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NASB | Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Listen carefully, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and she will call his name Immanuel (God with us). [Is 9:6; Jer 31:22; Mic 5:3-5; Matt 1:22, 23] |
Bible Question:
Apologetics Help Please! My humanities instructor posted the following in our class blog: 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. This prophecy is the result of a mistranslation of a passage in the Book of Isaiah (7:14). Hebrew has the words almah (“young woman") and bethula (“virgin"). In the original, the prophet uses almah. The word bethula appears in subsequent translations. Thus Isaiah never really intended a virgin birth, but simply a birth by a young woman. The New Testament authors thus have Jesus fulfilling a prophecy that was never made in the first place. Can anyone clarify this for me? I don't know what language the "origional" text is in, even if I did I wouldn't be able to translate it. Thanks! |
Bible Answer: Hi mscanlon1, While both of these words are used in the Hebrew Old Testament, I would sooner rely on the expertise of Hebrew scholars from 250 BC. When the Hebrews translated this passage from Isaiah into Greek a few hundred years before Jesus was born (the Septuagint), they used the Greek work "parthenos", which can only mean virgin. So according to the ancient Hebrews, in whose language this prophecy was written, this is a prophecy of a virgin giving birth. Besides, look at it logically. Was Isaiah saying, "Behold! A Sign! A young woman will have a baby!" Wow! That would be something unusual! I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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