Isaiah 7:8 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken in pieces, so that is shall not be a people:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin (and in sixty-five years from now Ephraim will be broken, and will no longer be a people):
Darby English Bible (DBY)
for the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within sixty-five years shall Ephraim be broken, so as to be no [more a] people;
World English Bible (WEB)
For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within sixty-five years Ephraim shall be broken in pieces, so that it shall not be a people;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
For the head of Aram `is' Damascus, And the head of Damascus `is' Rezin, And within sixty and five years Is Ephraim broken from `being' a people.
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | kee |
| the head | רֹ֤אשׁ | rōš | rohsh |
| of Syria | אֲרָם֙ | ʾărām | uh-RAHM |
| is Damascus, | דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק | dammeśeq | da-MEH-sek |
| head the and | וְרֹ֥אשׁ | wĕrōš | veh-ROHSH |
| of Damascus | דַּמֶּ֖שֶׂק | dammeśeq | da-MEH-sek |
| is Rezin; | רְצִ֑ין | rĕṣîn | reh-TSEEN |
| within and | וּבְע֗וֹד | ûbĕʿôd | oo-veh-ODE |
| threescore | שִׁשִּׁ֤ים | šiššîm | shee-SHEEM |
| and five | וְחָמֵשׁ֙ | wĕḥāmēš | veh-ha-MAYSH |
| years | שָׁנָ֔ה | šānâ | sha-NA |
| shall Ephraim | יֵחַ֥ת | yēḥat | yay-HAHT |
| broken, be | אֶפְרַ֖יִם | ʾeprayim | ef-RA-yeem |
| that it be not a people. | מֵעָֽם׃ | mēʿām | may-AM |