Isaiah 7:20
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor 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. | On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well. | In that day will the Lord shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in the day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bai-YOM | H3117G | dayיוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow |
| the that | הַה֡וּא | ha-HU' | H1931 | he/she/itהוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) |
| he will shave | יְגַלַּ֣ח | ye-ga-LACH | H1548 | to shaveגָּלַח (ga.lach) 1) to poll, shave, shave off, be bald 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to shave 1a2) to shave off 1a3) (fig. of devastation) 1b)(Pual) to be shaven 1c) (Hithpael) to shave oneself |
| [the] Lord | אֲדֹנָי֩ | 'a-do-NAI | H0136 | Lordאֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| with a razor | בְּתַ֨עַר | be-TA-'ar | H8593 | razorתַּ֫עַר (ta.ar) 1) razor, sheath (making naked) 1a) razor 1b) sheath (of sword) |
| the hired | הַשְּׂכִירָ֜ה | ha-se-khi-RAH | H7917 | hiredשְׂכִירָה (se.khi.rah) (fem) 1) hired 1a) hired (of animal) 1b) hireling, hired labourer (subst) 1b1) mercenary |
| on [the] other sides | בְּעֶבְרֵ֤י | be-'ev-REI | H5676H | beyondעֲבַר (a.var) region beyond or across Aramaic of e.ver (עֵ֫בֶר ": side" H5676) |
| of [the] River | נָהָר֙ | na-HAR | H5104G | Riverנָהָר (na.har) This name means stream, river Another name of pe.rat (פְּרָת "Euphrates" H6578) |
| with [the] king of | בְּמֶ֣לֶךְ | be-ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| Assyria | אַשּׁ֔וּר | 'a-SHUR | H0804G | Assyriaאַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) § Asshur or Assyria = "a step" the nation, Assyria the land, Assyria or Asshur |
| the head | הָרֹ֖אשׁ | ha-ROSH | H7218A | headרֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content) |
| and [the] hair of | וְשַׂ֣עַר | ve-SA-'ar | H8181 | hairשְׂעַר (se.ar) hair (of head) Aramaic of se.ar (שֵׂעָר "hair" H8181) |
| the feet | הָרַגְלָ֑יִם | ha-rag-LA-yim | H7272 | footרְגַל (re.gal) foot Aramaic of re.gel (רֶ֫גֶל "foot" H7272) |
| and also | וְגַ֥ם | ve-GAM | H1571 | alsoגַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
| the beard | הַזָּקָ֖ן | ha-za-KAN | H2206 | beardזָקָן (za.qan) 1) beard, chin 1a) beard 1b) chin |
| it will sweep away | תִּסְפֶּֽה׃ ס | tis-PEH | H5595 | to snatchסָפָה (sa.phah) 1) to sweep or snatch away, catch up, destroy, consume 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be snatched away 1a2) to sweep or snatch away 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be swept away, be destroyed 1b2) to be caught up, be captured 1c) (Hiphil) to catch up, gather |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.