Isaiah 11:6

“And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the young lion and the fattened animal together, and a little boy will lead them.”

Isaiah 11:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah paints the wolf with the lamb, led by a little boyHope

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Isaiah 11:6, word by word

And the wolfזְאֵבzeev

wolf

Wolf.

Where else “zeev” appears
will dwellגָרgar

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

Where else “gar” appears
with the lambכֶּבֶשׂkeves

lamb

Lamb: a young sheep, male (a young ram).

Where else “keves” appears
and the leopardנָמֵרnamer

leopard

A leopard.

Where else “namer” appears
will lie downיִרְבָּץyirbats

lie down, crouch

Lie down, crouch, like an animal at rest or lying in wait.

Where else “yirbats” appears
with the young goatגְּדִיgedi

young goat

Young goat, kid.

Where else “gedi” appears
and the calfעֵגֶלegel

calf

Calf: a young bull.

Where else “egel” appears
and the young lionכְפִירchefir

young lion

A young, strong lion.

Where else “chefir” appears
and the fattened animalמְרִיאmeri

fatted animal

Fatted animal: a beast fattened for a meal or a special sacrifice.

Where else “meri” appears
togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav

together

Together, at the same time.

Where else “yachdav” appears
and a littleקָטֹןkaton

small

What is small in size or counts for little.

Where else “katon” appears
boyנַעַרnaar

boy

A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.

Where else “naar” appears
will leadנֹהֵגnoheg

drive, lead

Drive, lead along (livestock, people); carry off.

Where else “noheg” appears

The context

5And righteousness will be the belt of his loins, and faithfulness the belt of his hips.

6 · This verse (above)

7And the cow and the bear will graze; their young will lie down together; and the lion, like the ox, will eat straw.

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