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Isaiah 7:20

In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.

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בַּיּ֣וֹםbayomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַה֡וּאhahuthe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יְגַלַּ֣חyegalachshaveגָּלַחverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “shave”, an unfinished actionH1548properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay wastepoll, shave (off).אֲדֹנָי֩adonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.בְּתַ֨עַרbetaarin knifeתַּעַרpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in knife”, the ordinary formH8593a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty)(pen-) knife, razor, scabbard, shave, sheath.הַשְּׂכִירָ֜הhaskhirahthe that is hiredשְׂכִירָהdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the that is hired”, the ordinary formH7917a hiringthat is hired.בְּעֶבְרֵ֤יbeevrein sideעֵבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in side”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5676properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)[idiom] against, beyond, by, [idiom] from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.נָהָר֙naharfloodנָהָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “flood”, the ordinary formH5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperityflood, river.בְּמֶ֣לֶךְbemelekhin kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.אַשּׁ֔וּרashurAssyriaאַשּׁוּרnoun, proper name — “Assyria”H804Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empireAsshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838 (אָשֻׁר).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָרֹ֖אשׁharoshthe headרֹאשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the head”, the ordinary formH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.וְשַׂ֣עַרvesaarand hairשֵׂעָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and hair”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8181hair (as if tossed or bristling)hair(-y), [idiom] rough.הָרַגְלָ֑יִםharaglayimthe footרֶגֶלdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “the foot”, the ordinary formH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.וְגַ֥םvegamand alsoגַּםconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַזָּקָ֖ןhazaqanthe beardזָקָןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the beard”, the ordinary formH2206the beard (as indicating age)beard.תִּסְפֶּֽהtispehperishסָפָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “perish”, an unfinished actionH5595properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)add, augment, consume, destroy, heap, join, perish, put.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In that day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also sweep away the beard.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In that day will the Lord shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard.

Young’s Literal Translation

In that day doth the Lord shave, By a razor that is hired beyond the river, By the king of Asshur, The head, and the hair of the feet, Yea, also the beard it consumeth.

World English Bible

In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard.

Darby Translation

In that day will the Lord, with a razor which is hired beyond the river, with the king of Assyria, shave the head and the hair of the feet, yea, the beard also will it take away.

Douay-Rheims

In that day the Lord shall shave with a razor that is hired by them that are beyond the river, by the king of the Assyrians, the head and the hairs of the feet, and the whole beard.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In that day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also sweep away the beard.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In that day the Lord shall shave with the hired razor of the king of Assyria beyond the river the head, and the hairs of the feet, and will remove the beard.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ξυρήσει Κύριος ἐν τῷ ξυρῷ τῷ μεμισθωμένῳ πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ βασιλέως Ἀσσυρίων τὴν κεφαλὴν, καὶ τὰς τρίχας τῶν ποδῶν, καὶ τὸν πώγωνα ἀφελεῖ.