfarefrom tob
the landהָאֲדָמָה֙
(ha·'a·da·mah)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam
whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
twoשְׁנֵ֥י
(she·nei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
kingsמְלָכֶֽיהָ׃
(me·la·chei·ha.)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
you dreadקָ֔ץ
(katz,)
6973: to feel a loathing, abhorrence, or sickening dreada prim. root
will be forsaken.תֵּעָזֵ֤ב
(te·'a·zev)
5800a: to leave, forsake, loosea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For before the child
na`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.
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