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Isaiah 7:21

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;

KJV

Et erit in die illa : nutriet homo vaccam boum, et duas oves,

Vulgate

καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ θρέψει ἄνθρωπος δάμαλιν βοῶν καὶ δύο πρόβατα·

LXX

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep;

ASV

וְ/הָיָ֖ה בַּ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/ה֑וּא יְחַיֶּה אִ֛ישׁ עֶגְלַ֥ת בָּקָ֖ר וּ/שְׁתֵּי צֹֽאן

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
בָּקָר֙
bqr
noun · 180×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
עֶגְלַ֣ת
'glt
noun · 14×
צֹ֣אן
ts'n
noun · 269×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 5:17 — Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
  • Isa 14:30 — And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
  • Jer 39:10 — But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.