KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Isaiah 7:14 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Therefore” | לָ֠כֵן | Properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles) | Therefore |
| “the Lord” | אֲדֹנָ֥י | The Lord (used as a proper name of God only) | Lord |
| “himself” | ה֛וּא | He (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 are | himself |
| “shall give” | יִתֵּ֨ן | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | give |
| “you a sign;” | א֑וֹת | A signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc | sign |
| “Behold,” | הִנֵּ֣ה | Lo! | Behold |
| “a virgin” | הָעַלְמָ֗ה | A lass (as veiled or private) | virgin |
| “shall conceive,” | הָרָה֙ | Pregnant | conceive |
| “and bear” | וְיֹלֶ֣דֶת | To bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage | bear |
| “a son,” | בֵּ֔ן | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | son |
| “and shall call” | וְקָרָ֥את | To call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) | call |
| “his name” | שְׁמ֖וֹ | An appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character | name |
| “Immanuel.” | אֵֽל׃ | Immanuel | Immanuel |
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12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.
13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
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