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Isaiah 66:7

In Isaiah 66 of Isaiah.

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

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בְּטֶ֥רֶםbeteremin beforeטֶרֶםpreposition, adverb — “in before”H2962properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or beforebefore, ere, not yet.תָּחִ֖ילtachildanceחוּלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “dance”, an unfinished actionH2342properly, 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 pervertbear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarr…יָלָ֑דָהyaladahbearיָלַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…בְּטֶ֨רֶםbeteremin beforeטֶרֶםpreposition, adverb — “in before”H2962properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or beforebefore, ere, not yet.יָב֥וֹאyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…חֵ֛בֶלchevelcompanyחֶבֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “company”, the ordinary formH2256a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruinband, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.לָ֖הּlahtoלָ֖הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toוְהִמְלִ֥יטָהvehimlitahand escapeמָלַטconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and escape”, a completed action in a sequenceH4422properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparksdeliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely.זָכָֽרzakharmaleזָכָרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “male”, the ordinary formH2145properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)[idiom] him, male, man(child, -kind).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Before she is pained she hath brought forth, Before a pang cometh to her, She hath delivered a male.

World English Bible

“Before she travailed, she gave birth. Before her pain came, she delivered a son.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Before she was in labour, she brought forth; before her time came to be delivered, she brought forth a man child.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Before she that travailed brought forth, before the travail-pain came on, she escaped it and brought forth a male.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πρὶν τὴν ὠδίνουσαν τεκεῖν, πρὶν ἐλθεῖν τὸν πόνον τῶν ὠδίνων, ἐξέφυγε καὶ ἔτεκεν ἄρσεν.

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