Isa 7:20 | NETfull | STEP | At that time the sovereign master will use a razor hired from the banks of the Euphrates River, the king of Assyria, to shave the head and the pubic hair; it will also shave off the beard.

Isaiah 7:20

20 At that time ^{▼▼ Heb “in that day” (so ASV, NASB); KJV “In the same day.”} the sovereign master will use a razor hired from the banks of the Euphrates River, ^{▼▼ Heb “the river” (so KJV); NASB “the Euphrates.” The name of the river has been supplied in the present translation for clarity.} the king of Assyria, to shave the head and the pubic hair; ^{▼▼ Heb “the hair of the feet.” The translation assumes that the word “feet” is used here as a euphemism for the genitals. See BDB 920 s.v. רֶגֶל.} it will also shave off the beard.