The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
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וְגָ֤רvegarand fearגּוּרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fear”, a completed action in a sequenceH1481properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely.זְאֵב֙zeevwolfזְאֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wolf”, the ordinary formH2061a wolfwolf.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).כֶּ֔בֶשׂkeveslambכֶּבֶשׂnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lamb”, the ordinary formH3532a ram (just old enough to butt)lamb, sheep.וְנָמֵ֖רvenamerand leopardנָמֵרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and leopard”, the ordinary formH5246a leopard (from its stripes)leopard.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).גְּדִ֣יgedikidגְּדִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “kid”, the ordinary formH1423a young goat (from browsing)kid.יִרְבָּ֑ץyirbatscrouchרָבַץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “crouch”, an unfinished actionH7257to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbedcrouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.וְעֵ֨גֶלveegeland calfעֵגֶלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and calf”, the ordinary formH5695a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)bullock, calf.וּכְפִ֤ירukhefirand lionכְּפִירconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and lion”, the ordinary formH3715a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)(young) lion, village. Compare H3723 (כָּפָר).וּמְרִיא֙umeriand fat beastמְרִיאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and fat beast”, the ordinary formH4806stall-fed; often (as noun) a beevefat (fed) beast (cattle, -ling).יַחְדָּ֔וyachdavalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.וְנַ֥עַרvenaarand boyנַעַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and boy”, the ordinary formH5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).קָטֹ֖ןqatonleastקָטָןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “least”, the ordinary formH6996abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).נֹהֵ֥גnohegcarry awayנָהַגverb, qal, participle, absolute — “carry away”, a verb used as a describing wordH5090to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sighacquaint, bring (away), carry away, drive (away), lead (away, forth), (be) guide, lead (away, forth).בָּֽםbaminבָּֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”in
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Young’s Literal Translation
And a wolf hath sojourned with a lamb, And a leopard with a kid doth lie down, And calf, and young lion, and fatling [are] together, And a little youth is leader over them.
World English Bible
The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat, the calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf together; and a little child will lead them.
Darby Translation
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatted beast together, and a little child shall lead them.
Douay-Rheims
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb: and the leopard shall lie down with the kid: the calf and the lion, and the sheep shall abide together, and a little child shall lead them.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And the wolf shall feed with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the young calf and bull and lion shall feed together; and a little child shall lead them.
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