11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- KJV King James Version
- For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- For a Child has been born to us, || A Son has been given to us, || And the dominion is on His shoulder, || And He calls His Name || Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, || Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us. He will bear the responsibility to rule. He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
- DBY Darby Translation
- For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For to us a child is born, to us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For a CHILD IS BORN to us, and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God the Mighty, the Father of the world to come, the Prince of Peace.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּי־ | kî- | For | H3588 כִּי for |
| יֶ֣לֶד | ye·leḏ | a child | H3206 יֶ֫לֶד youth |
| יֻלַּד־ | yul·laḏ- | is born | H3205 יָלַד to beget |
| לָ֗נוּ | lā·nū | unto us | H9005 ל to/for |
| בֵּ֚ן | bên | a son | H1121 בֵּן son: child |
| נִתַּן־ | nit·tan- | is given | H5414 נָתַן to give: give |
| לָ֔נוּ | lā·nū | unto us | H9005 ל to/for |
| וַתְּהִ֥י | wat·tə·hî | will be | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| הַמִּשְׂרָ֖ה | ham·miś·rāh | and the government | H4951 מִשְׂרָה dominion |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | upon | H5921 עַל upon |
| שִׁכְמ֑וֹ | šiḵ·mōw | His shoulders | H7926 שְׁכֶם shoulder |
| וַיִּקְרָ֨א | way·yiq·rā | And He will be called | H7121 קָרָא to call: call to |
| שְׁמ֜וֹ | šə·mōw | — | H8034 שֵׁם name |
| פֶּ֠לֶא | pe·le | Wonderful | H6382 פֶּ֫לֶא wonder |
| יוֹעֵץ֙ | yō·w·‘êṣ | Counselor | H3289 יָעַץ to advise |
| אֵ֣ל | ’êl | God | H410 אֵל God |
| גִּבּ֔וֹר | gib·bō·wr | Mighty | H1368 גִּבּוֹר mighty man |
| אֲבִיעַ֖ד | ’ă·ḇî·‘aḏ | Everlasting Father | H1 אָב father |
| שַׂר־ | śar- | Prince | H8269 שַׂר ruler |
| שָׁלֽוֹם׃ | šā·lō·wm | of Peace | H7965 שָׁלוֹם peace |
Related verses
- Luke 2:11
For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
- Matthew 28:18
Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
- Jeremiah 23:5–6
“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: Yahweh our righteousness.
- Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- Matthew 1:23
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel”; which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”
- 1 John 5:20
We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
- Revelation 19:16
He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
- John 1:1–2
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.
- 1 Timothy 3:16
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
- Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.
5 For all the armor of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
6 For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.
8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it falls on Israel.
Read all of Isaiah 9 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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