Isaiah 11:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. | The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. | And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he will play | וְשִֽׁעֲשַׁ֥ע | ve-shi-'a-SHA' | H8173B | to delightשָׁעַע (sha.a) 1) to sport, take delight in 1a) (Pilpel) to sport, delight in, take delight in, delight oneself 1b) (Palpal) to be fondled 1c) (Hithpalpel) to delight oneself |
| a suckling-child | יוֹנֵ֖ק | yo-NEK | H3243J | to suckleיָנַק (ya.naq) 1) to suckle, nurse, suck 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to suck 1a2) suckling, babe (subst) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to give suck to, nurse 1b2) nursing, nursing woman, nurse (participle) |
| over | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| [the] hole of | חֻ֣ר | chur | H2352 | cavernחֻר (chur) hole |
| a cobra | פָּ֑תֶן | PA-ten | H6620 | cobraפֶּ֫תֶן (pe.ten) 1) a snake, venomous serpent 1a) perhaps the cobra, adder, or viper |
| and over | וְעַל֙ | ve-'AL | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| [the] nest of | מְאוּרַ֣ת | me-'u-RAT | H3975 | holeמְאוּרָה (me.u.rah) light hole, den |
| a viper | צִפְעוֹנִ֔י | tzif-'o-NI | H6848B | serpentצֶ֫פַע (tse.pah) 1) poisonous serpent 1a) a viper snake or adder |
| a weaned [child] | גָּמ֖וּל | ga-MUL | H1580 | to weanגָּמַל (ga.mal) 1) to deal fully with, recompense 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to deal out to, do to 1a2) to deal bountifully with 1a3) to recompense, repay, requite 2) (Qal) to wean a child (Niphal) to be weaned 3) (Qal) to ripen, bear ripe (almonds) |
| hand his | יָד֥וֹ | ya-DO | H3027G | handיָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists |
| he will put out | הָדָֽה׃ | ha-DAH | H1911 | to stretch outהָדָה (ha.dah) (Qal) to stretch out (hand) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.