Isaiah 11:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּפָרָ֤ה וָדֹב֙ תִּרְעֶ֔ינָה יַחְדָּ֖ו יִרְבְּצ֣וּ יַלְדֵיהֶ֑ן וְאַרְיֵ֖ה כַּבָּקָ֥ר יֹֽאכַל־תֶּֽבֶן׃

Transliteration

ûpārāh wādōb tirʿeynâ yaḥdāw yirbəṣû yaldēyhen wə-'aryēh kabbāqār yō'kal-teben

Grammar Details

*ûpārāh*: conjunction + feminine singular noun - and cow
*wādōb*: conjunction + masculine singular noun - and bear
*tirʿeynâ*: Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they will graze/feed
*yaḥdāw*: adverb - together
*yirbəṣû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will lie down
*yaldēyhen*: masculine plural noun with 3rd feminine plural suffix - their young ones
*wə-'aryēh*: conjunction + masculine singular noun - and lion
*kabbāqār*: preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - like the cattle
*yō'kal*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will eat
*teben*: masculine singular noun - straw/stubble/fodder

Word Meanings

*pārāh*: cow/heifer
*dōb*: bear
*tirʿeynâ*: will feed/will graze/will pasture
*yirbəṣû*: will lie down/will rest
*yaldēyhen*: their young ones/their children/their offspring
*'aryēh*: lion
*bāqār*: cattle/herd/ox
*yō'kal*: will eat/will devour/will consume
*teben*: straw/stubble/chaff/fodder

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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