Isaiah 48:7
They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’
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ASV
They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
KJV
They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| עַתָּ֤ה | 'a.Tah | now | H6258 → |
| נִבְרְאוּ֙ | niv.re.'U | they have been created | H1254 → |
| וְלֹ֣א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| מֵאָ֔ז | me.'Az | from then | H227 → |
| וְלִפְנֵי־ | ve.lif.nei- | and <to> before | H6440 → |
| י֖וֹם | Yom | a day | H3117 → |
| וְלֹ֣א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| שְׁמַעְתָּ֑ם | she.ma'.Tam | you had heard of them | H8085 → |
| פֶּן־ | pen- | lest | H6435 → |
| תֹּאמַ֖ר | to.Mar | you should say | H559 → |
| הִנֵּ֥ה | hi.Neh | here! | H2009 → |
| יְדַעְתִּֽין׃ | ye.da'.Tin | I knew them | H3045 → |
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