Isaiah 7:14

“Therefore Adonai himself will give you a sign: Look, the young woman is pregnant, and will bear a son, and she will call his name Immanuel.”

Isaiah 7:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Quotation · Matthew 1:23

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Matthew introduces the quotation with a fulfillment formula. Where the Hebrew says “the young woman” (almah), Matthew says “the virgin” (parthenos); where the Hebrew says “she will call,” Matthew says “they will call.”

Formula: ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ κυρίου διὰ τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος “so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, when he says” (Matthew 1:22)

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Greek of the New Testament: Ἰδοὺ ἡ παρθένος ἐν γαστρὶ ἕξει καὶ τέξεται υἱόν καὶ καλέσουσιν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἐμμανουήλ ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον Μεθ’ ἡμῶν ὁ θεός

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לָכֵן יִתֵּן אֲדֹנָי הוּא לָכֶם אוֹת הִנֵּה הָעַלְמָה הָרָה וְיֹלֶדֶת בֵּן וְקָרָאת שְׁמוֹ עִמָּנוּ אֵל

Septuagint (Isaiah 7:14 in the Septuagint numbering): διὰ τοῦτο δώσει Κύριος αὐτὸς ὑμῖν σημεῖον· ἰδοὺ ἡ παρθένος ἐν γαστρὶ ἔξει καὶ τέξεται υἱόν, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἐμμανουήλ·

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 10 consecutive words: “Ἰδοὺ ἡ παρθένος ἐν γαστρὶ ἕξει καὶ τέξεται υἱόν καὶ.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Isaiah 7:14, word by word

Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
will giveיִתֵּןyiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “yiten” appears
a signאוֹתot

sign

A mark or signal that points to something.

Where else “ot” appears
the young womanעַלְמָהalma

young woman

Young woman of marriageable age.

Where else “alma” appears
is pregnantהָרָהhara

pregnant

Pregnant, with child.

Where else “hara” appears
and will bearיֹלֶדֶתyoledet

bear

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

Where else “yoledet” appears
a sonבֵּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
and she will callקָרָאתkarat

name

To give someone a name.

Where else “karat” appears
his nameשְׁמshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shem” appears
Immanuelעִמָּנוּimanu

Immanuel

Immanuel: "El with us", the name of the son announced in Isaiah 7:14 (Matthew 1:23 applies it to Jesus).

Where else “imanu” appears

Translation note

“The young woman” (הָעַלְמָה) is a girl of marriageable age; the same word is in Genesis 24:43 and Proverbs 30:19. Matthew 1:22-23 quotes it as “the virgin will conceive,” seeing this word fulfilled in the birth of Jesus. “Immanuel” means “with us El.”

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Quotation · Matthew 1:23

Matthew introduces the quotation with a fulfillment formula. Where the Hebrew says “the young woman” (almah), Matthew says “the virgin” (parthenos); where the Hebrew says “she will call,” Matthew says “they will call.”

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Isaiah 7:14

14Therefore Adonai himself will give you a sign: Look, the young woman is pregnant, and will bear a son, and she will call his name Immanuel.

Matthew 1:23

23“Look, the virgin will be pregnant and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Immanuel,” which is, translated, “God with us.”

The context

13And he said, “Hear, please, house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my Elohim also?

14 · This verse (above)

15Butter and honey he will eat when he knows how to reject evil and choose good.

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