King James Version

Isaiah 3:4

And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

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וְנָתַתִּ֥יvenatatiand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and give”, a completed action in a sequenceH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…נְעָרִ֖יםnearimboyנַעַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “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).שָׂרֵיהֶ֑םsareyhemcaptainשַׂרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8269a head person (of any rank or class)captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.וְתַעֲלוּלִ֖יםvetaalulimand babeתַּעֲלוּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and babe”, the ordinary formH8586caprice (as a fit coming on), i.e. vexation; concretely a tyrantbabe, delusion.יִמְשְׁלוּyimshelvruleמָשַׁלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “rule”, an unfinished actionH4910to rule(have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.בָֽםvaminבָֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have made youths their heads, And sucklings rule over them.

World English Bible

I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them.

Darby Translation

And I will appoint youths as their princes, and children shall rule over them.

Douay-Rheims

And I will give children to be their princes, and the effeminate shall rule over them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will make youths their princes, and mockers shall have dominion over them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπιστήσω νεανίσκους ἄρχοντας αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐμπαίκται κυριεύσουσιν αὐτῶν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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