Isaiah 7:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.

Young's Literal Translation
For before the youth doth know To refuse evil, and to fix on good, Forsaken is the land thou art vexed with, because of her two kings.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
For
כִּ֠י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

before
בְּטֶ֨רֶם (bə·ṭe·rem)
Preposition-b | Adverb
Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before

the boy
הַנַּ֛עַר (han·na·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

knows [enough]
יֵדַ֥ע (yê·ḏa‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

to reject
מָאֹ֥ס (mā·’ōs)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear

evil
בָּרָ֖ע (bā·rā‘)
Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

and choose
וּבָחֹ֣ר (ū·ḇā·ḥōr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 977: To try, select

good,
בַּטּ֑וֹב (baṭ·ṭō·wḇ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

the land
הָאֲדָמָה֙ (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 127: Ground, land

of the two
שְׁנֵ֥י (šə·nê)
Number - mdc
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

kings
מְלָכֶֽיהָ׃ (mə·lā·ḵe·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

you
אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

dread
קָ֔ץ (qāṣ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6973: To feel a loathing, abhorrence, or sickening dread

will be laid waste.
תֵּעָזֵ֤ב (tê·‘ā·zêḇ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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