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href="/niv/isaiah/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />By the time this child is old enough to choose what is right and reject what is wrong, he will be eating yogurt and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/7.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will eat curds and honey at the time He knows <i>enough</i> to refuse evil and choose good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"He will eat curds and honey at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He will eat curds and honey at the time He knows <i>enough</i> to refuse evil and choose good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He will eat curds and honey when he knows <i>enough</i> to refuse evil and choose good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good, he will be eating curds and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good, he will be eating butter and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />By the time he is old enough to make his own decisions, people will be drinking milk and eating honey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He will eat cheese and honey until he knows how to reject evil and choose good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He'll eat cheese and honey, when he knows enough to reject what's wrong and choose what's right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He will eat sour milk and honey, which will help him know how to reject evil and choose what is right.</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Curds and honey He shall eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/isaiah/7.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Curds and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For before the child knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhor shall be forsaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/isaiah/7.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/isaiah/7.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Butter and honey He shall eat until He knows to refuse the evil and choose the good,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/isaiah/7.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/isaiah/7.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Butter and hony shal he eate, till he haue knowledge to refuse the euill, and to chuse the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/isaiah/7.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Butter and honye shall he eate, vntill he knowe to refuse the euyll and choose the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/isaiah/7.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Butter and hony shal he eate, yt he maye knowe the euel, and chose ye good.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He eats butter and honey, "" When He knows to refuse evil, and to fix on good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Butter and honey he doth eat, When he knoweth to refuse evil, and to fix on good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Curdled milk and honey he shall eat, for his knowing to reject in evil, and to choose in good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He will eat butter and honey, so that he may know to reject evil and to choose good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Butter and honey he will eat, that he will know to reject the evil and to choose the good<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know how to refuse the evil and choose the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Curd and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Butter and honey shall he eat, before he knows either to prefer evil <i>or</i> choose the good.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> 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href="/bsb-strongs/isaiah/7.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: lə·ḏa‘·tōw (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">By the time He knows enough</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: mā·’ō·ws (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">to reject</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: bā·rā‘ (Prep-b, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: ū·ḇā·ḥō·wr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">and choose</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: baṭ·ṭō·wḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵêl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">He will be eating</a> <a href="/hebrew/2529.htm" title="2529: ḥem·’āh (N-fs) -- Curd. Or chemah; from the same root as chowmah; curdled milk or cheese.">curds</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: ū·ḏə·ḇaš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">and honey.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/isaiah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2529.htm" title="2529. chem'ah (khem-aw') -- curd">Butter</a><a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706. dbash (deb-ash') -- honey"> and honey</a><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398. 'akal (aw-kal') -- to eat"> he doth eat</a><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045. yada' (yaw-dah') -- to know">, When he knoweth</a><a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988. ma'ac (maw-as') -- abhor"> to refuse</a><a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451. ra' (rah) -- adversity"> evil</a><a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977. bachar (baw-khar') -- to choose">, and to fix</a><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896. towb (tobe) -- beautiful"> on good.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">By the time</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psv3ms"> he</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqc 3045"> learns</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="מאס_1 vqa 3988"> to reject</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> what is bad</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="רַע amsa 7451"></a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="בחר_2 vqa 977"> choose</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> what is good</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 ncmsa 2896"></a>, <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="אכל vqi3ms 398"> he will be eating</a> <a href="/hebrew/2529.htm" title="חֶמְאָה ncfsa 2529"> butter</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="דְּבַשׁ ncmsa 1706"> honey</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/isaiah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398. 'akal (aw-kal') -- to eat">"He will eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/2529.htm" title="2529. chem'ah (khem-aw') -- curd">curds</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706. dbash (deb-ash') -- honey">and honey</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045. yada' (yaw-dah') -- to know">at the time He knows</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988a.htm" title="3988a">[enough] to refuse</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451b.htm" title="7451b">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977. bachar (baw-khar') -- to choose">and choose</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896b.htm" title="2896b">good.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2529.htm" title="2529. chem'ah (khem-aw') -- curd">Butter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706. dbash (deb-ash') -- honey">and honey</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398. 'akal (aw-kal') -- to eat">shall he eat,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045. yada' (yaw-dah') -- to know">that he may know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988. ma'ac (maw-as') -- abhor">to refuse</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451. ra' (rah) -- adversity">the evil,</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977. bachar (baw-khar') -- to choose">and choose</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896. towb (tobe) -- beautiful">the good.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../isaiah/7-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 7:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 7:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../isaiah/7-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 7:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 7:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>