Isaiah 66:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶם
(be·te·rem)
2962: not yet, ere, before thata prim. adverb
she travailed,תָּחִ֖יל
(ta·chil)
2342a: to whirl, dance, writhea prim. root
she brought forth;יָלָ֑דָה
(ya·la·dah;)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
Beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶם
(be·te·rem)
2962: not yet, ere, before thata prim. adverb
her painחֵ֛בֶל
(che·vel)
2256b: a pain, pangfrom chabal
came,יָבֹ֥וא
(ya·vo·v)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
she gave birthוְהִמְלִ֥יטָה
(ve·him·li·tah)
4422: to slip awaya prim. root
to a boy.זָכָֽר׃
(za·char.)
2145: malefrom zakar


















KJV Lexicon
Before she travailed
chuwl  (khool)
to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
she brought forth
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
before her pain
chebel  (kheh'-bel)
band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
she was delivered
malat  (maw-lat')
to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
of a man child
zakar  (zaw-kawr')
remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex) -- him, male, man(child, -kind).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Before she travailed, she brought forth; Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy.

King James Bible
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Before Zion was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.

International Standard Version
"Before she goes into labor she gives birth; before her pains come upon her she has delivered a son.

NET Bible
Before she goes into labor, she gives birth! Before her contractions begin, she delivers a boy!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Before a woman goes into labor, she gives birth. Before she has labor pains, she delivers a child.

King James 2000 Bible
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
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