Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor 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 Forכִּ֠י (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 |