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Isaiah 7:15

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

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חֶמְאָ֥הchemahbutterחֶמְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “butter”, the ordinary formH2529curdled milk or cheesebutter.וּדְבַ֖שׁudevashand honeyדְּבַשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and honey”, the ordinary formH1706honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syruphoney(-comb).יֹאכֵ֑לyokheleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.לְדַעְתּ֛וֹledatvoto knowיָדַעpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to know”, the to-form of the verbH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…מָא֥וֹסmaosabhorמָאַסverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “abhor”, the verb used for emphasisH3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappearabhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.בָּרָ֖עbarain badרַעpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “in bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…וּבָח֥וֹרuvachorand acceptableבָּחַרconjunction, verb, qal, infinitive absolute — “and acceptable”, the verb used for emphasisH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.בַּטּֽוֹבbatovin goodטוֹבpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “in good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Curd and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

Young’s Literal Translation

Butter and honey he doth eat, When he knoweth to refuse evil, and to fix on good.

World English Bible

He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil and choose the good.

Darby Translation

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

Douay-Rheims

He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Curd and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Butter and honey shall he eat, before he knows either to prefer evil, or choose the good.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Βούτυρον καὶ μέλι φάγεται πρινὴ γνῶναι αὐτὸν ἢ προελέσθαι πονηρὰ, ἐκλέξασθαι τὸ ἀγαθόν·