Isaiah 66:7

“Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before the pain came upon her, she delivered a male.”
Isaiah 66:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Beforeבְּטֶרֶםshe was in labor,תָּחִילshe gave birth;יָלָדָהbeforeבְּטֶרֶםthe painחֵבֶלcameיָבוֹאupon her,לָהּshe deliveredוְהִמְלִיטָהa male.זָכָר

Allusion · Revelation 12:5

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Both texts say that a woman gave birth to a son, a male.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

יָלָדָהyaladaH3205ἔτεκενetekenG5088“give birth, beget”
זָכָרzajarH2145ἄρσενarsenG730“male”

Isaiah 66:7, word by word

Beforeטֶרֶםterem

not yet, before

Not yet; before.

Where else “terem” appears

she was in laborתָּחִילtachil

give birth

To bring a child into the world, or come into the world.

Where else “tachil” appears

she gave birthיָלָדָהyalada

bear

To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.

Where else “yalada” appears

the painחֵבֶלchevel

pangs

Sharp, strong pains, like those of a woman in labor.

Where else “chevel” appears

cameיָבוֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavo” appears

she deliveredהִמְלִיטָהhimlita

rescue

To bring another out of danger and set him safe.

Where else “himlita” appears

a maleזָכָרzachar

male

A person of the male sex, man or boy.

Where else “zachar” appears

The context

6A sound of uproar from the city, a sound from the temple, the sound of YHWH repaying retribution to his enemies!

7 · This verse (above)

8Who has heard anything like this? Who has seen things like these? Is a land brought to birth in one day? Or is a nation born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, she also gave birth to her children.

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