Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Before she travailed, she brought forth;
Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy.

King James Version

Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.

Holman Bible

Before Zion was in labor, she gave birth;
before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.

International Standard Version

"Before she goes into labor she gives birth; before her pains come upon her she has delivered a son.

A Conservative Version

Before she travailed, she brought forth. Before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.

American Standard Version

Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.

Amplified


“Before she (Zion) was in labor, she gave birth;
Before her labor pain came, she gave birth to a boy.

Bible in Basic English

Before her pains came, she gave birth; before her pains, she gave birth to a man-child.

Darby Translation

Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.

Julia Smith Translation

Bringing forth before she will travail, before pain will come to her, she was delivered of a male.

King James 2000

Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Before she was in labor she gave birth; before labor pains came to her, she gave birth to a son.

Modern King James verseion

Before she travailed, she gave birth; before her pain came, she delivered a man child.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

like as when a wife bringeth forth a man child, before she suffer the pain of the birth and anguish of the travail.

NET Bible

Before she goes into labor, she gives birth! Before her contractions begin, she delivers a boy!

New Heart English Bible

"Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she delivered a son.

The Emphasized Bible

Before she travaileth, she hath brought forth, - Before her pains come to her, she hath given birth to a man-child!

Webster

Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a male child.

World English Bible

"Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she delivered a son.

Youngs Literal Translation

Before she is pained she hath brought forth, Before a pang cometh to her, She hath delivered a male.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

מלט 
Malat 
Usage: 95

Context Readings

Zion's Delivery

6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice of the temple, a voice of the LORD that renders recompense to his enemies. 7 “Before she travailed, she brought forth;
Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy.
8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth bring forth in one day? Shall an entire nation be born at once? that Zion travailed, and shall bring forth her sons together?

Cross References

Isaiah 54:1

Rejoice, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud with joy, thou that didst not travail with child: for more shall be the sons of the desolate than the sons of the married wife, said the LORD.

Galatians 4:26

But the Jerusalem of above is free, which is the mother of us all.

Revelation 12:1-5

And there appeared a great sign in the heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;

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